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Have you ever wondered why wheels must be turned with a taper? And how much taper is enough? Why do the flanges also have tapers? Why do the flanges carry the weight of the load through frogs? These and other questions are answered in the white paper, "Determining Wheel and Wheelset Dimensions", written by IBLS member Bill Donovan. This is a must-read for for all modelers who design, build or inspect wheels. | Have you ever wondered why wheels must be turned with a taper? And how much taper is enough? Why do the flanges also have tapers? Why do the flanges carry the weight of the load through frogs? These and other questions are answered in the white paper, "[http://ibls.org/files/Standards/Determining%20Wheel%20and%20Wheelset%20Dimensions.pdf Determining Wheel and Wheelset Dimensions]", written by IBLS member Bill Donovan. This is a must-read for for all modelers who design, build or inspect wheels. | ||
[http://ibls.org/files/Standards/Determining%20Wheel%20and%20Wheelset%20Dimensions.pdf] | [http://ibls.org/files/Standards/Determining%20Wheel%20and%20Wheelset%20Dimensions.pdf "Determining Wheel and Wheelset Dimensions" (PDF)] | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 19 January 2014
Have you ever wondered why wheels must be turned with a taper? And how much taper is enough? Why do the flanges also have tapers? Why do the flanges carry the weight of the load through frogs? These and other questions are answered in the white paper, "Determining Wheel and Wheelset Dimensions", written by IBLS member Bill Donovan. This is a must-read for for all modelers who design, build or inspect wheels.