Our axles are 0.004" shorter than AM, but seem to work OK. Don PS on plane to Japan. Back in 4 weeks. Don
Sent from my iPhone On Oct 23, 2012, at 10:10 AM, "Rusty" <[email protected]> wrote: > Blunt ended axles are for?????? > For the thousands of Nord, Northeastern, ACE and a several other trucks. For > myself all that I've made for myself and many that I've converted from the > pointed to the blunt axle ended. it makes it a lot easier to make Acetal > bearings. There is no standard length of pointed axle ends in S scale. The > SHS are not the same length others and when it comes to critical tolerances > the length of pointed axles is one area where you had better be right on or > it wont work, especially with equalized trucks. Not only does the length of > the axle come into play so does the taper of the point. Again, the mfgs. in S > scale all decided they would do it their on way. The imported brass models > are also all over the place when it comes to the dimensions > > I purchased all of the remaining inventory of the RR Allied Full Cushion > trucks. The idea was to reengineer them so they were the correct width and > also be equalized. That was what I thought would be a good idea, it isn't. > The axles are pointed and the cups on on the side frames are designed with a > taper that lets the wheel set fall out if the truck is equalized. This means > all new axles and more work. > > J. Rustermier > > --- In [email protected], Alex Binkley <alex.binkley@...> wrote: > > > > > > the blunt end axle is for ??? trucks. > > this sounds great. want to try the AM and PRS ones when available. My SHS > > RB trucks work well. > > cheers > > > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > From: rirocket@... > > Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:10:16 -0500 > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} S Scale Loco & Supply new stainless steel wheels > > > > > > > > > > > > > > NWSL is carrying code 88 wheels; who else in HO, well, that is them, we is > > us. DJE > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: John Degnan > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 10:15 PM > > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} S Scale Loco & Supply new stainless steel wheels > > > > > > > > > > Code 110 or code 88 tread? Can't tell for sure from the photos... looks > > like 110 to me. > > > > Would be REALLY nice if they were code 88 with the profiled back. One of > > the HO companies is now making such wheels... can't remember who right > > now... > > > > > > John Degnan > > Scaler164@... > > Scaler187@... > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bill Lane > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 07:10 PM > > Subject: {S-Scale List} S Scale Loco & Supply new stainless steel wheels > > > > > > All, > > I have just revised the website http://www.sscaleloco.com to include a new > > page devoted to the new SSLS all stainless steel non-magnetic wheels. These > > will be available shortly, but give it a look now to see how nice they are. > > > >
