making a wheel - how?

[Frank Fusco]

I'm wanting to make some scale (8" to 10" diameter) wheels similar to what is used on old style wagons. I know these are made in segments and fastened to spokes from a hub. Puzzlement involves knowing what angle to cut the segments and/or figuring out how to make the size one wants. Wouldn't a larger wheel have less of an angle? Is that clear as mud? :confused:

[Richard Wolf]

No a larger wheel has the same angles. The angles depends on the number of segments. 4 segments at 90 degrees, 8 at 45 degress, 16 at 22 1/2. The size of the wheel is depended on the lenght of each segment.
Try laying it out full size on some paper first.
Also wheel making, as in wheelwright work can get pretty specialized, there are some good books still around.

Richard

[Wes Bischel]

Frank,
Not sure how deep you want to get into it -
http://www.astragalpress.com/wheelwrighting.htm
A bit expensive if it's for one project.

FWIW,
Wes

[Frank Fusco]

Frank,
Not sure how deep you want to get into it -
http://www.astragalpress.com/wheelwrighting.htm
A bit expensive if it's for one project.

FWIW,
Wes

Thanks, I saved in Favorites and will study. Richards response made obvious sense. So obvious I feel kinda stoopid now. Oh, well. Why should today be any different than most others? :o

[Robert E Lee]

Frank, I have bought pattern books for wheels that are very good from Windy Hill Woods but now I find thier stuff here.
http://www.wildhorsebooks.com/Windyhill_Woods.htm







I was doing some checking and I fond their stuff at
http://www.wildhorsebooks.com/Windyhill_Woods.htm
Don’t know why.
Bob

[Frank Fusco]

Frank, I have bought pattern books for wheels that are very good from


www.windyhillwoods.com (http://www.windyhillwoods.com)

Windy Hill Woods
P.O. Box 14169
Kansas City, Mo. 64152-1901

816-746-4695

Bob

I was doing some checking and I fond their stuff at
http://www.wildhorsebooks.com/Windyhill_Woods.htm
Don’t know why.

Thanks, but the Windy Hills link wouldn't open.

[Robert E Lee]

Frank I fixed it. There wheel books have the patterns and jigs to make some very nice looking wheels.
Bob

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

start with a square and knock off the corners. Keep it up till no corners obtain. Drill a hole in the middle.
Poof.