97xx Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Would anyone recommend that I put the effort in to compensate an 00 tender? If so, does it matter whether I fix the front or rear axle? Or shall I simply make sure I build it dead square and provide a small amount of float on the middle axle? FWIW, I do intend adding pickups to the front and rear wheels. The etch chassis I have (usual U-folded) is designed & supplied for 2mm axles straight through the etch. The engineer in me would prefer to put bearings in, but again is this overkill? If i did compensate it, would it be considered unacceptably sloppy to slot the axle holes rather than install horn blocks? (...ducks...) Sorry - lots of Q's but an engineer trying his hand at building small things! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Michael Edge Posted November 21, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 21, 2020 I don't really think it's worth bothering but if one axle is fixed it should be the trailing one. I usually allow some up and down movement in the centre axle of a 6 wheel tender and only put pickups on leading and trailing axles. I don't bother with axle bushes unless it's a kit with oversize holes - I haven't seen any unbushed ones wear out yet. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
97xx Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Michael Edge said: I haven't seen any unbushed ones wear out yet. Yes that was my immediate thought - although my Dublo/Wrenn ones are a bit thicker! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 23, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2020 I agree with Mike, I would never compensate an OO tender. A loco is a different matter, though, as the compensation does improve pick up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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