Another homemade tool for Dave Harris

[nachoman]

I bought some central valley HOn3 trucks at a train show a few years ago. At one time, there wasn't much else available for HOn3. Now there are better trucks on the market, so I think I picked up about 5 pair for a buck or two. The problem was, about half the axles were tight in gauge, and I was unsuccessful at gauging them by simply twisting on one wheel. So, I took a few pieces of scrap steel, welded them together, tapped a hole for an 0-80 screw, and made this puller. The brass block is two pieces of brass strip soldered together with a small hole drilled in one of them. It supports the end of the axle while pulling the wheel out.