Paint Stands, 2-56 Threads, 4 Count
3D printed paint stands as I use in my own shop. Uses 2-56 threaded rod, and a nylon locking 1/4 inch nut for holding from rotation while washing, painting, and decaling.
How to Use:
- Thread bolsters of the model with a 2-56 tap (most HO scale kits come with this size threads for truck attachment).
- Make sure paint stand nut is screwed down enough that threads on the paint stand can fully engage the bolster when screwed in without the nut touching the bolster, while keeping the paint stand perpendicular to the car.
- Using a ¼ inch open-ended wrench, and the model upside down, GENTLY tighten (clockwise) the lock nut down against the bolster. Don’t overdo this, or it pulls the threads out of the bolster. Also, watch the swing of the wrench, it can take off stirrups or details if not careful.
- Depending on the bolster design, a small styrene tube (1/8 inch diameter) may be needed as a spacer between the lock nut and the bolster.
- 2-56 threads use a #50 tap drill size, #43 drill for a close clearance hole, and a #41 drill for a loose clearance hole.
3D printed paint stands as I use in my own shop. Uses 2-56 threaded rod, and a nylon locking 1/4 inch nut for holding from rotation while washing, painting, and decaling.
How to Use:
- Thread bolsters of the model with a 2-56 tap (most HO scale kits come with this size threads for truck attachment).
- Make sure paint stand nut is screwed down enough that threads on the paint stand can fully engage the bolster when screwed in without the nut touching the bolster, while keeping the paint stand perpendicular to the car.
- Using a ¼ inch open-ended wrench, and the model upside down, GENTLY tighten (clockwise) the lock nut down against the bolster. Don’t overdo this, or it pulls the threads out of the bolster. Also, watch the swing of the wrench, it can take off stirrups or details if not careful.
- Depending on the bolster design, a small styrene tube (1/8 inch diameter) may be needed as a spacer between the lock nut and the bolster.
- 2-56 threads use a #50 tap drill size, #43 drill for a close clearance hole, and a #41 drill for a loose clearance hole.
3D printed paint stands as I use in my own shop. Uses 2-56 threaded rod, and a nylon locking 1/4 inch nut for holding from rotation while washing, painting, and decaling.
How to Use:
- Thread bolsters of the model with a 2-56 tap (most HO scale kits come with this size threads for truck attachment).
- Make sure paint stand nut is screwed down enough that threads on the paint stand can fully engage the bolster when screwed in without the nut touching the bolster, while keeping the paint stand perpendicular to the car.
- Using a ¼ inch open-ended wrench, and the model upside down, GENTLY tighten (clockwise) the lock nut down against the bolster. Don’t overdo this, or it pulls the threads out of the bolster. Also, watch the swing of the wrench, it can take off stirrups or details if not careful.
- Depending on the bolster design, a small styrene tube (1/8 inch diameter) may be needed as a spacer between the lock nut and the bolster.
- 2-56 threads use a #50 tap drill size, #43 drill for a close clearance hole, and a #41 drill for a loose clearance hole.