Any Ideas regarding turnout and trailing truck

[Len]

If you have a Michaels or AC Moore craft shop in your area, you should be able to find small files there. Either in the tools or jewelry making section.

Len

[guslcp]

I purchased my files from Harbor Freight (online) several years back...

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-piece-needle-file-set-468.html

Gus.

[jbrock27]

Good suggestions.

For shopping at Michael' s, don't forget to bring a coupon for 40% (sometimes there will even be ones for 50%).   If you don't get coupons in a flyer, you can go to their website and download a 40% off one.  Also, they will take competitors coupons, such as from Jo-Ann's Fabrics.  The coupons are used for REGULAR priced items and make for a good deal.

[rogertra]

So I should file the inside of the point, thinning the rail?.

Not sure what you mean by "inside of the point".  You should file the face that does NOT come into contact with the outer rails.

Gus.

The "inside" of the points is always the gauge side.  Ditto for the "inside" of a rail.  The part of the rail where the wheel flanges go. 

Cheers

Roger T.

[Irbricksceo]

well, HD had em but I found a better price on a similar set on Amazon so I'll just wait for them to get here in a few days. in the mean time, I need to resolve the issue with my 2-10-0's lead truck hopping (shouldn't be too hard, I think it just needs some adjustment) and figure out how to extract the screw from the back of the 2-8-0 that got stripped. Plenty to do! I'll update the if the files work I suppose.

[jbrock27]

You're welcome.