Thread: Wheel making help

If you can PM a sketch of the wheel you are looking for I may be able to help.
Kryn

G'Day Jim,
The wheel seems to have the basic's of Brets wheels on his 1982 Scania truck.
Have a look in the Best of the best section...
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f64/be...76/#post142383
I hope that's a start.
Cheers, crowie

Kryn & Peter, My sketching is worse than my wheel making, but I appreciate your offer of help. I looked at Bret's Scania re the wheel's, they are more truck than a military style. I have emailed T&J for some info, waiting for a reply. I might have to bite the bullet, order the plan & hope for the best. My wife think's i'm pedantic but I don't want to start somthing that hasn't a reasonable chance of success.
Thank you both for your offer's of help.
Regard's Jim

Hello Jim

I have no doubt you can build this model and the wheels. More than likely the wheels have a very simple process to make them. Toys and joys have very good plans. Let us know how it goes

Bret

Thank you Bret,
You have more confidence in my ability than I have. As you say, it can't
be that hard so I will order the pattern & have a go.
I have nearly finished the Bulldozer that you gave me inspiration for & it
will be posted here shortly.
Regard's Jim.

Originally Posted by j&j

Thank you Bret,
You have more confidence in my ability than I have. As you say, it can't
be that hard so I will order the pattern & have a go.
I have nearly finished the Bulldozer that you gave me inspiration for & it
will be posted here shortly.
Regard's Jim.

I agree with Bret.
I reckon that once you check out the plans you'll soon devise a method of making the wheels. In your pic, they look tricky and a bit of a challenge, but also like they'd be fun to make.
The nuts alone will take a while, but I imagine they're made by preparing a length of hex then slicing it into individual nuts.
I'd probably use my Dremel plunge router and shaper table attachments for the tread, with a suitable jig. 3-piece tyres, by the look. (You've got me interested in this one now. Nothing like a good challenge.)

Looking forward to seeing your 'dozer, too.