01-22-2016, 11:33 PM
I should have specified, the NMRA gauge was an old MARK III I found in the bottom of a box of a freight car I bought, I have a MARK IV for gauging track. Again it was sitting there and I thought, hey that might work. I was also noticing the MARK IV do not have the three tabs across the top. I agree if it was my only gauge that I would be more careful with it and making a ballast spreading tool from styrene or maybe a brass sheet would be a good idea. I may just make one as it would be handy to have for doing ballasting like this again.