[SEL] New Wheels

[rdhaskell at juno.com]

Hi Tom.
After the outer bands were welded and ground smooth, they were centered
on a large X drawn in chalk intersecting at 90° on the welding table( a
½" steel plate 4'x10').  The hub was centered on the X.  Since the hub
was 4" long and the band 3" wide, the band was spaced off the table ½"
with ½" square cold rolled.  Measurements were taken for the length of
the spokes and they were cut.  All the spokes are on the centerline of
the rim, but are alternately off set 1" on the hub.  A wooden wedge was
cut to the desired angle of the spokes.  Some spokes needed the ends
beveled for a better fit.  Then they were welded to the hub.  This
required flipping the hub back and forth to weld all spokes.  Finally the
rim was spaced ½" off the table, the hub with spokes attached was dropped
in and pressed flat against the table and welded.  They turned out very
well.
I hope that answers your question.

Ron Haskell
rdhaskell at juno.com
Riverside, California
USA
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On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 18:10:03 +0000 mullt at att.net writes:
> Ron,
> 
> How did you get the outer part of the wheel and the axle bearing 
> such that they were concentric and not out of alignment? Thanks.