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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Keith,
I've remotored and regearboxed a friend's Palmerston, made originally, but not by me, from the Mercian kit.
Mashima 1420 Motor (High Level Gears) ?
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Frank Sharp
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Keith,
What I have been doing lately is using the Slater¡¯s FD01 helical 2.9:1 with a small gearhead motor, you can set the Slater¡¯s box so it is contained within a housing which holds it upright
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Brian
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Thank you Brian and Adrian. Little bit more of my thinking, as there is room under the England saddle tank maybe I could include the side frames of a gearbox similar to High Level models/Comet
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Keith Hanbury-Chatten
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Well then the relevance would be to keep the frames about 1mm. clear of the wheels at the minimum.
Brian
Qld. Aust.
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Brian
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Brian,
All of this is of no relevance to Keith because he is looking at an FR England loco - which has INSIDE frames!!
:-S
Adrian
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Keith,
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adrian@...
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Re: Back to back gauge
John,
This is very useful information, particularly as, to my knowledge you have more practical experience with regards ¡®mainline¡¯ O14 than myself - or anyone else I can think of. The RCL
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Roy Link <rclpubs@...>
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Opps!!! forgot to add in the link....
<https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/O14/photos/albums/1089988303>
Brian
Qld. Aust.
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2015 11:23 PM
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Brian
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Re: Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
Keith,
First and foremost, you need to have a look at some drawings for the prototype, also keep in mind a lot of purpose built for 2ft. gauge loco¡¯s had the outer face of the wheels running about
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Brian
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Re: Back to back gauge
Roy/All,
I appreciate your concerns that the standards relate to the wheels you originally produced, so I thought it would be useful to measure my locos and rolling stock which use other types
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John C
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Was Back to back gauge now other dimensions
I am also interested in the other dimensions as well. What is the best width across a chassis eg outer face to outer face. I am playing with a design for a chassis of a Festiniog England and am
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Keith Hanbury-Chatten
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Re: Back to back gauge
Roy,
Can you suggest to me a s newbie a min-max other than 12.40-12.50 that you feel would have wider applicability to O14?
Many thanks
Gary
Gary Shearn
Marlborough | SN8 1PA
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G Shearn
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Re: Back to back gauge
Dear All,
Re the proposed back to back gauge being proposed. Note that the min-max of 12.40 to 12.50mm applies ONLY if you have the matching wheel profile - which is that proposed by the BRMSB as
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Roy Link <rclpubs@...>
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Re: Back to back gauge
I will be at the bristol show on Sunday with my standard gauge layout "Ultramarine Works" pop round for a chat
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Marc Dobson
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Re: Back to back gauge
Hi Brian,
I agree that would be a good solution (I think they are for 3mm fine scale), but I don't have access to a lathe or the knowledge on how to use one. If I did it would a good method to
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James Hockley
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Re: Back to back gauge
James,
I noticed that Romford [Markits] have a back to back gauge which is 12.8mm., I don¡¯t know what these gauges are going to cost, but was going to suggest looking at what these Romford gauges
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Brian
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Re: Back to back gauge
A bit late to the game but please put me down for one.
Bruce Wilson
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Life Member NMRA
Member Scale 7 Group Gauge 0 Guild 7mmNGA
Member Bird Studies Canada Ontario
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Bruce Wilson
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Re: Back to back gauge
Hi James,
Sorry busy week, crawling out of the woodwork late, could you make me the 29th order?
many thanks
Gary
(David Hughes¡¯ Wessex group)
Gary Shearn
Marlborough | SN8 1PA
Office: +44
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G Shearn
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Re: Back to back gauge
Thank you every one who has asked for one.
Currently up to 28 units. I might round it up to 30 and sell a couple on the Narrow Gauge online forum.
Closer to when they are produced I will ask
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James Hockley
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Re: Narrow Gauge Modelling, Mickleover, Derby 24th Jan
Hi Simon
I'm not aware of any specific 14mm exhibits - the layouts on display are all 16.5mm this time - I have to take what's been offered as it isn't a formal exhibition where invitations are
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MICHAEL BELLAMY
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Re: Back to back gauge
Hi James,
Could you please put me down for two back to back gauges.
One of them is for a friend.
I¡¯m in Australia.
Regards,
Grant McAdam
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grant1mcadam
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