Reproduction UC Track availability?

[George McKenzie]

Before I got a carrier I was offerd a new set of tracks and wheels for $500

[ron]

Not wishing to hi jack this thread, but does any of our aussie members have any original Army specs for the material used in the track links?there must have been specs set out somewhere I have someone lined up to cast them and I see no problem in doing the machining for the holes, we will have to make up a jig to ensure that every hole is reamed the same, we dont want to use any old metal but want to do it the way that they were made, we have some very clever people on this forum,and I reckon someone out there would beable to find the original specs in Canberra or elsewhere, I do realise that I can get a metalurgic test done but it would be much easier to see the original specs,
Lets see if we can get this thing done here, Regards Ron

[ron]

Just have a look at this pic, one link at a time and the job is done

[cantankrs]

Great pic Ron!

Alex

[ron]

On the subject of casting new track,I have several sections of N O S track , this morning I was looking for a single link to get a quote on, of interest is the makers name Malco, just wondering if this is the same firm here in Aust that made cast iron cooking stoves under the name of Malles ?, next all of the track that I looked at had A 42,I gues this was either Army? or Aust, and the 42 was simply the year,
Next one is a strange one, every link is numbered differenty this section is numbered 70.27/16.48.79.1.13.70.74.20.14.6.1.20.66.18.62.20.61.no w the question is how many moulds did they use and was this system of numbering a form of quality control? in other words if say number 70. was faulty that would tell them that mould 70 was buggered,
Sorry for this little rant but its all part of our interest I feel,
Regards Ron

[Lynn Eades]

I have looked at some track here and came to the same conclusions as you, that the moulds were numbered, so that any problems could be quickly isolated.
PS. Its not a rant, its good thought provoking material. If people like you didn't do this stuff the forum would be usless and boring.... and,.. we wouldn't learn anything.

[ron]

Hello Lyn,
Good to hear from you,thanks for your comments, now all we have to do is find a few moulds,you never know it may still be possable,but in the meantime I will see what I can do with a pattern maker,I canot see a problem with the machining,its only time after all, by the way did you locate a steering wheel? Regards Ron