Anybody use these Crest stationary rollers?

you really only need 1 set, see this

https://ogrforum.com/topic/new-test-track

Thank you for the lead. I ordered one set. My shipping was $6.70 via priority mail.

I too have just ordered a set of these.  Thanks.

Just placed an order myself. Thanks Joe.

Art

For those interested in making a test track so that the rollers can actually be used, check out the test track JohnS made by clicking on the link in his post.  I'm not going to duplicate his exactly, but his design is an excellent example of what's needed.

What do you mean by actually being used????

Art

Fine! You guys all order these rollers...what choice do I have? I ordered a set also. $10.80 shipping.

Thanks for the lead.  I have been looking for rollers and this price is to good to pass up.  I ordered a dozen.

I just checked my link and it looks like the JakTools version I purchased about 10 years ago,  maybe longer,  is not available anymore.   Same design for the most part of the others though.  4 will work for just about any engine I would think,  have run a Big Boy with 4.

adding 4 6-32 nuts to the studs sticking out on the underside of the brackets makes them fit tightly between the rails

I meant that the rollers, by themselves, would not be convenient to use without a test track/fixture such as JohnS provided in his thread.  Did you have a different interpretation, Art?

3/14 edit:  Adding the 6/32 nuts to the bases of the rollers makes them much more stable on LIONEL 031 and Gargraves track.  See JohnS picture above.

I will have to wait until I receive them to determine.

Art

I ordered a set.  Thank you for the heads up!

Add my name to "the list"...

I did call and inquire about the $26.55 default USPS shipping charge from New Jersey to Columbus, Ohio - seems SOMEWHAT extravagant!

Best,

Dave

I paid $10.80 from Newark, NJ to Roswell, GA--an Atlanta suburb.  They shipped today according to USPS email I received.

Dave, did you call and inquire about the cost?

Mine arrived today at the listed $7.40 shipping fee. Maybe their computer has a random number generator to calculate shipping.

Pete

Hi Carl,

Absolutely, yes I did!

The gentleman I spoke with was non-committal stating he would get back to me but did not specify a time - its been over 3 hours and they're probably closed by now.  The appropriate thing to do would be for them to adjust the freight but even if they don't; its still a great price!

If things change, I'll post more...

Thanks for asking,

Dave

Dave, wishing you luck on getting a much better shipping cost.

I'm interested to see how they're shipped.  Perhaps they should consider flat rate USPS priority boxes.

So Joe, to answer your question....YES!!!  Crest must have their hands full right now   (just so ya'll know...I hope I get mine quickly )

There's other, more expensive brands (Bachrus Inc), but these seem like they're doing the job.

I received mine yesterday. Paid $13.40 shipping from NJ to NY for 2 sets. It was sent USPS Priority Mail.

2 sets to Ct. $13.40

3sets to Arizona $39.09 @ FEDEX ( Cheapest) And stalled in weather!

Tried mine out last night and they work great.

Thanks for the heads up Joe, I just ordered a set as well.

$9.00 shipping to Illinois (Chicago area), seems about right these days.

Charlie

Received today. 2 sets and $12.00 for shipping to Minnesota.

Something's wrong when shipping to MN is less than shipping to OH from NJ!

OK, here's the follow-up I mentioned...

I recieved my 3 sets of Crest rollers Friday afternoon.  They look fine.  When I looked at the enclosed paperwork; there was no mention of a credit for the slightly elevated shipping cost of $26.55 to Columbus, Ohio.

So I called them as a reminder and the gentleman that I spoke with seemed to have been caught off-guard with my 2nd request for some sort of shipping refund based upon what others here on the forum have been charged and their distance from New Jersey.

I must tell you that the cost of shipping printed on the plain, brown cardboard box indicated $18.06 was paid to ship.  I was told that shipping was via USPS Priority but the brown box has me confused.  Its surprising that USPS Flat Rate packaging was not considered here...

I was told that I would receive a $6.00 credit and within 5 minutes, I recieved a confirming email.  That takes it down to $20.55.  They could have taken the rollers out of their "blister packs" and plopped them in a $5.95 flat rate box.  THAT would have made more sense economically.  Don't misunderstand me, I truly appreciate the stipend but $20 is still too high in my opinion.

Future buyers; here's you sign... 

Best,

Dave

so many of us are getting these maybe the ad man can sign them up!

Deleted as duplicate post.

I got my set of 4 CREST rollers the other day and set out to build a stationary test track similar in design to the one JohnS posted in the other forum that is now for some reason gone missing.

With JohnS's design, you only need one set of rollers for even a large scale articulated and it's very stable and easy to build.

The cost was $45 with S/H to Alpharetta, GA.  I added another another $10 in wood and $10 in track and built the rig.  First thing I noticed is the CREST rollers fit the O gauge track a little too loose as noted by others here.  I added the recommend 6/32 hex nuts and that snugged the rollers to the rails on Fastrack, O27, and Atlas (all that I had available to test with).

If all you are going to do use the rollers by themselves, I highly recommend adding the 6/32 hex nuts to the bottom (4 per roller for a total of 16).

Here is a video of the final stationary test track I built which took me about 2 nights with glue drying time factored in.

Thanks to the mention here, I purchased a set of the Crest rollers. So far I have used them a couple of times by just placing them on top of a couple of pieces of "O" gauge track. They can move around, but they work fine for me.

Anyone who has their invoice can forward the contact information to Alan.

Who knows, maybe they will make rollers for Standard Gauge?

HELP !!

A forum member posted photos of a stationary roller assembly he built for loco's that have a different numnber of drivers.  You could slide the platform in or out to fit a locomotive that had 8, 4, 3 or 2 drivers. Real cool !!!

But I can't find the post where this wood device was pictured. 

Can someone find it for me?

Thanks so much!!

This is the first I have seen this topic.  I just placed an order for one set!  Thanks everyone!!

Heres a link to my version of JohnS's design.  

https://ogrforum.com/t...04#41271595572465904

Hi i bought these  a couple of month ago they look perfect,just have not got around to making the piece to assemble them on as yet.

I did see these same crest rollers already assembled and the whole complete assembly for sale at the YORK TCA meet, they were selling them for any gauge and completely built for $150.00 per gauge!really looked nice and if your one of these people that aren't good as building things, then it might be worth it to purchase this assembly already built for you! 

Alan

Carl,

Thank you for the good advice.  I was just going to wait until I had them in hand to figure out how I was going to secure them.

The 6/32 hex nuts work great on LIONEL 031 and Gargraves track.  Without them, I wouldn't use the rollers as they move too freely laterally--Crest should include them or state on the packaging to purchase them separately before using the rollers.

Attached is the instructions on how to build the test stand from the post.