Wheels
I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:
First wood selected and signed wheels:
Bandsaw work:
Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:
Turning the wheels a little oversized:
Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:
Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;
Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:
After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:
I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:
First wood selected and signed wheels:
Bandsaw work:
Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:
Turning the wheels a little oversized:
Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:
Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;
Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:
After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels: