129-B Terrace Repair

Not having a Norm Thomas lamp casting I don't know if you can do this.

I repaired a broken Lionel 129 lamp casting with the use of 1/8" diameter brass tubing and conductive (electrically) epoxy. I vaguely recall that Loctite made some. All else fails google "conductive epoxy." BTW It ain't inexpensive.

Clean out the hole in the casting, top and bottom pieces.

Mix the epoxy. Smear it on the outside of the tubing. Smear some on both broken pieces. Insert tubing, by gently twisting the tubing, into the casting parts. Carefully align the broken surfaces so that they mesh properly. Lightly clamp the ends to cause the epoxy to ooze out of the repaired edges. Wipe this excess off with Q-tips.

Have fun.

Ron M

Thanks for the reply, Ron. I have never heard of conductive epoxy before, I'll have to check it out. My only thought involved liquid solder, of which I have never used therefore so I have no idea what it's like. I do like the idea of the brass sleeve. In any event, it sounds like there's going to be some disassembly involved.