[modeleng] Re: Steel tyres
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 08:37:02 -0800 (PST)
Congratulations and well done.
Al Messer
--- Barrie Purslow <bpduo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just to say that the steel tyres are on and to thank
> all those who showed an interest.
> The most difficult part of the job was parting off
> the individual tyres, especially the first one where
> the overhang from the chuck was 6 inches. Had to
> deploy the rear toolpost and run the lathe at 20
> RPM. The actual fitting of the tyres was a piece of
> cake - I heated each tyre until it just started to
> discolour, at this point the wheel was lowered in,
> the clearance was such that I could actually see
> daylight through the gap. Then left it for 30
> minutes when the whole thing was almost back to room
> temperature.
>
> Thge acid test is still some time away but I'm on a
> roll at the moment - maybe I'll have a go at an
> exhaust steam injector :-))
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Barrie
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