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    here is 3 sets of wagon wheels i'm working in to sets or for 2 Freight wagons there the hevey looking ones the light wheels on the end of the photo there for a ranch wagon like a pickup would be used for to day the front wheel or made they just diden't get in the photo.. the Freight wagons were used in the west to Freight goods to small towns in to the 1900s they'll have tall sides and be longer then a farm wagon they will hold 250Qb' of goods in side in real life the models will be 1/8th'' = 1'' so in scale the wheels or 52'' on the back and 45'' on the front by 3'' wide.. where the farm wagon was 1 3/8'' to 2'' wide.. the wheels on the ranch wagon or 2'' in scale and it will be 12' long with 1' high side boards and be 40'' wide in side the box all wagons have a 63'' wheel base 56'' on the inside of the tire the same as your Car...working on the gears at the time the axels or made and drying as i typ, i'm thinking that it's all most as fast to make 3 wagons at a time that way the jigs or set so way not make 3 of every thing as you go i'm making them to sale that way it takes all the fun out of it lol..
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    Looks like another fun one to watch as with all your build I certainly will be following this one.

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    I'm with Derek. Looking forward to this one Gary.
    The wheels look great.
    ... Steve

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    That's a wheely good start!! I'll be watching!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    That's a wheely good start!!
    ... Steve

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    Quote Originally Posted by artme View Post
    That's a wheely good start!! I'll be watching!!
    What Hermit said............................

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    G'Day Gary,
    I'm joining this wagon train but just for the ride please......
    Thanks for the WIP photos & notes.
    Cheers, crowie

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    heres the parts for the front bolster and the wheels with the axles front and back i was on here on photo bucket to see how things was to day no trouble at all the other day i had to sing a song and tap dance to get a thing going but to day they diden't want to see that show never never no more!!! lol..so i thought way not post a new photo...i was wating for some more photos.. But my 2 grand kids came for a 3 day stay so i spent time in the shop with them making a pencil holder and a key chain for a class for there school so they learned how to use the Scroll saw and the band saw and alot of sanding they got there hands dirty....i love them so much...to day we work on the wagons...tho they go home tommorrow then i'll be by my salf )-: just me and my wagons...Gary...

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    Great work on the wheels, Gary. As always.

    I'm looking forward to the rest of this build.

    Sounds like the grand-kids are getting a good early grounding in woodworking.
    Wish I'd had someone to teach me to use the equipment when I was a kid. I'm just learning now, at 55.
    ... Steve

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    Thanks Herment, never a bad time to start working with wood, here i'm showing some parts i've got reddy for my three wagon i'm working it's not that hard to do three @ a time.. this part gos fast so it gives me a rest from the tedious rigors of all the detail i like to put on a wagon or coach i'm allways finging more detail to put in these wagons or from scratch and put togather with only hard wood to put this much time in to a model out of a soft wood would be counter productive in my thought...so here we go with some new photos hope you enjoy...
    Gary....

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    here i'm work on the block that gos over the back axle i'm cutting the mortis in the block this fits upside down on the back axle and will have the standards cut in the ends i do this with a mortis cut in 1/4'' deep then i drive a 1/4'' by 5/16 '' standard in the mortist with the 1/4''faceing each other these will be coverd with iron and have rings under the iron so the move up and down....
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    and here they or reddy to go i use a wood clamp with the end in a wood working vise so i can set the part in the vise to my mark then the back saw hits the wood clamp at the right depth it's hard enugh to stop the saw in you have a light hand and that's what you need to build a model and to make a hand saw work like it should ''never force a saw of any kind just like a woman'' well on to the rest of the gear....
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    here we have the reach that's the long pole that holds the front and back axles togather..you can see the iron plate with the hounds bolted on theres a plat under as well for suport the bolts.. now the reach is free to slide so you can slide the back wheels in or out for a long bed or a short bed in the center there'll me a pin in the plat with holes in the reach so you can set the wheels.. in a model you don't realy need this but i like them to work like there real.. just my deal moveing along we'll have a look at the bolster and the front...
    Gary....

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    Blimey Gary you certainly have been hard at work on these three wagons. All the parts are looking great and taking shape of the under carriages of the wagons.

    I know what you mean when you say that it is easier to make multiple parts for more than one item or model at a time.

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    Gary,

    Your wagon factory is certainly producing fine parts!

    I like your comment about not forcing a hand saw......

    Cheers,

    Jim

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