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Re-Turning Rail Wheel
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Rough Turning
A 19 mm long and 4 mm radius
tangentially clamped insert
positioned perpendicularly to the
larger insert is used to machine
the massively eroded rim zone.
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Railroad car wheel re-turning can be found in every country
where trains are used for passenger or freight transportation.
It is most common for wheels to be re-turned on a dedicated
portal wheel, universal lathe or under floor lathes.
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