for 1" tender (need
Tread to finish to 2.5" (approx) diameter, .5" wide tread.
Have not given up looking, but when I cannot find them in the the UK (tried Reeves and Blackgates Eng'g), figured that I would ask 'the crowd'.
Reeves has wheels that will finish to 3/8" wide tread, but I want something just a bit wider, so am hesitant to purchase / ship if they won't clean up.
Yes, I have tried John at Friends'..
anybody got any ideas?
No..I am not into getting patterns cast...looking for something that i can stick in the lathe...
In search of tender wheel castings
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In search of tender wheel castings
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
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Re: In search of tender wheel castings
Have you tried despatchrailroad.com they might be able to help.
Re: In search of tender wheel castings
couldn't you just grab some steel round stock and whittle out a few?? Or just like the cast finish in specific areas?
Re: In search of tender wheel castings
Or, if you like cast iron, McMaster sells nice cast iron billet. You would need a band saw to slice it up first. Would be easier machining than steel. Per wheel, if it is sliced into discs, it's not that expensive.
David
David
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Re: In search of tender wheel castings
guys...sorry....
I am looking for SPOKED wheels.
I have more than enough stock, cast blanks etc: to make solid discs...it just isn't what I am looking for in this project.
I am looking for SPOKED wheels.
I have more than enough stock, cast blanks etc: to make solid discs...it just isn't what I am looking for in this project.
Too many things going on to bother listing them.
Re: In search of tender wheel castings
How about putting a wider steel tire on a Reeves spoked wheel center? Speedy metals has DOM tubing that can be ordered by the inch. They have 3.0” O.D. DOM tubing with various wall thicknesses between 0.25” to 0.75”.
Dan Watson
Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga, TN
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Re: In search of tender wheel castings
that IS the alternative that I am looking at should I find nothing else....
Too many things going on to bother listing them.