Gizzy
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Wheel Flange Rub: bad gauge or a fact of life?
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I live in the USA, 35 miles from USA Trains. I have not had any issues with my R1 track or my 29 inch diameter circle (one piece of 8 foot rail bent to a circle). I did have issues with the USA Trains metal wheels as these had no sideways movement and would ride up on the rails, so I place these in my shop vise and 'squeeze' the wheels tighter to be more like the LGB wheels. The LGB metal wheels do have a lot of side to side play on rolling stock.
schienenkönig
I'm a tram enthusiast and have made trams Scale G
In March 2015, before Easter, our scouting layout was in an empty shop. But without a driver's cab. There, a tram with a trailer makes its rounds.
It runs on a timer every day from 10 am to 7 pm. It takes 38 seconds to complete a lap of the Dogbone. If I assume that the tracks have a total length of about 18.10 metres, this means that it has covered about 292 km by this morning. An astonishing achievement indeed. If you do the maths, you'll notice a difference of two days, as the system was switched off for safety reasons as there was no one to maintain it. This morning there was the first 'accident' - the coupling on the motorised car had come loose and the car hit the sidecar. The trailer car derailed at a point and the motorised car made a small dent in the brass on both rails.
What I noticed was what I consider to be enormous wear on the curved rails. Especially on the outer curve. The last photo shows the abrasion. There are also small piles at the joints.
Picture 1: The shop window.
Picture 2: The layout in the shape of a dog bone.
Picture 3: Abrasion in the R 1 curve.
The trailer had metal wheels.
Peter
It runs on a timer every day from 10 am to 7 pm. It takes 38 seconds to complete a lap of the Dogbone. If I assume that the tracks have a total length of about 18.10 metres, this means that it has covered about 292 km by this morning. An astonishing achievement indeed. If you do the maths, you'll notice a difference of two days, as the system was switched off for safety reasons as there was no one to maintain it. This morning there was the first 'accident' - the coupling on the motorised car had come loose and the car hit the sidecar. The trailer car derailed at a point and the motorised car made a small dent in the brass on both rails.
What I noticed was what I consider to be enormous wear on the curved rails. Especially on the outer curve. The last photo shows the abrasion. There are also small piles at the joints.
Picture 1: The shop window.
Picture 2: The layout in the shape of a dog bone.
Picture 3: Abrasion in the R 1 curve.
The trailer had metal wheels.
Peter
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OP, I’ve had similar experiences with my LGB rail buses. As far as a very slight amount of brass wear in the frogs, that’s fairly common. you will need to use your own judgment, I have had “expert resources“ , a certain Klaus, suggest using a touch of oil or WD-40 on the rails in order to reduce friction.
Some years ago, I have tried both WD-40 and very light mechanical clipper oil. I did this i hopes of getting tree sap not to stick to my rails. It was not the best decision. Both collect various gunk and debris and stuff from the air and eventually will need to be removed with a cloth. This leaves black streaks on the cloth, and may require further chemical cleaning with naptha, meths, or track cleaners.. OTOH, lubrication does work, and prototype railways use it. I will tell you flat out that if you have grades, it may be a very poor choice.
Some years ago, I have tried both WD-40 and very light mechanical clipper oil. I did this i hopes of getting tree sap not to stick to my rails. It was not the best decision. Both collect various gunk and debris and stuff from the air and eventually will need to be removed with a cloth. This leaves black streaks on the cloth, and may require further chemical cleaning with naptha, meths, or track cleaners.. OTOH, lubrication does work, and prototype railways use it. I will tell you flat out that if you have grades, it may be a very poor choice.
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