The Ace Boxcar conversion floors came with 1/4" #1 flat head screws. I use 3/16" FH #1's to keep from cracking the mounting holes in the car bodies. I also ream them out with a #1 tap drill.
I'm rushed right now, but I'll try to put up a link to where I get screws and fasteners when I get back from Iowa City today. Bob Nicholson _____________________________________ --- In [email protected], JGG KahnSr <jacekahn@...> wrote: > > > I generally use the 0-80 coarse thread screws that come with Kadee #802's > (the longer ones) to mountthe housecar floors; the holes in the corners need > to be drilled a bit deeper. Although I rarely believein "self-tapping" > screws (if God had not intended us to be more precise, he would not have > given ustaps), I do let the coarser threads do their work in the plastic. On > the truck kingpin and coupler holesin the floor, however, I tap 2-56. > I just discovered something interesting just the other day: I finally looked > closely at a Rex flatcar I boughtat S Fest from the Chuck Porter collection > being sold by Jeff Madden. Although it is in a gondola box, Ihad figured out > it was a flat (and a nice 42' one, too). What I hadn't caught, however, was > that it wasa tinplate/AF version where Chuck or someone had gooed Ace > bolsters and coupler pads. I suspect thatwill put it a bit high-riding, but > we shall see. > A year or so ago I was able to buy a couple conversion floors and both a > scale gondola (long since finishedand lettered with a spare set of Jim King's > SRR decals) and the tinplate version, so I was aware what eachlooked like. > Somehow I just hadn't noticed what was going on with the flatcar... > > Jace Kahn > > General Manager > Ceres & Canisteo RR Co./Champlain County Traction Co. > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
