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[O-14] The Truth about Romfords
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Stephen Holland
I joined the group last week, then changed phone supplier and the computer went potty. It refused to go on line and would only receive emails. Any attempt to reply got the electronic version of a "raspberry". Hence the late response on wheel standards.
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By way of introduction, I have been working in 14mm gauge since Roy Link first introduced his range of kits, but wanted something a bit larger as well, so I am also building Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland stock. With Romford driving wheels I found I needed to skim 0.15mm off the boss on the back of each wheel, otherwise they climbed over the pointwork built with Roy Links track gauge. I have had no problems with Ultrascale EM profile wheels in this respect, although they do not have the self quartering feature built in and do not rely on a shouldered axle to set the back - to - back dimension. This is not too much of a problem if you are careful with assembly and take things one step at a time when setting up the frames, and I also prefer the Ultrascale crankpins to the Romford ones. Regards Steve ----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Kendrick To: O-14@... Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 12:50 PM Subject: [O-14] The Truth about Romfords G'day All, I have heard it said that Romford 14mm gauge axles are actually 14.2mm gauge for Sn3. According to John Clutterbug's recently posted standards info (in the files), there is an extra 0.1-0.2mm back to back on Romfords. Does it make all that much difference? I haven't laid any points yet, but the track I have is laid to 14mm exactly (even around 6" radius curves) and the Romfords track fine around it (I come from N using proprietry track so am unaware of the intricacies of handlaid finescale track). From what I can tell (left my calipers at work), its only the flange thickness that is different from the RCL wheelsets. If it does make a difference, would it be a good idea for us all to send our axles back to Romford saying they aren't to the right gauge and asking for suitable replacements? Regards, Mark K Sydney Oz Who spent an enjoyable weekend playing with 1:1 2' gauge trains Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: O-14-unsubscribe@... c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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