Sam- I did misunderstand your first email. I am sure that with what you have given me I will do just fine!
Once again thanks! -Mitchell >From: Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Small-scale live steam discussions <[email protected]> >To: Small-scale live steam discussions <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [SSLiveSteam] O gauge wheel profile >Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 21:23:51 +0000 > >Tom Jones wrote: > > > > Thanks for you info. I will be looking into it right away. Also, I am >not > > sure if I am misunderstanding your reply or not, but I was refering to > > 'L.B.S.C' the man. In one of his design booklets for an O gauge >locomotive, > > he had his preference for the wheel profile. > > >Tom > >Yes I know that LBSC was 'Curly' Lawrence, an ex LBSC fireman hence the >pseudonym. His wheel standards are not NECESSARILY relevant today. It >depends on what track you intend to run on. Modern Coarse O in UK uses >a btb of 28mm with a flange root width of 1.5 mm running on track with a >flangeway of 2.2mm. Technically the flange depth should be 1.5mm but >16mm modellers tend to use 2mm as this allows the use of the same >(GIMRA) wheel profile for 32mm and 45mm gauges while retaining the same >scale. > >Sam E >_______________________________________________ >SSLiveSteam mailing list >Send messages: [email protected] >Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > _________________________________________________________________ Talk now to your Hotmail contacts with Windows Live Messenger. http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwme0020000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://get.live.com/messenger/overview _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
