Hi Harry, It's one thou per inch of wheel diameter which amounts to 0.007" in this case. Regards, Barrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harry Wade" <hww@xxxxxxxx> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:59 PM Subject: [modeleng] Re: Steel Wheels > At 05:48 PM 11/17/05 -0000, you wrote: >>I have just acquired, at great expense, a piece of steel tube 8" I.D. > > Barrie, > A 1 thou' shrink doesn't seem to be enough to me. I'd think something > on the order of .004"-.006" would be about right. The only such shrink > I've done was on a set of 2.75"od wheels and IIRC I gave them around > .002"= > =B1 > and they haven't budged. > > Regards, > Harry > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject > line. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.13.3/173 - Release Date: 16/11/2005 > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.