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I bought an 00 back to back wheel gauge from C&L Finescale's stand at this weekend's CMRA exhibition in St Albans. I knew I'd got a few wheelsets that were suspect and wanted to check them out. However, all the wheel-sets I've checked so far all seem to be slightly narrow, even on modern RTR locos I know run well!
The gauge is 14.8mm wide (micrometer measurement). A search through the forum has bought up a previous topic Help with dimensions please where the recommended back-to-back dimension is said to be 14.5mm or slightly above. A measurement with an accurate steel rule on the well-running locos indicates these are indeed 14.5mm back-to-back.
Have I got the right gauge? Or do I need to have a word with C&L?
Regards,
John Webb
The gauge is 14.8mm wide (micrometer measurement). A search through the forum has bought up a previous topic Help with dimensions please where the recommended back-to-back dimension is said to be 14.5mm or slightly above. A measurement with an accurate steel rule on the well-running locos indicates these are indeed 14.5mm back-to-back.
Have I got the right gauge? Or do I need to have a word with C&L?
Regards,
John Webb