Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

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Jonathan Wells
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Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby Jonathan Wells » Mon Feb 27, 2012 8:49 pm

I acquired these P4 track gauges from a friend who could not remember where he got them from. The shorter one on the left is for holding the check rail to gauge and the other are at normal P4 gauge.

I quite like using them and would like some more so who supplies them please?

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Re: Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby Tim V » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:18 pm

They are Studiolith MkII - you're about 30 years to late :!:
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Re: Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby grovenor-2685 » Mon Feb 27, 2012 10:34 pm

But check out the bring and buy. ;)
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PS I think Bernard continued to supply these as Exactoscale but Andrew and Len have not continued with them.
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Re: Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby craig_whilding » Mon Feb 27, 2012 11:15 pm

Kean Maygib also sold this style though have round flanges (the inside of he gauge bits) rather than the square ones on these. I agree that they are a very useful design.

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Re: Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby Russ Elliott » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:04 am

I'm not familiar with the makeup of the Studiolith version, but I did get some of the Kean-Maygib. The latter's inner flanges were not solid with the central spine, and were thus subject to the spring pressure. Bloody useless for holding an accurate TG.

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Re: Who supplies these P4 track gauges?

Postby Jonathan Wells » Tue Feb 28, 2012 1:16 pm

Thank you all for identifying those gauges.

OK, they are no longer made but I have several other types of gauges I can use to make track with such as a Joe Brook Smith gauge which I understand is currently sold by Alan Gibson.

Oh, and I have only just spotted that the spring of one of the gauges has both washers at one end!


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