Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I was originally thinking an 0-80 fastener in each corner, trying to keep it to scale, but I don't think I could do that successfully. Bill I'd never get to breaking the tap off in the hole, I'd break the drill bit trying to drill the hole with a hand held drill. That's why I was asking for alternatives, I don't want to screw this up.
I painted the plate and tried to rub the paint off of the raised letters with a scotch brite pad, it didn't work that great.
I painted the plate and tried to rub the paint off of the raised letters with a scotch brite pad, it didn't work that great.
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
hand drill?
wazza hand drill?
you mean an egg-beater???
now that i think about it...even though i have some 0-80 and 00-96 taps i am pretty sure that I cannot see well enough to even find them...or the appropriate drill...
wazza hand drill?
you mean an egg-beater???
now that i think about it...even though i have some 0-80 and 00-96 taps i am pretty sure that I cannot see well enough to even find them...or the appropriate drill...
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
Repaint then remove the high spots by using 1,200 grit abrasive cloth on a glass plate.
Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I too got two usable builders plates.
I will write something up in a bit.
I was thinking of using small drive screws.
Karl
I will write something up in a bit.
I was thinking of using small drive screws.
Karl
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I meant a hand held electric drill not an egg beater:)
Keith, I'll try two flat head screws on each plate and see how it looks. Thanks guys.
John
Keith, I'll try two flat head screws on each plate and see how it looks. Thanks guys.
John
Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
John,
You might consider tapping the holes in the builders plate and put the screws in from inside the smoke box. File off anything that protrudes and you won’t see the fasteners from the outside.
Keith
You might consider tapping the holes in the builders plate and put the screws in from inside the smoke box. File off anything that protrudes and you won’t see the fasteners from the outside.
Keith
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
Kieth, you have a lot of faith in me!
John
John
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
A Dremel with a chuck might be more appropriate for little-bitty drill bits than a regular cordless drill.
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I drilled clearance holes through the smokebox, ran the 0-80 screws all the way through and put nuts on the backside. No taps required.
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Eyeball Engineering — Home of the dull toolbit.
Our motto: "That looks about right."
Celebrating 35 years of turning perfectly good metal into bits of useless scrap.
Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I attached the builders plates on my locomotive smokeboxes with 2-56 brass screws. One per corner.
To tap the smokebox I drilled oversized holes which tapped easily with partial thread engagement.
Those screws do not need to be structural.
The first locomotive is 16 years old and the plates stayed in place. They also become glued with steam cylinder oil after a while.
And I just removed the plates to repaint them, and the screws unscrewed easily. All that oil...
Russ
To tap the smokebox I drilled oversized holes which tapped easily with partial thread engagement.
Those screws do not need to be structural.
The first locomotive is 16 years old and the plates stayed in place. They also become glued with steam cylinder oil after a while.
And I just removed the plates to repaint them, and the screws unscrewed easily. All that oil...
Russ
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Re: Who makes 1 1/2" scale Builders and number plates?
I was going to suggest that you C-A-R-E-F-U-L-L-Y drill a the hole about 3/4" through the smoke box shell at the clearance drill size, after you drill through with the tap drill. Then you only have about 0.065" thickness to thread with your tap. It will also act as a pilot hole to help you keep things lined up. I have used this technique several times, and it works pretty good.
The good thing about this is that if you mess up drilling it, you can do what was suggested above and use a longer bolt with a nut on the inside of the smoke box.
The good thing about this is that if you mess up drilling it, you can do what was suggested above and use a longer bolt with a nut on the inside of the smoke box.