Thread: Tool for tire treads

Very clever invention ''Mc''.... I have to buy treaded wheels from Woodworks Ltd in Texas as I don't have a lathe....

Hi crowie when I made my first tires for the Low boy trailer I didn't have a lathe.
I had a small drill press and I mounted it in a vise horizontal and used it as a lathe.
You do what you have to to get the job done.
I now have a small lathe that will do the job.
"Mc"

That looks like a nice tool. Makes me think of other ways of doing a similar thing, as I don't have access to metal work machines like I used to.
I was thinking that a high tensile bolt cut through the centre line and welded to a handle would give a similar effect.
Always good to see home grown tools that others create through necessity.

Originally Posted by crowie

Very clever invention ''Mc''.... I have to buy treaded wheels from Woodworks Ltd in Texas as I don't have a lathe....

Will you be able to get your wheels from here now that you know about them from your previous build?

Isn't that just a thread chaser?

Hand Chaser Threader Thread Repair File Outside UNF 28 P N | eBay

Chief Tiff No it is not a thread chaser it does not have side relief to
aliow for the thread helix.
It was made for cutting the grooves in a serpentine style pulley for a speed reducer
on a weed wacker engine for a large scale model airplane.
But a thread chaser insert would work on tires also.

"Mc"

This is the speed reducer for the large scale airplane I made two styles one serpentine and one cog belt.

Interesting picture but it's way too small to make out any detail; any chance of a higher resolution one?

Hi Chief Tiff here's yhe photos of the speed reducer with the cogged timing belt cant find more of the serpentine photos.
"Mc"
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Bloody hell; how big is the model aeroplane you nailed that into?

The engine is a 62 cc , the plane is a Fokker DVll, wing span about
6 ft .
It wasn't my plane I made the unit for a client he bought 4 units.