I also use quartz ballast. (You don't want C&NW "Pink Lady" ballast? Simply spray it a different color.)
Any large city, Milwaukee in my case, has dealers in fine stone aggregates. Some 20 or more years ago I went thru the local edition of "Business Edition" yellow pages. I then visited 2 or 3 such establishments, taking along a magnet and some properly sized screens. The dealers, while used to working with purchasers of large quanities, were very helpful and actually interested in what I wanted the product for. One even gave me several samples. The upshot was, I ordered 25 pounds of granite from a supplier in Minnesota thru the local dealer. I also purchased a variety of other stone products from these guys in various sizes. It takes a little legwork but the savings are out of this world over buying commercial model railroad ballast if you want very much. Surely a club or informal group could do this to their advantage. Chuck Porter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "S Scale List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 7:30 PM Subject: {S-Scale List} Dueling ballasts! > Hi All, > > Well the material I am using is quartz. It is not magnetic. Since I am > doing > scenery on a module I was concerned about weight. I think this is lighter > in > weight then other "real rocks." > > Take that! > > Thank You, > Bill Lane > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
