wheel wipes

[pdlethbridge]

Mr. Bachmann, Can I purchase wheel wipers that are on the connie 2-8-0 tender. They contact the axles on each truck to give the engine better connection to the track. I'd like to get several sets if I could. Thanks, Paul

[Jim Banner]

I would like some too, but so far have not found a source.  The alternative is cutting them out of shim brass.  Not as long lasting as phosphor bronze, but a lot easier to find.

[Yampa Bob]

I bought some phosphor bronze sheets from Micro-Mark, very easy to work with.

http://www.micromark.com/PHOSPHOR-BRONZE-SHEET-5-x-7-x-006-THICK-PKG-OF-3,8335.html

These shears do a nice job cutting out small parts.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEVT3&P=ML

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXEVT2&P=ML

For axle wipers, I cut a rectangle 1/2" wide, make the hole, then cut and notch 3 "fingers" instead of the usual one. This style is used on the newer Bachmann tenders.

[pdlethbridge]

If you want phosphor bronze wire, try here.
http://www.tichytraingroup.com/index.php?page=view_category.php&category=Wire&offset=0
or here
http://scaleshops.com/catalog/-c-40.html?osCsid=77d5a1e9452cd76dfa660e46225a3d30
Bachmann part number is h114xmt032

[pdlethbridge]

I just got off the phone with the parts department and ordered 16 of those little suckers. At $0.25, it was a bargain.

[SteamGene]

How come they have wheel wipes and not Delta trailing trucks? 
Gene

[Yampa Bob]

Maybe they took the wipers off all the USRA Medium tenders they dropped from the line.   

I could use some insulated wheelsets for the tenders, guess I'll give them a call.   

[Jim Banner]

Thank you, gentlemen, for the links.  The Scale Shop one looks particularly promising - they have .003 phosphor bronze, which is the same thickness as the Bachmann wipers.