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Re: Grip tyres for 12V trains
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:25:17 GMT
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[javanree@vanree.net]nospam[]
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Niels Karsdorp wrote:
> I recently bought some 4.5V and 12V train parts,
> including two 80s 12V motors, but no grip tyres.
> The engines slip a lot with just a few cars
> (mostly the steel axle trainbases from the 70s)
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> Does someone know a good alternative for grip
> tyres. I don't mind using non-lego parts.
> Which model railroad wheels are about the same
> size as lego train wheels, for which i can look
> for tyres? Or some other usefull stuff?
Last year during a German Muelheim event, somebody from France showed how he
made grip tires by cutting bicycle tires. The racing bike tires are very
small and fit perfect. I'm sure a bike repair shop would be happy to give
you some used inner tires.
Another solution would be shrinking tube as used in electronics. Comes in
various sizes and colours and can be obtained from almost any electronics
parts stores.
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/
LEGO Santa Fe B-unit | http://www.vanree.net/~javanree/lego/f7b.html
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| (...) Jan-Albert (*), when you say "inner tyre" do you mean the tube? (bike tyres have a tube, that is a rubber doughnut with a valve, containing compressed air). I ask it because racing bikes mostly use tubular (tubeless) tyres, which are a kind of (...) (21 years ago, 20-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| I recently bought some 4.5V and 12V train parts, including two 80s 12V motors, but no grip tyres. The engines slip a lot with just a few cars (mostly the steel axle trainbases from the 70s) Does someone know a good alternative for grip tyres. I (...) (21 years ago, 19-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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