Thanks to all for the replies regarding Koppel and Jubilee track. I've
found some interesting historical info about small gauge mine railway
equipment through the Gn15 website, including a bibliography that
mentions an Orenstein & Koppel catalog. O&K has a website in English,
too, but the logo
Thanks for the help everyone.
I will follow up the suggestions and let you know how I go.
I am not really after anything fancy but was looking for a source of spoked
wheels that I wouldn't have to machine for a Lady Anne conversion. I will be
opening up the frames as Vance and others have done. I
Vance.
I think there is a market out there, albeit probably small. Way to go
might be to file and fettle one wheels spokes, and use it as a pattern for
lost wax casting (A brilliant process). You'd probably get the idiot
fringe who would say "I'd have bought 25 if it had been 1/2 a mililmetre
You're right, Pete (almost). I have cut them from mild steel, and the
spokes are indeed not formed, but rather just silhouettes. This is quite
acceptable for outside-frame locos, where the wheels are about invisible
anyway, but obviously wouldn't do for inside-frame locos. Since the
question re
Hello Aurthur,
Clark Lord is having his steam up Oct 22-24. Contact him at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dave
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From: "Arthur S. Cohen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Chris:
A few years ago I made a master for a 10 spoke inside frame bronze wheel.
No counterweight and designed to be secured by setscrew (regaugable).
$15.00 each.
Jim Curry
There are several other sources for wheels, here in the US is Sulphur
Springs http://www.sssmodels.com/
and overseas we have Mrk Woods [EMAIL PROTECTED] he has a wonderful
fully illustrated CD that he will send you if you only ask :-)
Kindest Regards,
PeteH
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From:
At 12:41 PM 10/6/04 +0800, you wrote:
>I wanted to find out what they offered. I am planning on
>converting a Roundhouse Lady Anne kit into an American style and
>wanted to see if it was easy to get spoked wheels.
Chris,
The first thing to know about Walsall wheels is that very few of them
> Basically I have heard them mentioned as a source for wheels for loco
> projects and wanted to find out what they offered. I am planning on
> converting a Roundhouse Lady Anne kit into an American style locomotive and
> wanted to see if it was easy to get spoked wheels.
Chris,
Let us know how y
