My guess, and it is a guess, is that the big changes since the original Flyer instructions were written, are advances in the way abrasives are bonded, be it to blocks or paper. Did they have good #600 sandpaper back then?
Those emery boards that were included in the service kits are brutal. i once fixed a double motor diesel in which 5 of the 6 commutator leads had been broken by too zealous use of an emery board. The abrasives were way too coarse, just as fine sandpaper is too coarse for cleaning rail. Of course, in those days, if you sanded through your rail tops or trashed your armatures, hey, Gilbert would be glad to sell you more! Tom Jarcho S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
