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Re: BBB Wheels
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 25 Apr 2004 14:38:37 GMT
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> On that note, is there a common term to refer to a train wheel without a flange?
> Some terms I've considered include:
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> Blind Driver Wheel
> Sans Flange Driver Wheel
> Blank Driver Wheel
> Unflanged Driver Wheel
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> Were any real trains ever made with wheels that didn't have flanges? I've been
> told it's done in the model train world often. In either case, is there a
> common term that people use for a wheel without a flange?
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> Kind Regards,
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> Ben Fleskes
> Big Ben Bricks LLC
The normal one I have heard (& read) about them being called is blind drivers.
Certanly more than just the 9F Starship had blind drivers- at least one british
0-4-4 had a blind trailing axle too...figure that one out. CPR 2-8-0's that
were conversions of 0-8-0's do too- the one in Sandon, BC, has a blind axle.
Our 0-8-0 in 3.5" has a blind driver, but it didn't start life that way. It
turns out that derailing @ speed tends to break cast iron wheels...and no, I
wasn't the responsible party.
James P
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: BBB Wheels
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| In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: <snip> (...) The tool to make BBB wheels without flanges is in the works right now. The toolmaker I use is busy and it will be about three months before I have unflanged wheels for sale. On that note, is there a (...) (22 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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