Hi everyone, in today's "are you kidding" me segment.......
Hex Side rod screws - we have a Weaver 1800LP that has dropped a side rod hex screw somewhere AND our MTH Railking 30-1123-1 has ALSO lost a side rod screw. I live in the Philadelphia area, any thoughts on where I can find these and match the pitch/size? I can go to Nicholas Smith or Hennings or perhaps there is a specialty supplier of screws and fasteners in the area?
Thank you Cole & Ed Diamond
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I bet you could get replacements from Micro Fasteners by mail cheaper. All you need to know is the thread size.
And, if you don't know the thread size, get one of each, probably metric, and try them. That is what I do - there have been times when a 1-72 will work in a small metric crank pin.
I re- do all my crank pins in steel, and use 0-80 bolts and socket- head flat head for the ones under the crossheads.
As general advice for future fastener needs; this won't help you with the hex-head shoulder screw, almost certainly:
Typically there is nothing exotic about the fasteners used in RR models - most would be metric, these days, but even fairly modern pieces (like the last Lionel US-produced scale Hudsons from the 90's) will probably contain standard fasteners.
I have found screws at Ace hardware that were absolutely correct - but only the "big" ones, like boiler-shell mounting screws - these were just like MTH's (one of my project locos), except in brass, rather than steel.
Finding shoulder screws can be annoying, but a piece of tubing cut and slipped on a non-shoulder screw under the head can create one. Have done it.
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