Balance Spring
Take one bit of 1/8" diameter tube (bought at Trains4U last Sunday), drill a 0.6mm hole through the end, elongate this hole with the drill so that two 0.45mm brass wires will pass through. Bend said wires inside so that a 0.7mm wire will pass between them axially down the tube. Repeat at the other end and solder up. Afer cleaning up the ends of the 0.45mm wire you get this
cut excess 0.7mm wire off the long end and flatten with a pair of pilers. Solder to RHS weighshaft bracket (burning your fingers in the process) gives you this
which looks a bit like the real thing
Thanks to Pinkmouse for this photo
Another bit of detailing bites the dust. Now for the lubricator/cross slide support brackets
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