Me make'm wheel....
Got a neat project that I will be working on (and off). Had a guy come in and ask if I was capable of making a spoked wheel. He actually had a lot of the work done for me already, but he said he was over his head and wanted someone who knew what they were doing to finish up. Well, seeing as I never made a spoked wheel before I guess that made me the expert :laughing:
He is working on a 1/3 scale replica Gatling gun. I am hoping on getting a picture of the final project when finished.
He brought me parts to make two wheels. He made 2 brass hubs, very nice quality machining. Even made the nuts and bolts, very anal. We should get along fine.
He brought me parts made from Walnut. Each wheel will have 8 sections that will make a rim that is 18" in diameter and be 1" wide, 1 1/4" thick. It will have 16 spokes. I have sent the spokes out to my turning guy who will make them approximately what I need. The spoke needs to be oval shaped, and obviously running them on a lathe is going to produce a round shape. I am going to make a jig and sand the spoke to the final oval shape. The spokes will be doweled into the rim.
I'll try to get some pictures while I make these wheels.
Got a neat project that I will be working on (and off). Had a guy come in and ask if I was capable of making a spoked wheel. He actually had a lot of the work done for me already, but he said he was over his head and wanted someone who knew what they were doing to finish up. Well, seeing as I never made a spoked wheel before I guess that made me the expert :laughing:
He is working on a 1/3 scale replica Gatling gun. I am hoping on getting a picture of the final project when finished.
He brought me parts to make two wheels. He made 2 brass hubs, very nice quality machining. Even made the nuts and bolts, very anal. We should get along fine.
He brought me parts made from Walnut. Each wheel will have 8 sections that will make a rim that is 18" in diameter and be 1" wide, 1 1/4" thick. It will have 16 spokes. I have sent the spokes out to my turning guy who will make them approximately what I need. The spoke needs to be oval shaped, and obviously running them on a lathe is going to produce a round shape. I am going to make a jig and sand the spoke to the final oval shape. The spokes will be doweled into the rim.
I'll try to get some pictures while I make these wheels.