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Alan29 | 23/10/2020 18:16:03 |
5 forum posts 6 photos | Hi All, I have at long last decided to renovate an old steam loco which my dad had when I was a wee boy. I don’t know how old it is well before 1950’s!! I’ve spent some time trying to find info but not very successful. Any ideas where I can get really small screws from for the slide valve linkage at the drive wheel. I’ve got one of a pair of screws as a guide but not sure which threads are used. screw O/A length is 7mm, thread O/ D approx 1.2 mm, thread length 6mm with a slotted dome head. ( presuming it is actually “old money” imperial but only got mm calliper to hand) Any suggestions please on any of the above,
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Dennis R | 23/10/2020 20:55:29 |
76 forum posts 16 photos | Hi Alan Threads 1.2mm (0.047" ) o/d are 13 BA size. Dennis Edited By Dennis R on 23/10/2020 20:56:16 |
Alan29 | 23/10/2020 21:14:49 |
5 forum posts 6 photos | Thanks for that Dennis. Any suggestions of where I can get assorted packs of Tiny BA screws? Cheers Alan |
Redsetter | 23/10/2020 23:13:02 |
239 forum posts 1 photos | If it's a proper stork's leg it is probably not British made, and Brevete in the thread title suggests it is French - so probably not BA threads although they may be close enough. |
Alan29 | 25/10/2020 08:33:47 |
5 forum posts 6 photos | Hi Redsetter, thanks for that. Yes I now believe it to be a French Carette 1 gauge passenger locomotive live steam stork leg. I also believe it to be 1902 -06 from internet. So, next question, any one got knowledge of which threads were used by Carette. Worn threads are quite difficult to identify especially when they are that small!! Cheers |
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