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4. Simple Ball signal
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Simple Ball signal: (***Under construction***)

Step-by-step instructions

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Tools and Materials

1. RIX PRODUCTS HO-scale Railroad Telephone Pole kit (Stock #628-0032): (1) pole & (4) cross braces

2. (2) ATLAS N-scale (plastic) truck wheel sets (for making pulleys)

3. (1) 5/16" OD wood dowel or styrene rod: 1-2" long

4. A-LINE #29220 chain: 12" long, 27 Link per inch (black)

5. Adhesive: Styrene (thin) & Cyanoacrylate (thick)

6. Flat file: medium

7. X-ACTO knife: Broad tip blade

8. Flat-nose pliers

9. Flush-cutting nippers

10.Tweezers: Flat-nose & needle-nose

11.Razor saw/miter box

12.(4) TICHY #3015 18" HO-scale Drop Style grab irons (or 0.015 OD brass rod)

13.0.02" OD brass rod: 1-2" long

14.Drill bit: #76 & #79

15.Primer (for wood)

16.Paint: Reefer White, Grimy Black & Engine Black