Reducing LGB Wheel sizes

[rjstott]

Before we start, this will be a short thread, hopefully concentrating on the problem?
So I would like to know what are the problems of reducing the overall diameter of LGB wheels to fit Marklin Gauge 1 track. Obviously if you don't do it then the wheels bounce over every sleeper. Also easy to do with plastic wheels, not so with metal loco wheels?

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[Doug]

I haven't tried reducing the size of wheels. I've always replaced them with other wheels. Slaters make lots of different wheels with a finer flange. They are an easy swap out for coach and wagon wheels. I start with LGB plastic wheels, remove the wheels from the metal axle (use a piece of steel rod to drive the steel axle out from the middle of the plastic wheels). The Slaters wheels are a push fit on the LGB metal axle. About 5 minutes per axle to swap them over.

LGB on the far left, Slaters on the far right

Reducing the flange on LGB loco wheels will be difficult, you will find it hard to maintain a round flange. You will also take the plating off them.