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  1. 2nd September 2006, 12:17 AM #1
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    How do you attatch your wheels ?
    Individual screws? metal axles? wooden pegs?wooden axles?
    Ive made a couple of little firetrucks for my kids. On one I glued a dowel directly into each holesaw wheel and right through the body so the axle turns. ON the other I bought wooden wheels and pegs that go through each wheel and glue into a hole on the body. Ive use metal spacers on both between wheel and body.
    They have been in use for about three years now and dont show signs of wearing through but they dont get a whole lot of use either.
    I was jsut wondering if anyone else has any idea if this "wood on wood" idea is durable or not. My kids are all girls, thats why they dont get a lot of hard use. I might be making a few more for some boys.
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    When I use 18mm wheels I drill the centre hole slightly undersize to the dowel axle and not quite right through so the end of the dowel is not seen then apply a good quality glue.

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    I use axles http://store.workshopsupply.com/cata...4711e47ae378af
    These are available from Lee Valley & other woodworking suppliers. I buy them by the 1000 for about $60-Can. Make sure you use the correct drill size.
    Some of my toys are here
    http://frontpage.execulink.com/pohallor/toys1.htm

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    I made a toy tow truck 20 years ago out of meranti with my dad that has a dowel axle through the body and glued to the wheels so the axle spins.

    I played with it for years and now all of the grandkids plays with it and the is very little signs of any considerable wear.
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    thanks for that guys. I think I'll stick to the wooden options then.
    you look busy Paul. good one.
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    G'day Forunna,

    Like my my Dad before me and my Grandad before him - nothing more simple than just 5.5mm holes drilled into the wheels with 6mm bits of dowel as the axel and held on by nothing more than the axel being oversized to the wheels - no glue. And for spacers between the toy body and wheels, just a washer.

    I've got toys my G/dad and Dad made for me that are still going as strong as the day they were made 30 - 20 years ago with no breakages.
    I make things, I just take a long time.

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    I use the rotating axle and glue the wheels to the axle dowel. One of the early ones snapped when the toy was dropped from a great height, so now I use 8mm Tassie Oak dowel instead of 6mm pine! I also give each axle a rub with DriLube before assembly, it spins well and doesn't attract dirt and sand like the oil based lubricants.
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