I have a couple of the tall switchstands left and keep bending them as I walk by. This one broke off when I straightened it up. I was going to put a piece of brass tubing on, then decided to use the tubing, but have a spring over it. Leans over a bit, but should not break anymore.
Neat idea, Jerry! But, will that spring rust? I may have to try that.
Huuum, interesting fix. Guess that will work ok, so long as the target section doesn’t turn 90 deg allowing for a false indication. Maybe ‘tack’ soldering the brass tube and spring (assuming everything is brass) would prevent that from happening.
At the end of the day, it might be more time effective to just replace the switchstand and chalk it up to lesson learned?
Jerry
It’s pinched on the stub, with the lower brass tube that is in the spring, so staying on good. Just sort of cheap Jerry!
I’ll bet there’s a prototype for it somewhere!
Jerry Barnes said:
It’s pinched on the stub, with the lower brass tube that is in the spring, so staying on good. Just sort of cheap Jerry!
Sure sounds like a good fix to me…! I have been known to use chewing gum and bailing wire to fix something. Shoot - that’s the only thing that held together those old Vietnam era C130B Hurkie Birds in the 1990s 
Jerry you left out the yards of 100 miles per hour tape… Damm that was good stuff, I wish I had a couple of rolls of it…
Not to steal JB’s thread…
100 miles per tape? (I’m really going to tell on myself) WHAT about F4 tape??? That was the only thing that kept the “lead sled” flying… (and 2 ea J79 engines). Proof positive, that if you put enough thrust behind anything; you can make it fly.
John Le Forestier said:
I’ll bet there’s a prototype for it somewhere!
Bet you’re right John!
One of the interesting photos I have seen of D&RGW narrow gauge was a straw broom tied upside down to a switchstand with 5+ feet of snow everywhere, so the train crew 1) could find the switchstand, and 2) had something to clear the switch points.