--- In STMFC@..., Bruce Smith <smithbf@...> wrote:
On Feb 11, 2009, at 10:30 PM, RUTLANDRS@... wrote:
List, How does one drill the center sill and crossmembers on
steam
era freight cars, particularlly the resin kits?
2) The hole can be bigger than the pipe (it often is in real life) which allows you "wiggle room"
Actually I make a hole for a piece of pipe ... eh tube. The tube is glued into the hole with some 2mm protuding. By this I have a perfectly round "collar" for the truck bolster to sit on with the screwhead resting on the tube tip. It also does away with the necessity to have the thread of the screw match the hole in the truck bolster.
