HI, I have a nice 390 engine that needs both side boiler handrails. Mine has the rear cab and front handrails intact. They are .072 width. However I am not sure if they are the same thickness as the boiler ones. If anyone has both the engine and a caliper, I sure would appreciate a measure. Best to ya.
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Will gladly help out, when I get home tonight.
boiler handrails are 0.081" ± 0.001
cheers...gary
overlandflyer posted:boiler handrails are 0.081" ± 0.001
cheers...gary
Yikes. There are two kinds of railing stock, and .081 isn't one of them. Not doubting your measuring, but could you double check that? (If you haven't already.) Thanks much.
I have just measured the boiler handrails on my original Lionel #390 and they are .074.
Eric Hofberg
TCA, LCCA
Dreyfuss Hudson posted:overlandflyer posted:boiler handrails are 0.081" ± 0.001
cheers...gary
Yikes. There are two kinds of railing stock, and .081 isn't one of them. Not doubting your measuring, but could you double check that? (If you haven't already.) Thanks much.
[edit... (bold numbers) reading the mic wrong... oops]
well, i got the micrometer out this time and a much more accurate measurement at 0.080". then i checked a second 390e and the handrails were 0.072". for a change in scale, i checked a 260e and that one had the 0.080" rails.
all original Lionel and all seem to exactly fit their handrail stanchions.
good luck...gary
After I measured my 390 handrails at .074, I checked my Lionel #384 along with a Lionel #8 and their handrails also measured .074.
Eric Hofberg
TCA, LCCA
overlandflyer posted:Dreyfuss Hudson posted:overlandflyer posted:boiler handrails are 0.081" ± 0.001
cheers...gary
Yikes. There are two kinds of railing stock, and .081 isn't one of them. Not doubting your measuring, but could you double check that? (If you haven't already.) Thanks much.
well, i got the micrometer out this time and a much more accurate measurement at 0.085". then i checked a second 390e and the handrails were 0.072". for a change in scale, i checked a 260e and that one had the 0.085" rails.
all original Lionel and all seem to exactly fit their handrail stanchions.
good luck...gary
You da man, Gary.. thanks.
Dreyfuss Hudson posted:overlandflyer posted:Dreyfuss Hudson posted:overlandflyer posted:boiler handrails are 0.081" ± 0.001
cheers...gary
Yikes. There are two kinds of railing stock, and .081 isn't one of them. Not doubting your measuring, but could you double check that? (If you haven't already.) Thanks much.
well, i got the micrometer out this time and a much more accurate measurement at 0.080". then i checked a second 390e and the handrails were 0.072". for a change in scale, i checked a 260e and that one had the 0.080" rails.
all original Lionel and all seem to exactly fit their handrail stanchions.
good luck...garyYou da man, Gary.. thanks.
check my last reply/ measurement above... corrected (bold).
didn't think the calipers could be that far off.
sorry about that...gary
Mine reads .07
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