Lead Truck Wheels, Finished

I had to modify the face plate to finish maching the spoked wheels for the lead truck, so I waited until the drivers were finished.

Face plate modified to mount lead truck wheels.

I drilled and tapped the center of the face plate for a 1/2-20 thread. I screwed in a pin I had turned to fit the ID of the wheels. I used a 1/4-20 SHCS for a drive pin and the wheel was held in place with a 1/4-20 screw and washers in the center of the pin.

Turning the 2 degree angle on the wheel tread.

I machined the tread to 3.750 inches. A taper of 2 degrees was machined on the tread with the compound. The radius at the base of the flange was machined at the same time.