Pierre: Just goes to prove that there is still funin Model Railroading. Paul C. Koehler From:STMFC@... [mailto:STMFC@...] Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 1:54PM To: STMFC@... Subject: Re:

Sorry Ed. I couldn't resist. There are 4 sizes, 0.025, 0.020, 0.012, 0.008" Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 4/21/2015 4:41 PM, ed_mines@... [STMFC]

I do! :-) Pierre Oliverwww.elgincarshops.comwww.yarmouthmodelworks.com On 4/21/2015 4:41 PM, ed_mines@... [STMFC] wrote:

Anyone know the sizes of the holes? Ed Mines

Surgical blades make hobby blades look like plastic knives from McDonalds. Got mine from a second hand medical equipment supplier who buys up equipment from hospitals going out of business. He sells

Excellent! I think those tank car sill steps will work for many GATC tank cars, and not just for the Tangent cars. (For example the ancient Athearn car that can be used to model the SP O-50-13.) Tim

Many interesting views. I use both. My doctor introduced me to the throw away scalpel with handle. Knife retracts into handle when not in use. You can check it out at Cincinnati Surgical Co., size

Apologies if I've posted this before, and apologies to those of you who need another list like root canal, but: https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/traintools/info Yep; exactly what it sounds like.

Just be sure they’re not made in China where the quality of steel products leaves lots to be desired. I never buy a tool made in China. Nelson Moyer

Folks……. The link worked just fine for me. Thanks !! Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

I think its a great idea. Don’t expect it to be an instant success. Do expect it to grow and become very handy. Best to ya, Mike Bauers Milwaukee, Wi

Mike, Jeff, all: it seems like tools is one of those perennial subjects that many are knowledgeable and passionate about. I am wondering how difficult it would be to create a special file, one that

Honing a mass production blade edge removes any high-volume production out of tolerance errors and results in a superior blade that only takes the user about 10-seconds to bring to perfection. You

Nelson wrote: As an aside, Jack mentioned that his non-sterile scalpel blades were probably hobby grade. Maybe, but medical supply companies market both sterile and non-sterile scalpel blades of

I know this is not supposed to happen until Friday, but due to personnel schedules I beg the indulgence of the sheriff. See my latest blog post

Tim O'Connor asked: "I thought that the old Lambert brass cars were Santa Fe prototypes?" Yes, Tim, and Suydam cars before them. Both usually sell for reasonable prices, but supply is irregular and

Denny, Why would I want to sharpen X-acto blades and single edge razor blades? They are cheap and my modeling time is to valuable to waste sharpening them. Jared Harper Athens, GA ---In STMFC@...,

I have one of those and it works just fine. As with many hand tools you have to intuit just how best to use it, then make use of it within those bounds. While exploring Amazon for scalpel blades

It occurs to me that any place one has cattle, one finds cow chips. Buckshot and a hammer can make good ones that will slide in between the slats. And if one has a friend with blond hair, you have

Here are a couple of pictures.  Also there is an out of print book from Wayner Publications on New York Central freight cars that has a broadside photo and one appears in either one of the Car