I am trying to add the Weaver die cast roller bearing trucks to the Weaver 4 bay High side hopper. The 2-56 x 1" screws are too small altho they did work great on the 2&3 bay hoppers.
I am thinking I need a 2-56 x 1 1/4 " screw length to secure the die cast trucks to this car. Anny suggestion where to look? I don't see any on da Bay.
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My Ace Hardware store keeps a nice variety of 2-56 .....not sure about where you live, but my store keeps a great variety of small hardware like that........Pat
I've always used Micro-fasteners, out of New Jersey.
Hot is correct. Just got an order of 1 1/4" cap screws from them. I am trying to imagine an O Scale hopper car that would require such long screws. They would stick up halfway to the top rail on my hoppers - I do have a Weaver around here somewhere, and am going to guess 4-40 x 3/8.
I have run into the same situation on changing trucks on a Weaver hopper.
McMaster-Carr.
Should be mcmaster.com, they also have an Android app and probably an iPhone app too. Shipping is not free.
Be ready for a bewildering amount of choices.
I also use https://www.mcmaster.com/ when I cannot find it locally.
My Ace hardware will special order if they don't have it. they do stock a number of lengths of 2-56 as does the local hobby shop. Why go on line when you walk in and buy it and support local business in your community?
here is McMaster-Carr part #
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