[modeleng] Re: Fixing Wheels using Loctite

At 10:57 PM 5/19/07 +0100, you wrote:
>I am about to machine some cast iron loco wheels for fitting onto axles
using Loctite 601 and I have forgotten the clearance ratio.

Clif,
        I normally use .005"-.006" on diameter (.003" clearance).  But I
also "channel" the axle seats, . . . . meaning that I leave a collar about
1/16" wide at the outside and inside edges of the seat which are a tight
slip fit to the wheel bore, seperated by a channel .003" or so deep.  This
gives the Loctite its curing space but insures the wheel will set square on
the axle.


Regards,
Harry Wade
Nashville  Tennessee

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