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Sandra just watched this and said 'Isn't it exactly like the last one video you made about making wheels?' Not at all! Well, alright, it has some similarities : - )
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@Nighthawkinlight 3 года назад

Fantastic! Now that I know you can make cones on an ordinary roller it makes me want to make a large roller for a metal vortex cannon barrel

@Rullstolsboken 3 года назад

Didnt expect to see you here! Btw Love your vids

@m93sek 3 года назад

Punctuation matters.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Can't wait to see that, Ben : - )

@marnieparney 3 года назад

I greatly admire your clonky points, and let me tell you, I can't even *count* the number of my friends who are making their own railway wheels.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Ha!

@Maclman1 3 года назад

The simplicity is what makes this so good. A lot of RU-vid projects are over engineered, yours is the bare minimum which is really important. Love the simplicity (like the non-curved kick switch)

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

thank you!

@KWHCoaster 2 года назад

Indeed, I have a lot of unfinished projects because I have a habit of starting to over think and over engineer a project. I.e., a I built a PC/console racing cockpit using 1-1/2" ABS pipe and fittings for my gaming seat, steering wheel, shifter and pedals. I started trying to achieve perfection in a CAD program. In the end, I just went and bought 48ft of pipe and 45,90,T and Y fittings, more than needed, and just got at it. I used some of my basic dimensions and then rather ad hoc using a quick pencil sketch. Not as "perfect" as originally envisioned, but I like the end result and it is done and being used.

@parcydwr 3 года назад

Hi Tim. Railway wheels are locked together by a solid axle. The way they cope with not having a differential in the middle is to allow the train to move sideways on corners. The sideways force of the train, when in a corner, pushes the outer wheels onto a bigger diameter and the inside wheel onto a smaller diameter so that the different length of track covered is matched by the size of the wheels. They are all machined to different profiles for the size of the wheel and what sort of locomotive or carriage is on top of them. I watched some being machined at swindon railway works. I was only 16 at the time so didn't grasp the science then but the big lathe had two toolposts that magnetically followed a steel template on the machine, not cnc but a predecesor of cnc that gave the right profile. The profile templates had letters on them. I think the big loco wheels were being turned to profile 'P' whatever that is. I would stick to your parrallel wheels, although water might drain out of the tapered ones better. Liking your videos.

@forestreese1704 3 года назад

In one of Tim's videos, I think one of the corrugated steel roller ones, he made a copy lathe like you describe for making wood rollers

@Gin-toki 3 года назад

The argument of the tapered wheels allowing water to easilier escape is a really good argument, might be worth to make the wheels this way solely on that basis.

@terryhiggins9700 Год назад

Hi Rob, thanks for that info, and it makes a lot of sense too.

@johnstephen7557 3 года назад

The clunky, jerky points remind me of childhood... being thrown around in the seat of a seaside ghost train😀

@davidhensley76 3 года назад

The best voice on RU-vid. Every child within 13 miles of your place will want to ride your train.

@the_retag 3 года назад

13m only?

@schwuzi 3 года назад

I'm not a child anymore and I live a whole lot farther away than 13 miles, but man do I want to ride this thing. Great job!

@rd-ch1on 3 года назад

You were perfectly clear in the other video about wheels :)

@jack4trains 3 года назад

Watching you form that flange with nothing but a hammer is just pure magic every time! =)

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

thank you, but really it's easy if you start with the right shape. Mind you, I was surprised when the first one appeared before me!

@mattpreston6098 2 года назад

I am so emotional invested in this railway.

@tom_tom_go 3 года назад

Have you ever considered narrating children's stories Tim, you have the voice for it 👍 Enjoying the railway progress, any plans for a locomotive?

@forestreese1704 3 года назад

I wonder if he'll do a loco with an engine like the band saw mill has

@karenkelly2135 3 года назад

I absolutely love both his and Sandras voices, they are so soothing.

@Kittyintheraiyn 3 года назад

People in the comment section will sometimes feel like they know better (sometimes they actually might!) but what really matters is you make and use what works for you, Tim. If they hate flat wheels, so what. If the flat ones work for your rail system all of the power to you! I don't have land or tools, or the know-how to do what you do, but I love to watch all of your videos!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thank you Kitty. Half the time they do know more than me - I'm just not sure which half : - )

@holdfaststarspark333 3 года назад

You're a friggin genius Tim, ya hear? A GENIUS!!! Seriously, you amaze me.

@jcampbell100 3 года назад

Are you kidding me? Amazed.

@Tolono 3 года назад

Looks like testing with a heavy load will determine what's needed. I suspect either the flat wheels will be fine or you'll need even steeper tapers to roll through the curves. Each one of these videos makes me wonder what will happen next. Exciting!

@rascallhunter 3 года назад

steeper tapers or wider treads, bringing the flanges closer together so the tapers are longer. Too steep a taper will increase lateral pressure on the rails, which may become an issue over time (bow the rails out?)

@kranzonguam 3 года назад

Great work as always! It never ceases to amaze me how perfectionistic people become about work that they aren't doing. Take good care!

@josephmiller997 3 года назад

LOL! Well said.

@gonzo_the_great1675 3 года назад

You're not alone. There must be more of us out there..... I made a track system for a little rifle range. It runs down a concrete tube and used to take a trolley that carried the paper targets. The tracks were just 1x1 wooden strips, screwed to wooden sheet. And on it I ran skateboard wheels, with a chunk turned out on the lathe, to form a tread/flange. Worked ok, but the flanges were 90deg to the tread and would bite into the wooden rails.

@BNSFGP38 3 года назад

They just hate your flat wheels, cause they don’t have there own railroad

@bootsowen 3 года назад

Flat wheels for a flat earth

@Lumberjackk 3 года назад

same with his switch haha, i think the kick switch looks cool for how simplistic it is

@mheermance 3 года назад

their own railroad. Sorry, I had an English teacher drill "their, there, and they're" into my head over and over, and I still hear her voice 39 years later.

@RussellNelson 3 года назад

@@mheermance Where own railroad? Oh, there own railroad!

@mheermance 3 года назад

@@RussellNelson Somewhere, somehow my old English teacher heard that, and she's not happy.

@Mungomytube 3 года назад

Hi, Because your wheels are fixed to a common axle they will resist going round corners, this will be much more noticable when you put weight on the wagon. The outside wheel on a corner travels further than the inside wheel so they must be allowed to rotate independently. The outside wheel will be turning slightly faster than the iside wheel. The wheels must be free to rotate at their own speed and not tied together.

@Tolono 3 года назад

This is what the tapered treads solve. As the wheels go through a curve, the outer wheel moves towards the rail and rides on a greater circumference, and the inner wheel moves away from the rail and rides on a lesser circumference, so the wheels 'steer' around the curve. He tried making this in the video but ran into the same problem that real trains have: if the curve is sharper than the wheels can 'steer', there's extra friction and a grinding/squealing sound as the wheels slip.

@Mungomytube 3 года назад

@@Tolono . I see. clever stuff. Thanks.

@Tolono 3 года назад

@@Mungomytube Yep. The engineering of a railroad is pretty interesting. I like that we're all learning new things from Tim's videos.

@henrysmudworks1894 3 года назад

Split differential axles would help on the the curves and corners.

@stevelowndes5803 3 года назад

As someone who served a proper apprenticeship in a locomotive works, i think you did brilliantly with your first attempt at wheels & points & track. They are quality engineering (fitness for purpose). I would, as you hinted, work on getting the wagons made up and tested to use. Stick to metal thru wood to start with, as the choice of bearing design could slow you down. Real chill out vids.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

thanks, Steve!

@doct0rnic 3 года назад

Tim, I work for a class 1 railway in North Dakota and can confirm after 10 years of working as a conductor, that none of the wheels on freight cars are tapered. When new, they are flat and the flange isnt even that big. After miles of usage, they become worn in the center, I have never seen a tapered wheel at work. I cant confirm about European railroads. Also I love your ingenuity in your points, very clever!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks, Ben. I am learning so much : - )

@RussellNelson 3 года назад

That surprises me. I've never seen a railroad wheel which isn't tapered.

@doct0rnic 3 года назад

@@RussellNelson the tapered look is actually the flange, shaped to fit around the curve of the rail. But the rest is flat, I was looking at the brand new wheels the other day and couldn't feel any actual taper of the tread from the edge to the flange. When new, they are more or less shaped to fit the shape of the rail itself, and eventually will start to show evidence of a convex shape after years of use. There is more evidence of this as the brake shoes are made flat and fit flat on the tread, and wear evenly.

@timjw5704 3 года назад

Wagons roll! Good you tried out the suggestions. I always say "kiss" Keep It Simple Stupid! Simple is not always best but it is a good starting point. Thank you Tim

@jonathan1427 3 года назад

Excellent advice, but hurts my feelings every time.

@makingitthrough190 3 года назад

Thank you so much for inspiring all the makers out there to just give it a go! It’s not likely that I’ll ever be a metal worker. But the inspiration is the same. You’re teaching me to stop getting all precious and nervous about potentially wasting some fabric or whatever because the project didn’t go right. How do we learn unless we stop dreaming and actually make the prototype. Good work Tim!

@Spetet 3 года назад

I believe the tapered flanges are actually how train wheels, held straight ahead, allow the train to go through curves. The wheels are supposed to grind and climb the flange.

@BigButtocks967 3 года назад

I love how you speak, I think you should start a separate channel of you reading Roald Dahl books out aloud. Excellent channel and it’s great how you think outside the box to find solutions to problems.

@domenicocaterino7896 3 года назад

I'm Always amezed by how well you can work with metal

@Chlorate299 3 года назад

It's "Tim's Marvellous Rust-ic Railway". I think making sure that your wheels are able to float a bit left and right on their axles in the final design like they do currently will prove quite a lot more useful than a tapered tread.

@Jayf1981 3 года назад

Go Tim go, Hi Sandra looking forward to your next vlog, I hope all is well.

@mischef18 3 года назад

I guess it comes down to what ever works in your situation. Safe travels

@nicolaiitchenko7610 3 года назад

Might suggest Snub rail points for future efforts. Would be FAR smoother and impress the pundits no end. And well within your reach. Keep it coming. Fascinating, fun and inspirational... Blessings from Australia to you and Sandra

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks, Frank. Yes, they might do too.

@tamarmolerick3814 3 года назад

Whilst there are significant advantages to having a taper on wheels (typically between 3 and 5 degrees) for what you are doing a flat tread is fine. An easier option you might like to consider for future experiment is non flanged wheels running on flanged (angle iron) track, this is known as a plateway. As someone who has earnt their living building, operating and maintaining narrow gauge railways for the last 25 years I am really enjoying this series and am impressed by your endeavours. Keep up the good work.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks very much. I like plateways, but curves are more difficult with them, aren't they?

@tamarmolerick3814 3 года назад

@@WayOutWestx2 Marginally, but it is do-able; cut V notches in the foot of the angle iron, bend to shape, weld up notches.

@RealisticAlternatives 3 года назад

Hi Tim, impressive work. I spent a couple of years working as a rail lubricator: the solution used on the "big" stuff is to put a thin film of heavy grease on the inside edge of the rail in areas where there's lateral forces. Corners, in other words. It helps with getting the train through the bend but, beyond that, greatly reduces wear and can go a long way towards eliminating squealing/banshee wailing.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Yes, it could be that simple - I'll try it. Thanks. (Banshee wailing!)

@li22ietopper26 3 года назад

Wonderful. Great work, Tim.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Many thanks!

@biddygames 3 года назад

You do you man it is just enjoyable to watch.

@zer0m0stel 3 года назад

I am reminded of two adages from my youth in mechanical maintaince. The First is, If it works, don't fix it. the second is, Keep it Simple! Most farmers just wanna get things done and working and maybe improve it if they have to continually replace things. Upgrades are expensive. But if you have time, money, tools, and materials, then feel free to experiment. I think this garden railway is perfect for your use. It looks like something you can take down and store as needed, so perfection is not needed. Just the ability to save you back and joins the wear and tear you can't afford. So Bravo and Hats off! I look forward to seeing how the bearing works out and your final product.

@leslieaustin151 3 года назад

Love it! Well done Tim. Sounds like for your use on your railway, your original wheels were fine. And no, you’re not the only one making railway wheels, but the ones I’ve just made - from solid steel - are 38mm diam on the tyres (or treads) and 42mm across the flanges, so my steam tram won’t be running on your railway - unless you have a bit of 35mm gauge knocking about in the barn! Looking forward to your wagon(s). Love the channel. Les in UK PS, my wheels are flat-tread wheels too. Les

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

glad to hear I'm not the only one, Les!

@stanlanning3704 3 года назад

Thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us! We've a bit of property in North Cork and plan to put in a railroad eventually. Your designs are a huge inspiration for us to start sooner :)

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Sounds great!

@MusikCassette 2 года назад

the genius of tapered treads is, that in curves is that in curves the outer wheel can travel a longer distance than the inner wheel without any slip, because it travels on a larger diameter. The tighter the curve, the bigger this difference needs to be for this effect to actually work. (if you want I could do some rough calculations on that, but I would think you are capable of that too) In theory, even with a sharp edge the wagon should follow a curve as long as the treads are wide and tapered enough. As a bonus, the wagons lean into the curve, thereby counteracting centrifugal forces. When you have treads, that suit your tracks, the role of the fledges becomes quite different. So they can be further away from the rails and probably shorter. As a rule of thumb: wide and tapered treads make a wagon more forgiving towards unprecise rails.

@WayOutWestx2 2 года назад

The advantages were just not worth the extra trouble.

@MusikCassette 2 года назад

@@WayOutWestx2 I am thinking, that for your tight curves the taper is not enough to get the benefits. On the other hand. The benefits are bigger at higher speeds. In your usecase a bit of slipping is probably not that bad and as long as you don't move to fast the danger of things falling of, or the wagons tipping over is quite managable. on the other other hand there is still room for some interesting and educational videos. ^^

@crzwdjk 3 года назад

One little design detail for curves is that it is relatively common to space the rails slightly further apart on curves, called gauge widening. Just how much you need to do it depends on the wheels, flanges, and track gauge but it's probably at most a couple of cm on your tight curve to keep the bogie from getting wedged. As for your switch, I was skeptical at first but if it works, it works. It's not like you're building a high speed railway.

@NRCprojetz 3 года назад

Nice. Thanks for the extra work for the comparison. It's very interesting. I look forward to the comparison with cargo. Great video, keep it up. : D

@MinimumGauge 3 года назад

The points are a tried and tested design. They look clunky but work perfectly in this application.

@krowvin 3 года назад

Tim I hear you when you say people can move the wagons just fine, but I think we'd all really enjoy to see you rig a motorized cart on the track when it's done and go for a spin. You did great work with your saw and ground leveling contraptions! We like trains!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Noted!

@cronauer1985 3 года назад

You know we are all hoping you make a powered shunter , just a crude single cylinder type. Loving the videos.

@keirapoppins2514 3 года назад

Or maybe battery operated. It probably wouldn't be too hard to make a chain-drive loco powered by a car battery with a fairly chunky motor. Two axles, either one or both driven.

@dws2313 3 года назад

I think the "train" should be pulled by a miniature donkey ... just to keep things "quaint".

@tonygrimes13 3 года назад

@@dws2313 *Grass* powered instead of *Gas* powered!

@richarddunnett2619 2 года назад

I’m in awe!! This railway is just brilliant!! I preferred the straight wheels that can be cut from a piece of pipe!! The ingenious, simple methods you come up with are by far the most achievable. Plus if it saves you time Tim, then you get it done faster and we get to see the progress. Win, win!

@the4thj 3 года назад

Can't wait for the cars.

@grahams5871 3 года назад

You can't believe how excited I was to see your new video. Who would win? The cone-heads or the cylinder-heads? I agree with your thoughts about cost and simplicity and just getting on with a solution that works and is good enough, but we're all still really interested in understanding which is best. I notice that your wheels are quite wide and fit snugly into the rails ( which is best for cylindrical treads) but if you used cone treads and made the tracks a little wider around curves, you'd easily have twice as much 'difference in diameter' to help the buggy around a sharper curve. Putting a small camber on the track ( like the indianapolis 500) might help things a little bit too, and thinking about costs: you probably have enough servicable wheels for your needs by now, making the front pair in a buggy use conical treads may help lead the whole buggy in the right direction.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Yes, tapered wheels need to be closer together than straights - I see that now. There's so much to learn!

@isaacmarkovitz7548 3 года назад

I'm no metalworker, but i do have an idea that might work. Basically, instead of rolling cones for the wheels, what about making simple hoops out of thicker steel, and then using a grinder to taper the wheels. One other option might be to weld in some filler near the flange, enabling a much steeper taper than if a purely subtractive method was used (although the heat warping the metal could be an issue). One advantage of an approach like this is that it enables you to experiment with more complicated custom profiles than a simple cone. I hope you find this useful, and keep up the good work.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Good idea, but thicker steel is much more difficult to roll and much more expensive to buy too. Keep thinking : - )

@shishkebab5306 3 года назад

Well I think your little railway is brilliant, perfect way to save your field from heavy machinery. I can't believe you've had comments on here criticising it, don't really know what some people expect.

@equalogist 3 года назад

So, the taper used in regular rail roads are about 1:20 ratio, so the curves must be longer and smoother, your curves are sharper, hence the taper needs to be a little higher (maybe about 6-7 degrees instead of 3-4 degrees, I would even go as far as 10 degrees). I absolutely love your content and would love to build a rail for myself one day :)

@elijahwerner6130 3 года назад

I am thoroughly surprised by how well your clonky points work; I didn't anticipate that at all!

@RussellNelson 3 года назад

Kick switches like these have been used in mines for centuries.

@eckosters 3 года назад

"Isn't everyone beavering away making railways?" That was the quote of the day! Nothing sensible to add - just loving it

@daleleibfried8648 3 года назад

I love this. Your 👍 i like your way of thinking

@josephbrandtner7713 3 года назад

Tapered wheels might not eliminate flange friction against the gauge face of the rail. But they do allow the axle to shift sideways on a curve so that larger radius of the cone is running on the outside rail of the curve while the smaller radius of the cone of the opposite wheel can make smaller revolutions on the inside rail of the curve which has a smaller radius. This way both wheels can turn happily at the same time even though the radii of the rails is different. When railway wheels develop worn treads, they may work reasonably well in a curve. But coming out of the curve they will "hunt" side to side, sometimes violently, trying to find that sweet spot on the treads that will allow them to turn at the same speed.

@user-gf8pu2oh8f 3 года назад

Great Job Tim, keep on doing what you’re doing, I wish I could do half of what you are doing with the rail system, thanks for sharing your experiences. 👍🏼

@TwoAcresandaMule 3 года назад

Some people are just never content with things. Build them how you like.

@joethompson11 3 года назад

I'm just here to watch what you're getting up to and it looks brilliant! Loving this series of videos 😊 maybe I'll make a railway one day when I gave some space, I'd definitely never considered it till now!

@TheBrianrichards 3 года назад

Hello from Massachusetts. We love all your content keep it up!

@gramursowanfaborden5820 3 года назад

careful the horses don't eat your end stop!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

they did!

@covishen Год назад

I just found your channel and I am very jealous. I own some property in North West Minnesota, USA, close to North Dakota. I have no metal working skill but now you have me wanting a railway to move firewood, and garden soil, wood shavings, etc! You are a bad influence, Sir! 😂

@kweaby 3 года назад

Keep up the good work

@GregVirgoe 11 месяцев назад

The purpose of the taper is to change the diameter and therefore circumference when cornering as the outside wheel needs to travel further than the inside wheel so with different diameters there is less slipping

@keirapoppins2514 3 года назад

I love the clonky kick switches. They're a good, simple solution for a simple, low-budget railway. It's not a passenger carrying mainline, or carrying delicate goods, and so ride quality doesn't really matter. I get the feeling that people are just a bit put off that it doesn't look like it's 'done right'. There's rarely only one right way to do things, so good on you! I'm really enjoying these videos.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks, Chris!

@RobertMilesAI 3 года назад

I'm sure there's some fun maths you can do about this. For a given radius of track bend and a given distance between the rails, you get a certain ratio of how far the inside wheel has to go compared to the outside wheel, which gives you the ratio you need between the radius of the left cone where it touches the rail and the radius of the right cone where it touches... and that tells you, for a given angle of cone, how much closer together the flanges need to be compared to the rail spacing, so the wheels have enough space to move over to the correct wheel diameter ratio... or if you prefer, for a given distance between flanges, how sharp a cone angle you need in order to get enough radius variation within the lateral leeway the flanges give you... Not at all worth it for this application, but kind of fun to think about!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Not sure how much fun it is, Robert - but it sure is interesting : - )

@lukeduwve6968 3 года назад

Amazing work!

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks a lot!

@rudyzepeda2800 3 года назад

I enjoyed this video. Thanks

@jenhofmann 3 года назад

You've clearly engaged the rail aficionado set! So glad you're getting some traction both here and on your land! :)

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Ha! Yes, who'd have thought it : - )

@chuckvoss9344 3 года назад

Always joy to see what things you come up with.

@petertolgyesi6125 2 года назад

You may calculate the needed difference in diameter for a certain turn radius. Narrow gauge railways that I have seen (originally from mining, now for tourists) typically have wide wheels to avoid steep taper.

@joshuapanek277 3 года назад

These videos are very helpful for planning my fire wood railway! Thanks for sharing! North Carolina U.S.

@fleurdelune5240 3 года назад

Intriguing! ❤

@garywheeler7039 3 года назад

Here in central california, USA, we had something called Drying Yards around 1900 for drying apricots in the sun. Wooden flats with sliced fruit were laid in the sun and narrow gauge trollys were used to move stacks of them. I was able to buy a couple, and had to repair one wheel using thin steel plate cut in an arc similar to your tapered tread. I found it easy to hammer it into shape it naturally wanted to form a curve, I then welded it into place to replace the big chunk of tread that was missing on the cast steel wheel. Used them to move stacks of bricks and parts of buildings and sheds around the back yard. The wheels were marked Stockton, a nearby city where they were cast. They used standard 3/4 inch pipe as the axle, and used a simple bracket to attach them to the wood frame. No bearings to speak of as the loads were not terribly heavy and the speeds slow.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Interesting - thanks, Gary. Yes, I'm just trying wooded bearings now too

@mheermance 3 года назад

This series is so impressive and industrious. I wish I had a fraction of your drive and I would complete more projects.

@balderegholm5718 3 года назад

I like your clunky points and this series do make me want to build a garden railway although a wheelbarrow is plenty suitable for my needs

@alekcxjo 3 года назад

I was so much waiting for this video :D

@MikeWilliams-yp9kl 3 года назад

Fantastic wheels I wish I a railway in my garden, love your points and your new wheels but I preferred your old ones

@themadrobot 3 года назад

thanks for humouring us taperrers' Tim

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Any time!

@mrdavidrees 3 года назад

This is awesome

@gliOrtidiMauro 3 года назад

Fantastico bravo

@Shipwright1918 Год назад

Working on something similar to this, but the wheels are made of roller skate wheels and a wooden flange bolted to the back. Track is pvc filled with sand to make it stiff enough to bear the weight.

@usm-4kagnew165 3 года назад

Cylindrical tread wheels will always slide a bit in curves due to the difference in the distanced traveled between the inside and outside rail in a curve. Tapered wheels act as a differential to compensate for the difference in distance each side has to travel through a curve. The wheel on the longer outside rail rides on the larger circumference of the taper, while the wheel on the inside rail which is shorter rides on the smaller circumference of the taper. Proper taper needs to be engineered for the tightest radius of your curves, I.e. the tighter the curves, more taper is required. Wheels also need to have sufficient lateral clearances between the wheel flanges and the gauge side of the rail to find the correct circumferences to comfortably negotiate the curve. The other issue I noticed is due to the radius of your curves, there is a lot of friction between the wheel flanges and outside rail in the curve. You may want to lubricate the gauge side of the outside rails in your curves to reduce friction. The same applies to the switches.

@slowdaze 3 года назад

Fantastic video as always. The main advantage of a tapered wheel is that it changes the diameter of the wheels allowing the one on the outer of the curve to spin faster to maintain speed with the inner wheel. They are like an open differential in a car this way. In a car, if you weld the axles together then the car will screech, bind and bark the tires around turns. This is possibly the grinding you are hearing with the straight wheels, the inner wheel has to slip to maintain the same speed as the outer wheel. For your application, it doesn’t seem like there is a big enough advantage to make it worth all the extra effort.

@JWvanderLeest 3 года назад

I noticed in the bend of the track the flanges were scraping the sides of the rails. There is a relation between the angle of the flange, the distance between the axles/wheelbase and the curve. To prevent scraping the radius the flanges make must be smaller than that of the curve. With a rope perpendicular to the rails it must be possible to estimate the radius of the arc. The same for the flanges of the wheels. GL and greetings from the Netherlands.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

You're right - I'm still experimenting with the best angle

@Boatlane22 3 года назад

Just keep doing what your happy with I enjoy your videos don’t let anyone tell you different

@gibbosj08 3 года назад

i think what you have done is amazing i cant wait to see some wagons 👍

@BrendanPerkins 3 года назад

Beautifully made wheels! I'm feeling rather inspired to have a garden railway of my own now.

@DaltonCypherUSATC5019 3 года назад

For the brakes, on our railcars(usa narrow gauge) we use brake shoes that apply pressure on the tread of the wheels and this can be actuated by some simple linkages( for example some handbrakes are just a stick that puts pressure on the shoes through linkages and the friction stops thr train, hope this helps

@Zappyguy111 3 года назад

Why not a wooden bar that spans the width of the car and engages directly with the track? Don't need to line it up, just pull a lever and lift the whole car off the track! Big flanges help too.

@DaltonCypherUSATC5019 3 года назад

@@Zappyguy111 that works if you only want brakes on 2 wheels, from what I can understand he is wanting to have brakes on all 4 wheels of the cars

@Zappyguy111 3 года назад

@@DaltonCypherUSATC5019 I was thinking something like a track brake, simple to build and service. No engagement with the wheels, just a flat bar that drops down onto a flat track and uses the weight of the car to slow the train. Only catch, you need to make sure that car is heavy enough to hold the train.

@DaltonCypherUSATC5019 3 года назад

@@Zappyguy111 I highly doubt that would work, plus it would take a lot more force to get the train moving when it's loaded an the when it's unloaded it would have a hard time stopping because there wouldn't be enough weight.

@jamescarruthers8184 3 года назад

Tim!! What really matters is you have a rail sytsem in your garden which sounds Awesome!!! - Great work and yes there will always be more than one way to engineer to something :) :) I did think about old steel car rims, but you still have to attach them :(

@alazygamer1032 3 года назад

i like the switch because like in real switchs they are capable of having a button

@yeagerxp 3 года назад

Awesome job on the wheels👍👍👍Thanks for sharing. Now build the wagon and use the straight threads

@jimbos3421 3 года назад

My compliments to you sir, job well done, especially the use of a framing hammer to beat metal with! Looks like giant versions of my Lionel train wheels.

@BeckaReus 3 года назад

As someone who runs trains for a living, I can tell you that the big stuff grinds on the curves too. They over come that by regularly greasing the wheels, but I doubt you need to take that approach.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

Thanks, Becka. I'll try some grease anyway..

@Birdman_in_CLE 3 года назад

I love that you use a framing hammer for metal works. This again shows that no specialist tools are needed. As one gets experience and saves a bit of money, then upgrading to good used equipment is often a good opinion.

@RussellNelson 3 года назад

Mmmmmm, you shouldn't hit metal with a framing hammer. The hammer's steel is tempered differently in a ball peen hammer.

@stevenwolfe2279 2 месяца назад

I’m sure that you know because you are rail aficionado, but I will mention it for your viewers who have a mild interest. The taper on the wheels is a genius way to go around curves, as well as keeping the axle centred on the track. If the geometry is worked out properly, as the curved wheel gets pushed to the outside of a turn, the larger diameter part of the wheel starts to contact the rail. On the opposite end of the axle, the smaller diameter part of the wheel starts to contact the rail. This is how they engineer it so that a fixed axle will go around a corner. Otherwise, the axles would have to allow independent rotation of the wheels to negotiate a bend.

@carljanisewski 3 года назад

You know what they say KISS ..... The straight wheels are perfect why make a job harder !!!!

@jneidlinger 3 года назад

I've been loving your railway video series! Very interesting. Keep it up.

@RJ-xv1nh 3 года назад

Ivor Williams trailer centres work great, have them on my sawmill track.

@WayOutWestx2 3 года назад

A straight track, though?

@RJ-xv1nh 3 года назад

@@WayOutWestx2 I have a special bendy bit for curved logs : )

@billyshears9918 3 года назад

I like your videos. Looking forward to the next project. Digging a canal with locks and a mini marina. 😉

@Boulder_Bill 3 года назад

If it looks dumb but it works, then it ain't dumb. I think the rail switch is brilliant and sticks to the KISS principle perfectly.

@PatGilliland 3 года назад

You indulge us sir!

@colinlothlorian 3 года назад

I have made railway wheels from a slice of 60mm tube with laser cut bosses and spokes, so they have a parallel tread. The flange is a disc of thicker plate so I could turn a taper on it. Despite the naysayers they work just fine at low speeds around the workshop, which is all they were designed for. Keep up the good work!

@aiolos2411 2 года назад

Your switch used to make me cringe, but I've grown to appreciate it. Your design would be difficult to make more simple or use less material -- and it still works! PS - I work for a large railway in USA.

@WayOutWestx2 2 года назад

Cool, thanks