3D Printed Angle Blocks to Separate Wheels/Axles from Loco Center Gears....

Sumner Nov 13, 2020

  1. Sumner

    Sumner TrainBoard Member

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    J Starbuck, on another thread here, posted the following solution for separating wheel/axles from the gear section on loco trucks. He made hardwood angle blocks to do the job but since I have a 3D printer I thought I'd try that approach. It was about a 10 minute job to design the angle blocks using Fusion 360. It took the printer about 3 hours to print both of them but I printed on the highest quality.

    I thought I'd also post it here in the 3D Printer section as it probably fits here better in the long run, but remove it if it is a problem here.

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    I had a SD45T-2 with a broken frame so pulled a truck off of it to try out the blocks.

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    I couldn't believe how easy it was to separate the wheel/axle from the center gear section.

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    Slide the two blocks towards each other with very little pressure and the parts come apart in a very controlled manner.

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    I also found that the angle block worked great pressing the parts together. Put the center of the wheel in the slot and press.

    Thanks J Starbuck for bringing this to my attention.

    You can find the files to print this on my thingiverse account ( HERE ) and info on my web site ...

    http://1fatgmc.com/RailRoad/Locos-1/page-3.html

    You can find all the files to 3D print this object and others on my thingiverse.com account ( HERE ).

    Sumner
     
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