Originally Posted by
TKO
Hi Eskimo,Not knocking what you are doing ,it is looking Good, but if you don't get all the felloes the
same size, when you put the spokes in you will have a different gap between the spokes on any small felloes, and it will make it dificult to get the spokes to line exacly oposite to each other,and seeing as how you have made such a good job with the gun's barrell it would be a shame to spoil the metal work with out of shape wheels ,Im pretty certain 8 felloes would cut at 67.5 degrees,and you can make a little jig
to make them all Identical ,the metal at the end of the knave is not only a finish touch but a some time used as afoot up, but is there to also protect the wheel nut, the iron rims on the knave back and front or each side of the spokes hold the timber together from the pressure that they would get from the road and the wieght that they have to carry. there are plans available for a Napoleon Canon, some forums who make these types of models also have places where you can get plans from,I hope this helps and look forward to some photos of your progress.
Cheers Eddie