OldMetaller | 08/05/2020 13:39:45 |
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OldMetaller | 08/05/2020 13:46:46 |
![]() 208 forum posts 25 photos | Greetings everyone! I've just started machining these wheel castings, I've got four of them and (I think) they will end up under some sort of 16mm scale locomotive, maybe a light railcar for inspection purposes or something. My question is: Can anybody identify the maker? They are 1.450" diameter, have 'T15' cast into them, and are, I imagine, what LBSC would have called 'good, grey cast-iron', as they machine beautifully. I can't for the life of me remember where I got them from, possibly a steam fair or similar: I'm in the habit of buying any little thing like this that grabs my attention. The picture shows one of the wheels before I started machining; you can see how clean the casting is, with no tidying needed. Thank you! John.
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Roderick Jenkins | 08/05/2020 13:49:16 |
![]() 2376 forum posts 800 photos | Probably LBSC's Canterbury Lamb Rod Edit. Cross posting: too small for the Lamb but possibly for a smaller model of Invicta Edited By Roderick Jenkins on 08/05/2020 13:59:01 |
Nick Hughes | 08/05/2020 13:57:17 |
![]() 307 forum posts 150 photos | That numbering system is used by Mark Wood Wheels. T15 is not currently listed but the same style, in a different scale are:- Mark Wood Wheels (N15 is also listed), so he probably did them at one time (T14, T16 and up, are still listed). Recognised the numbering, as I had my Castle wheel castings from him. Nick. Edited By Nick Hughes on 08/05/2020 14:10:39 |
OldMetaller | 08/05/2020 17:02:05 |
![]() 208 forum posts 25 photos | Wow! Thank you Nick! That's great, I can hopefully get some more now. I'll have a good trawl of that website, looks very interesting! I've just finished machining the wheels, as predicted, they turned beautifully and I'm really pleased with the result. |
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