[modeleng] Re: Steel tyres

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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