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| Forum topic by robdew | posted 234 days ago | 168 views | 0 times favorited | 7 replies | ![]() |
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234 days ago |
I am designing a cartish-sort-of-thing to wheel our trash barrels up and down our driveway for trash days. It will be exposed to the elements 24/7. I’d like to build my own wheels (about 10” in diameter – finally build and learn to use a router trammel) but I am concerned that neither dimensional cedar nor PT pine/spruce will hold up to the repeated rollings over the rough ground, gravel and concrete. I’ve got some beech, cherry and lots of oak – should I build the wheels from hardwoods and attempt to protect them from the elements with finish? Build from softwoods and just expect to replace the wheels every year or so? Not try to build wheels? I don’t have a local hardwood lumberyard, so suggesting other woods like cypress or teak are not really feasible. I’d probably just use recycled bicycle wheels or something instead. Any other inexpensive materials for the wheels that I am overlooking that I can work with in my woodworking shop? |
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