Slaters 16mm wheels on 45mm axles?

[Greg Elmassian]

Greg, you are overthinking this. If the wheels are 40mm back-to-back and metal, then they are no different from LGB metal wheels in the possibility of causing a short. Clearly if you were intent on using washers as Eric tried, you would file the outer rim to the right diameter and the washer and flange to the correct back-to-back. However, as I said, trying to file 4 wheels to similar profiles on a drill in a vise is not likely to produce a good result, and why bother as there are so many wheels available that will work without washers or filing.

No, you are underthinking this ( ).

My point is about the flange thickness with adding a washer to an existing flange.

The flange occupies the space between the non-moving rail and the moving rail.... if you increase the thickness of the flange a lot, you run the risk of a short in track power.... more metal in less space... the wheel "assembly" could touch both rails at the same time.

By the way, this is the classic short in a switch, the moving points are "hot" and the derailment causes a wheel to contact the wrong rail.... think about it...

Greg

 

[Rhinochugger]

By the way, this is the classic short in a switch, the moving points are "hot" and the derailment causes a wheel to contact the wrong rail.... think about it...

Greg

Been there, done that, got the T-shirt - not by messing about with wheel thicknesses but with point blades set too far apart ..... same result.

 

[Fred2179G]

this is the classic short in a switch, the moving points are "hot" and the derailment causes a wheel to contact the wrong rail.... think about it...

I never think about it - I have been running battery deadrail for years.

I don't disagree with your analysis - I was merely suggesting that if I was adding a washer, the whole thing would have to be re-profiled so the flange wasn't a lot thicker than it should be. I never actually thought Eric would find a washer the right size and try it!

 

[Greg Elmassian]

A little confused... if you are adding a washer, you are doing it to increase the back to back, then that implies the washer is the new "back" of the wheel, so I guess you mean grinding off the original flange and using the new washer as the new flange... essentially you are increasing the tread width... I see, that would work... now I get what you are thinking...

Greg