09-15-2013, 03:14 PM
Glad to hear your hand is doing better Larry. My left hand has been giving me fits. Two middle fingers keep locking up on me.
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Got the handrails on the Burlington F3. It being plastic made the job a lot easier. I used my Dremel with a 105 engraving bit to remove the molded on handrails then cut new handrails from a piece of wire that was salvaged from one of those big freezer bag ties. I drilled the holes for the top of each handrail then crimped the top of the rail at a 90 degree angle and placed it in it's hole, made sure it was lined up at the top and bottom the applied a drop of super glue at the top and bottom to keep it in place. There's black lines left where the molded on rails were removed but they'll be covered when the shell is painted.
I'm performing an experiment with one of the metal shells. I'm attempting to make 'glass' in the portholes using clear tape and LocTite Go2 glue. So far it's looking good.
Handrails, engineer side, Burlington F3A:
![[Image: DSCN5089.jpg]](http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/scott-running-bear/Varney%20F3%20super/DSCN5089.jpg)
![[Image: DSCN5094.jpg]](http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/scott-running-bear/Varney%20F3%20super/DSCN5094.jpg)
![[Image: DSCN5099.jpg]](http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/scott-running-bear/Varney%20F3%20super/DSCN5099.jpg)
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Got the handrails on the Burlington F3. It being plastic made the job a lot easier. I used my Dremel with a 105 engraving bit to remove the molded on handrails then cut new handrails from a piece of wire that was salvaged from one of those big freezer bag ties. I drilled the holes for the top of each handrail then crimped the top of the rail at a 90 degree angle and placed it in it's hole, made sure it was lined up at the top and bottom the applied a drop of super glue at the top and bottom to keep it in place. There's black lines left where the molded on rails were removed but they'll be covered when the shell is painted.
I'm performing an experiment with one of the metal shells. I'm attempting to make 'glass' in the portholes using clear tape and LocTite Go2 glue. So far it's looking good.
Handrails, engineer side, Burlington F3A:
15 year veteran fire fighter
Collector of Apple //e's
Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Collector of Apple //e's
Beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam