Springs for 5 inch bogie

[Michael CallaghanParticipant @michaelcallaghan68621]

Hi, anyone out there know who sells springs suitable for the bogies of a 5 inch gauge electric locomotive. I can’t find them anywhere. Thanks michael

[Michael CallaghanParticipant @michaelcallaghan68621]

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

Maxitrak.com /Maidstone- Engineering.com may be a good starting point or Polly Model Engineering Ltd. Good luck. Noel.

[Clive Brown 1Participant @clivebrown1]

Reeves 2000 stock a range of springs that can be used for locomotive suspensions.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

If you know what you want try ebay, but you'll need basic dimensions.

[Ron LadenParticipant @ronladen17547]

If you search for die springs on ebay you will find lots of them and a wide range of lengths/diameters, they are cheap to.

The springs are colour coded for the various strengths but no spec or figures only listed as heavy duty, light duty sort of thing. Its a bit of guess work getting the strength you need but being so cheap I got a couple of each for comparison and trial. I listed them as Blue – Light, Red – Med, Green – Strong, Brown – V Strong. Bear in mind though that die springs are in general strong springs so even the Blue – Light spring is fairly stiff.

Ron

 

Edited By Ron Laden on 09/01/2022 06:46:44

Edited By Ron Laden on 09/01/2022 06:53:19

[Michael CallaghanParticipant @michaelcallaghan68621]

Thanks chaps

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