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Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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lugnet.trains
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Sat, 8 Nov 2003 03:11:11 GMT
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Hi All,
I just hung up with Ben Fleskes and he OK'ed the news article that is now on
www.ILTCO.org! There is some more information about these drivers and several
pictures too!
Come have a look!
SteveB
ILTCO Pres
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| In lugnet.trains, Steven Barile wrote: Please do not regard this as a complaint, I'm just curious about some principal design choices: Why has the idea of sizing an opening allowing the user to insert a 1x1 round plate covering the axle hole, been (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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| (...) Most of it looks great, however like Manfred mentions, why no opening for the 1*1 round plate, and also it seems as if the hole for a driver rod is actually recessed instead of standing out, which makes it a lot harder to make a smooth running (...) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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| Thanks for the news Steve, and kudos to Ben! Although I'm a Diesel man myself, I would use these driver wheels for a few electric locomotives I've always wanted to build (has anyone seen a Swedish Dm3 yet? They are awesome! (URL) (21 years ago, 8-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
| | | Re: Steam Drivers by Big Ben Bricks!!!
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| (...) Hi Steve, thanks for posting this cool news! I love these wheels and I am amazed how near the are to my dream design (which of course has been devellopped completely independant from Ben Fleskes design). But in the end they both depend on the (...) (21 years ago, 10-Nov-03, to lugnet.trains)
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