 | | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time —Reinhard "Ben" Beneke
| | | | (...) Hi all! This is in fact a nice idea! But I have one comment to make: this solution is causing friction between brass tube and metal axle, while the original solution is "rubbing" only on the very tip of the metal axle. The higher the diameter (...) (19 years ago, 12-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | | | | | | | | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time —Thomas Stangl
| | | | | A slightly better solution may be to find similar stock in the pre-lubricated bronze used for bushings. I don't know the true name of the stuff, but if tubing of the right size could be found, you wouldn't need to worry about grease or oil. (...) (19 years ago, 15-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time —Peter Edwards
| | | | | (...) Umm yeah, well I think you missed the point, NO lube is needed In lugnet.trains, Peter Edwards wrote: (...) (19 years ago, 16-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time —Thomas Stangl
| | | | | Cool, missed that part. Now...details on the sizing, where to buy, etc? I'm sure I could bore out some brass rod, but if you have a supplier that stocks the right size, it would save a ton of time... (...) (19 years ago, 16-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Super Chief set not ready for prime-time —Peter Edwards
| | | | | (...) I picked up 300mm x 3mm rod just in a local hobby shop (URL) (19 years ago, 21-Mar-06, to lugnet.trains, lugnet.lego.direct)
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