As someone who intends eventually to convert to EM this is very useful. Even some of my recent Heljan OO loco's struggle on Code 75 track so a visit to the wheel lathe might be required...
I liked the video and I have subscribed, thanks for that. As I don't have access to a lathe and the axles are clearly not 1/8" or 3mm diameter I am doubting if I could convert to P4 although Alan Gibson does do 3'-11" wheels which, at a pinch would do.
Yes, great content. Some users of F/S 00 gauge would find this useful too. All I need to do now is 1/ get a mini lathe and 2/ learn how to use it.......Although, seriously, now you have demonstrated how easy it could be, I might take the plunge. Thanks, always find your posts interesting.
Hi, I'm not modelling in EM but OO but still love seeing your layout and videos, they are all very interesting, so yes please, can we see the reassembly of the little Class 11. I must say I always thought to regauge the wheels for Em you just moved them out a bit on the axle, shows what I know! Oh what are your thoughts on this new shunter, they do look very good, and I am a big Heljan Diesel fan, they seem to work well for me, and pull anything.............But could I use a Diesel shunter? All the best and thank you Dave.
Very useful video. I'm sure Mr Seymour at Alan Gibson could soon make up a pack of replacement wheels, axles: extended and the outside cranks. He does scale four foot driving wheels in his catalougue. All the other piece of info needed would be the axle size, is it 3mm on this loco? Please do a second video putting all the wheels and other bits back together.
I wouldn't like to be the one replacing the wheels. The cranks are pressed onto splines by the look of it, so leaving them alone is a big bonus in my book.
Since you do a lot of wheel work in a small lathe, can you recomend a good one for a beginner to conversion work? Do you have a part 2 to the conversion of the class 11 ready to view yet? Thank you for posting this useful video.
The Vevor 7 x 14 lathe seems to be a good choice, solid and capable. I've no more Class 11s wheels to do, so I doubt I'll be doing a video on it. Assembly is just simply the reverse of this video.
May I ask where you got the mandrels from? I normally make these myself from brass stock for each size of wheel I'm going to machine but yours seem to be commercial available products.
Further to me comment below, would it be possible for you to put a micrometer/caliper across the axles to say what diameters (plural) they are? I'm wondering if they could be made up using brass tube or if the stepped axles retailed by the EMGS would do the job,
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As someone who intends eventually to convert to EM this is very useful. Even some of my recent Heljan OO loco's struggle on Code 75 track so a visit to the wheel lathe might be required...
It is very useful to see videos of EM conversion.
I liked the video and I have subscribed, thanks for that. As I don't have access to a lathe and the axles are clearly not 1/8" or 3mm diameter I am doubting if I could convert to P4 although Alan Gibson does do 3'-11" wheels which, at a pinch would do.
Yes, great content. Some users of F/S 00 gauge would find this useful too. All I need to do now is 1/ get a mini lathe and 2/ learn how to use it.......Although, seriously, now you have demonstrated how easy it could be, I might take the plunge. Thanks, always find your posts interesting.
You make it look so easy...well done as I believe that others will follow in your foot steps ??
Very interesting, enjoy your channel and Web site 👍
Cheers
Richard
Great video, keep them coming!
In my naivety, I had assumed that you just altered the back to back. Still it seems eminently doable.
Hi, I'm not modelling in EM but OO but still love seeing your layout and videos, they are all very interesting, so yes please, can we see the reassembly of the little Class 11. I must say I always thought to regauge the wheels for Em you just moved them out a bit on the axle, shows what I know! Oh what are your thoughts on this new shunter, they do look very good, and I am a big Heljan Diesel fan, they seem to work well for me, and pull anything.............But could I use a Diesel shunter? All the best and thank you Dave.
Very useful video. I'm sure Mr Seymour at Alan Gibson could soon make up a pack of replacement wheels, axles: extended and the outside cranks. He does scale four foot driving wheels in his catalougue. All the other piece of info needed would be the axle size, is it 3mm on this loco?
Please do a second video putting all the wheels and other bits back together.
I wouldn't like to be the one replacing the wheels. The cranks are pressed onto splines by the look of it, so leaving them alone is a big bonus in my book.
They're 2mm axles.
Thank you for the information.
Since you do a lot of wheel work in a small lathe, can you recomend a good one for a beginner to conversion work?
Do you have a part 2 to the conversion of the class 11 ready to view yet? Thank you for posting this useful video.
The Vevor 7 x 14 lathe seems to be a good choice, solid and capable. I've no more Class 11s wheels to do, so I doubt I'll be doing a video on it. Assembly is just simply the reverse of this video.
May I ask where you got the mandrels from? I normally make these myself from brass stock for each size of wheel I'm going to machine but yours seem to be commercial available products.
A large range of collets and chucks came included - a 1940s Pultra of Manchester watchmakers lathe.
Thanks Kier, very informative. I’ve seen references to your re profiling method on the EM gauge 70’s site so it’s useful to see it in practice.
Further to me comment below, would it be possible for you to put a micrometer/caliper across the axles to say what diameters (plural) they are? I'm wondering if they could be made up using brass tube or if the stepped axles retailed by the EMGS would do the job,
They are 2mm diameter axles.
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