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Re: Will this FUD forming press tool work?
« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2016, 07:43:05 PM »
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I'm actually kicking around etching a set of pickups; for the axle cups, half-etch a locater dot for each axle, then punch with a nail.
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Re: Will this FUD forming press tool work?
« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2016, 08:53:27 PM »
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The results look excellent .
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Re: Will this FUD forming press tool work?
« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2016, 09:05:32 PM »
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I still have my doubts that 0.25mm material (stretched in the dimple) will be durable enough in a long run.  But I suppose it could be easily replaced as a wear-item.
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Re: Will this FUD forming press tool work?
« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2016, 10:15:08 PM »
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Same thickness as the Bachmann material.
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Re: Will this FUD forming press tool work?
« Reply #19 on: April 01, 2016, 01:03:48 AM »
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Quote from: Lemosteam on March 31, 2016, 10:15:08 PM
Same thickness as the Bachmann material.

0.25mm is 0.010".  I measured both Bachmann tender trucks and Kato trucks: they use 0.015" material for the bearing plates (50% thicker than yours).  But IIRC the newer Kato 3-axle trucks with sprung center axle do use 0.010" bearing plates, so I suppose that is sufficient. I guess I like to overbuild things.
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