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Started by pdlethbridge, March 10, 2009, 11:42:47 PM

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pdlethbridge

Mr. Bachmann, Can I purchase wheel wipers that are on the connie 2-8-0 tender. They contact the axles on each truck to give the engine better connection to the track. I'd like to get several sets if I could. Thanks, Paul

Jim Banner

I would like some too, but so far have not found a source.  The alternative is cutting them out of shim brass.  Not as long lasting as phosphor bronze, but a lot easier to find.
Growing older is mandatory but growing up is optional.

Yampa Bob

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I bought some phosphor bronze sheets from Micro-Mark, very easy to work with.

http://www.micromark.com/PHOSPHOR-BRONZE-SHEET-5-x-7-x-006-THICK-PKG-OF-3,8335.html

These shears do a nice job cutting out small parts.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEVT3&P=ML

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEVT2&P=ML

For axle wipers, I cut a rectangle 1/2" wide, make the hole, then cut and notch 3 "fingers" instead of the usual one. This style is used on the newer Bachmann tenders.
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pdlethbridge

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pdlethbridge

I just got off the phone with the parts department and ordered 16 of those little suckers. At $0.25, it was a bargain.

SteamGene

How come they have wheel wipes and not Delta trailing trucks?  ???
Gene
Chief Brass Hat
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

Yampa Bob

Maybe they took the wipers off all the USRA Medium tenders they dropped from the line.   :D

I could use some insulated wheelsets for the tenders, guess I'll give them a call.   
I know what I wrote, I don't need a quote
Rule Number One: It's Our Railroad.  Rule Number Two: Refer to Rule Number One.

Jim Banner

Thank you, gentlemen, for the links.  The Scale Shop one looks particularly promising - they have .003 phosphor bronze, which is the same thickness as the Bachmann wipers.
Growing older is mandatory but growing up is optional.