Locomotive wheels

Locomotive wheels

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29 August 2018 at 19:30 #369608
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i know we can buy cast wheels for most locomotives and tenders etc. I am in the process of building a 3 1/2” Evening Star. As an excercise I made the pony wheels in steel. Now looking at the tender I have some suitable diameter 250 cast iron from which I can make the spoked wheels. Now the question, what do you make your steam loco wheels from? For any argument this is a UK based question.
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29 August 2018 at 19:30 #29847
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What material?
30 August 2018 at 02:56 #369644
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Following many clubmates before me I turned the tires on the iron castings and once they wear out I'll turn them down flat and fit steel tyres.

My running loco has steel tyres fixed with loctite. One of them came loose once but that's not bad in about 8 years. I doubt it was the super strong loctite.
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