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ozzie46:

Well I finished turning the wheel treads and painted them.

I ground up a 3/32 radius tool bit to turn the radius on the tread.

Heres how it turned out.

set the wheels on the frames to get a motivational shot. ;D ;D

I turned some spring pins and single pointed the threads on them and will be installing them and looking for some springs at the hardware store.

A little off topic, but I gave myself Kozos' Pennys A3 Switcher for Christmas. That book is full of neat ideas on jig, setups and such.

Ron

Bernd:
Ron,

Nice job on that build. :clap:

I've got all three of Kozo'z geared locomotive books. Very well written and many ideas just like you said.

Keep up the great work. :thumbup:

Bernd

NickG:
The frame / wheel assembly looks superb Ron, that should definitely motivate you! Just amazing work on those wheels - the only shame is, people won't realise they aren't cast! :bow:

Nick

ozzie46:

Thanks Bernd, I'm really enjoying the book.

Thanks Nick. Now on to the cyls. Oh boy!!
Ron

DavidA:
Ron,

...These will be the steel tires for the aluminum wheels. ..

One thing bothers me about these wheels (they are very nice wheels) and it is that I have found you always get corrosion between a steel surface and an a aluminium one. Particularly where there is moisture.

I was looking at a gear pump adapter plate I made a couple of year ago and noted that all the aly to steel joints had corroded. White fluffy powder everywhere.

Have you considered this point ? And do you think it could be a problem ?

I've visions of the tire coming free from the wheel.

Dave.

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