Smifffy
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Post by Smifffy on Mar 25, 2008 18:33:58 GMT
Wow, went to order some wheel castings for my Royal Scot today. Approx £350 for a set of six! If I wasn't already sitting, I would have fallen over  |
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Post by Tel on Mar 25, 2008 18:43:14 GMT
Castings suppliers priced themselves out of my business a long time ago
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Post by alanstepney on Mar 25, 2008 19:40:43 GMT
Is that the gold plated ones?
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Post by steamjohn248 on Mar 25, 2008 20:07:27 GMT
You should worry, I was quoted £1400 for six. EN8 blanks were £120 for six! ok so there was a bit of swarf making involved. and we are talking disc wheels not spoked but even so £230 for a cast iron disc.
John
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Post by jgb7573 on Mar 26, 2008 9:12:38 GMT
As an alternative, try making a pattern and get castings made from it. There's a foundry in Pyle (just outside the M25 near Heathrow, so not that far from Reading) called Wagstaffs and they cast 4 wheels from my own pattern at £15 each about 3 years ago. These were 7" diameter with 8 spokes for a narrow gauge loco. Not quite as complex a pattern as for a Scot of course! They have a flashy website (http://www.wagstafffoundries.com/) but were quite happy for me to wander around the works and chat to anybody while they weren't pouring. A fascinating place!
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Smifffy
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Post by Smifffy on Mar 26, 2008 10:24:48 GMT
Hmm, nice suggestion jgb, but at this stage beyond my capabilities and time frames. I may try and find a reason to visit the foundry though.
Ta for the feedback.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2008 11:46:07 GMT
Wow, went to order some wheel castings for my Royal Scot today. Approx £350 for a set of six! If I wasn't already sitting, I would have fallen over And then people wonder why they go out of business.  |
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