Thread: Broken wet wheel

Does it get to sub zero around your shed? That'll crack stones!

As to the expansion & epoxy - it's already broken - what have you got to loose?

Groggy, Is it possible it was left for a long period half in and half out of water? This can cause preferential expansion and occasionally lead to cracks.

Anyway I reckon the epoxy is definitely worth a go.
Cheers

Originally Posted by Stuart.

Does it get to sub zero around your shed? That'll crack stones!

I was thinking that too Stu, but I couldnt see it getting below zero in any shed in Melbourne.

Al

Originally Posted by BobL

Groggy, Is it possible it was left for a long period half in and half out of water? This can cause preferential expansion and occasionally lead to cracks.

Ive left mine with the well filled with water, the water evaporates far too quickly, like days.

Al

Originally Posted by ozwinner

I was thinking that too Stu, but I couldnt see it getting below zero in any shed in Melbourne.

Al

I thought that - but is was snowing around Melbourne only a week or two ago, and I had a good 5 mm of ice on my car to remove one morning, and my shed roof had a layer of ice as well, so I thought it might just be (an unlikely) possibility.

I left mine in the water once and reckon it swelled one side and dried out the other, so never did it again. No crack though. Have you done anything different, like tighten the locating nuts on the shaft?? Clutching at straws here...

Cheers

When I get some time I'll try the epoxy.

As for the freezing - jeez, I have no idea. I know what Stuart is talking about, the really cold snap we had - I also had a bunch of moisture in the shed. In fact I posted a thread about rain in the shed about it.

Without a post-mortem though I don't think I'll ever know.

I have left the water in the bowl but as Al said it usually evaporates in a day or so. Less in summer. It's possible this may have caused an out of balance condition though, hmm.

Andy, no, no mechanical adjustments have been made.

If it did it all by itself, I'd blame the weather.
Freezing water pipes & hoses can cause them to burst so it sounds plausable... maybe you can get Mythbusters to do a section on it.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

If it did it all by itself, I'd blame the weather.
Freezing water pipes & hoses can cause them to burst so it sounds plausable... maybe you can get Mythbusters to do a section on it.

Busted...I have no idea what, it just sounds good..

Al

I had the same thing happen. When I left water in the reservoir it was keeping the wheel wet but rusting the central shaft, so I drained it and when I went back to use it, the wheel was cracked even worse than the photo provided.