7mm Tapering the spokes of Slaters wheels?
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Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
Yep, kinda.
See here: http://www.westernthunder.co.uk/index.php?threads/refining-slaters-wheels.1925/ although, to be fair the front profile isn't too bad on most Slater's wheels, they actually need thinning front-to-back...
I suspect it'll start to make sense for what you're looking for from Page 2.
And it works well enough that I'm now doing this simple trick to every loco I'm building with spoked wheels.
Steph
See here: http://www.westernthunder.co.uk/index.php?threads/refining-slaters-wheels.1925/ although, to be fair the front profile isn't too bad on most Slater's wheels, they actually need thinning front-to-back...
I suspect it'll start to make sense for what you're looking for from Page 2.
And it works well enough that I'm now doing this simple trick to every loco I'm building with spoked wheels.
Steph
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
The Duchess wheels are still in the shop...!
I've singularly failed to make a decision about which wheels to use on that particular model, I'm afraid.
Steph
I've singularly failed to make a decision about which wheels to use on that particular model, I'm afraid.
Steph
Eastsidepilot
Western Thunderer
The Slater's crankpins can be modified by using 10 B.A. machine screws and nuts in place of the supplied 12 B.A. items and tapping the bushes and bosses 10.B.A.
Markits supply what I thought were 10 B.A. crank pins and bushes, the last lot turned out to be metric 1.6mm.
Derek Mundy does a nice heavy duty turned item.
You can of coarse turn your own if you have a lathe.
Col.
Steph Dale
Western Thunderer
And to add to Col's post, CPL an Laurie Griffin both do lost-wax cast nickel-silver scale crankpin nuts.
Steph
Steph