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Flat or domed axels
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 1:59 pm
by ClOwY
Just recieved 37a,not sure if flat or domed, pics will be welcome please.
Gary
Re: Flat or domed axels
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 9:07 pm
by jsherwood
Hi Gary,
I only have one 37a Karrier Lorry - It has domed axles shown below
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Cheers
John
Re: Flat or domed axels
Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2018 10:05 pm
by ClOwY
Thanks for photo,looking at yours mine is flat.When daughter comes will do a photo
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Cheers
Gary
Re: Flat or domed axels
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:18 am
by mmi
had a bunch that are undetermined flat dome not like either proper example,from other posts suspect caused by 3 changes of supplier then in house,then learning/tooling with each
Re: Flat or domed axels
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:02 am
by Tinman
The flat head axles were simply nails. The sharp end and excess length of the nail was cut-off in the crimping process. It's likely nails were obtained from several different suppliers over the years.