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24th February 2014, 06:57 AM #1
Wheel Dimensions
I want to start making my own spoke wheels for models. I know the outside dimension I want but I don't know the rim, tire, and hub dimensions. Is there a chart somewhere that gives all the dimensions or do you guess?
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24th February 2014, 07:03 AM #2
I made some wheels for the fire engine and it was just a case of if it looks right it is right. If you have a set of plans then go by what they have used
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24th February 2014, 07:54 AM #3
Thanks, guessing is the way I am proceeding at the moment, but I'm just practicing. If no dimensions turn up, I will keep guessing.
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24th February 2014, 09:14 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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I go on the internet and look at photos of the item I am looking at building. Print a photo and then scale up to the size of the project.
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24th February 2014, 10:01 AM #5
Would depend on what they are for, the only given is they are round, a horse cart wheel a model T Ford or a 1970 MG B are all spoke wheels.
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24th February 2014, 10:06 AM #6
If you have a picture, or can find one on a website, you can use this web app to find measurements from it at any scale. (there's a demo video of how to do it)
http://www.blocklayer.com/ccale-fixer.aspx
This app may also come in handy for the hub and spokes. You can make and print a template to mark the spoke points on the hub.
http://www.blocklayer.com/hub-spokes.aspx
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24th February 2014, 10:46 AM #7
Thanks for the links, Blocklayer. Great site.
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