What happened at your workbench today?

Well, today I have been working on one of the previously enjoyed Fn3 flats wot I bought, turning this one into a low-sided gon. The timber comes ready cut to size from Cornwall Model Boats (all you have to do is to sand the arris on each outside edge to accentuate the joint) and the coach bolt heads are formed by using Peco track pins. Even with this method, you have to drill holes first. This is the only practical use that I know of for this product, as they're absolutely useless for pinning track unless you use the old fibreboard for your baseboard. It's not often that Peco produce a turkey, but these tracks pins were it.

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Off the workbench and on to the track for little testing due to the dry whether:

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... And now for something completely different!
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It will fit... But a little trouble with the drive..
I think one of the worms is binding?
:(
 
It was described as an Egger Bahn 009
"Plymouth" 12 Steam loco!

I think one of the worms, might be slipping on the motor shaft?

I am at a loss, on how to proceed, trying to get the chassis to run nicely.
:(:wondering:


LGB and g scale, it isn't! :nerd:
 
PhilP said:
It was described as an Egger Bahn 009
"Plymouth" 12 Steam loco!

I think one of the worms, might be slipping on the motor shaft?

I am at a loss, on how to proceed, trying to get the chassis to run nicely.
:(:wondering:


LGB and g scale, it isn't! :nerd:
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No, it's Minitrains, but possibly of a certain vintage. Never took my Minitrains chassis apart, but if it has a worm drive, it may be one of the newer versions.

However, Minitrains were resurrected a few years ago, and that diesel may well still be on the roster.

Not sure who stocks the stuff though.
 
I took another run at figuring out the track pickup trouble on my LGB 2045 Ge4/2. I think I actually discovered what the problem was! One of the carbon brush holders on the leading/trailing truck with the pickups was missing its spring. I don't know how it got lost as there is no way for it to go missing the way the truck is designed. It might have been missing from day 1. To fix it I needed to pull a wheel off the axle.

I just kind of bodged wheels off in the past with a two-jaw pulley puller and a slotted block of wood. It was always a pita. Today I finally took the advice of someone who I think posted on this forum to make a wheel puller by modifying a "C" clamp. I wish I knew who it was so I could give proper credit. In any case, out came the die grinder and after about a half hour of trial and error - one wheel puller! It works great.

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Edit added: Thanks Greg Elmassian for the idea. I did probably see it on your site.
 
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phils2um said:
Ich habe einen weiteren Versuch unternommen, das Problem mit der Spuraufnahme auf meinem LGB 2045 Ge4/2 herauszufinden. Ich glaube, ich habe tatsächlich herausgefunden, was das Problem war! Einem der Kohlebürstenhalter am Vor-/Nachlaufwagen mit den Pickups fehlte seine Feder. Ich weiß nicht, wie es verloren gegangen ist, da es bei der Konstruktion des Trucks auf keinen Fall verloren gehen kann. Es könnte von Tag 1 an gefehlt haben. Um es zu reparieren, musste ich ein Rad von der Achse ziehen.

Ich habe in der Vergangenheit nur die Räder mit einem zweibackigen Riemenscheibenabzieher und einem geschlitzten Holzblock abgeschraubt. Es war immer eine Pita. Heute habe ich endlich den Rat von jemandem befolgt, von dem ich glaube, dass er in diesem Forum gepostet hat, um einen Radabzieher durch Modifizieren einer "C" -Klemme zu bauen. Ich wünschte, ich wüsste, wer es war, damit ich angemessene Anerkennung zollen könnte. Auf jeden Fall kam der Geradschleifer raus und nach etwa einer halben Stunde Ausprobieren - ein Radabzieher! Es funktioniert super.


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Hallo,
kannst du bitte zeigen wie du es anziehst. Ich verstehe die Funktion. Kann mir aber die Anwendung nicht vorstellen.
Vielen Dank im Voraus

Andreas
 
Andreas said:
Hallo,
kannst du bitte zeigen wie du es anziehst. Ich verstehe die Funktion. Kann mir aber die Anwendung nicht vorstellen.
Vielen Dank im Voraus
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Sure, here you go -
Wheel puller - 1 (3).jpeg Wheel puller - 1 (4).jpeg Wheel puller - 1 (5).jpeg

Note that the same modified "C" clamp can be used to drive the wheel back on the axle when opened wide. It can be used to adjust the spur gear position on the axle or install a replacement gear too.
 
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PhilP said:
It was described as an Egger Bahn 009
"Plymouth" 12 Steam loco!

I think one of the worms, might be slipping on the motor shaft?

I am at a loss, on how to proceed, trying to get the chassis to run nicely.
:(:wondering:


LGB and g scale, it isn't! :nerd:
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If that be the case UV glue may be your saviour.
 
phils2um said:
I took another run at figuring out the track pickup trouble on my LGB 2045 Ge4/2. I think I actually discovered what the problem was! One of the carbon brush holders on the leading/trailing truck with the pickups was missing its spring. I don't know how it got lost as there is no way for it to go missing the way the truck is designed. It might have been missing from day 1. To fix it I needed to pull a wheel off the axle.

I just kind of bodged wheels off in the past with a two-jaw pulley puller and a slotted block of wood. It was always a pita. Today I finally took the advice of someone who I think posted on this forum to make a wheel puller by modifying a "C" clamp. I wish I knew who it was so I could give proper credit. In any case, out came the die grinder and after about a half hour of trial and error - one wheel puller! It works great.

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What a great idea.
 
Rhinochugger said:
Well, today I have been working on one of the previously enjoyed Fn3 flats wot I bought, turning this one into a low-sided gon. The timber comes ready cut to size from Cornwall Model Boats (all you have to do is to sand the arris on each outside edge to accentuate the joint) and the coach bolt heads are formed by using Peco track pins. Even with this method, you have to drill holes first. This is the only practical use that I know of for this product, as they're absolutely useless for pinning track unless you use the old fibreboard for your baseboard. It's not often that Peco produce a turkey, but these tracks pins were it.

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They are quite good for Rivets in cardboard and foamboard stock builds.
 
dunnyrail said:
If that be the case UV glue may be your saviour.
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Jon, the problem is I can adjust things, and it will run a few revolutions, then lock-up again..
Very difficult to see / feel where the worm should be. If I glue it, and am wrong, it is game-over. :(

I have wondered about getting the motor out. Removing the worm, and very lightly knurling the shaft..
Just enough so that the worm will hold..
Adjust, until running nicely, then a drop of loctite, to fix it in place.

The battery and receiver, are an easy fit. But it does need to run sweetly, first.
 
PhilP said:
Jon, the problem is I can adjust things, and it will run a few revolutions, then lock-up again..
Very difficult to see / feel where the worm should be. If I glue it, and am wrong, it is game-over. :(

I have wondered about getting the motor out. Removing the worm, and very lightly knurling the shaft..
Just enough so that the worm will hold..
Adjust, until running nicely, then a drop of loctite, to fix it in place.

The battery and receiver, are an easy fit. But it does need to run sweetly, first.
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Hm I wonder if the other gear has a slight split causing this issue, if so probably game over unless you can find a replacement.
 
dunnyrail said:
Hm I wonder if the other gear has a slight split causing this issue, if so probably game over unless you can find a replacement.
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Don't think so..
I marked the wheels, to try to see if they were both moving 'in sync', but any differences are very small..
Difficult.
 
Rhinochugger said:
No, it's Minitrains, but possibly of a certain vintage. Never took my Minitrains chassis apart, but if it has a worm drive, it may be one of the newer versions.

However, Minitrains were resurrected a few years ago, and that diesel may well still be on the roster.

Not sure who stocks the stuff though.
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Here is one stockist: Minitrains
 
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