Peterbilt truck

Dutchy said:

Wheels

I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:

First wood selected and signed wheels:

Bandsaw work:

Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:

Turning the wheels a little oversized:

Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:

Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;

Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:

After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:

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Dutchy said:

Wheels

I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:

First wood selected and signed wheels:

Bandsaw work:

Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:

Turning the wheels a little oversized:

Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:

Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;

Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:

After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:

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Dutchy said:

Wheels

I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:

First wood selected and signed wheels:

Bandsaw work:

Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:

Turning the wheels a little oversized:

Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:

Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;

Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:

After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:

Click to expand...

Dutchy said:

Wheels

I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:

First wood selected and signed wheels:

Bandsaw work:

Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:

Turning the wheels a little oversized:

Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:

Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;

Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:

After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:

Click to expand...

Dutchy said:

Wheels

I could have bought the wheels for my new T and J project, but decided to make my own. I prefer wheels from oak (a bought wheel is from beech) because ebonizing and I also I prefer a rim that is separate from the tire. Her you can see how I did it:

First wood selected and signed wheels:

Bandsaw work:

Drilling a hole 35 mm, 11 mm deep:

Turning the wheels a little oversized:

Made a hole 8mm for the axle pegs:

Putting about 10 wheels on a rod for final diameter turning;

Than made with an angle grinder out of HSS steel a wheel profile maker. I have the benefit of a crossing table on my lathe. As you can see below the HSS blanc is mounted in the lathe:

After profiling and sanding 10 fixed wheels:

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Dutchy said:

Holes in axle

It always was difficult for me to make the holes parallel in the axle. I made a little jig to solve this problem.

From plywood I made a 100% right-angle "jig". On this plywood I put two wheels The screw in the "middle" of the wheel has an offset from 2 mm. By turning the wheel I can clamp the axle. Below you can see how it worked out:

Below is the situation on the drill press:

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Dutchy said:

Holes in axle

It always was difficult for me to make the holes parallel in the axle. I made a little jig to solve this problem.

From plywood I made a 100% right-angle "jig". On this plywood I put two wheels The screw in the "middle" of the wheel has an offset from 2 mm. By turning the wheel I can clamp the axle. Below you can see how it worked out:

Below is the situation on the drill press:

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Dutchy said:

Making the cabin

First I made the pieces I needed. None of them is exactly.

Here you can see them:

I started sanding the botom exactly. Therefore I mostly glue a piece of paper on the part that has to be sanded. Below the situation on the disk sander:

Then I glue the back of the cabin and the dashpanel to the bottom. This two pieces both are over sized:

After the glue has dried again I sand the pieces exactly according to the bottom;

Now it,s time to glue the oversized engine hood on it:

And again making it exactly on the disk sander. Below you can see the result after sanding:

No its time to glue the sides on it. Below one side oversized:

First I sanded the botom of the sides exactly flat. Also the window is already there. Below you see the sanded sides:

Now it,s time to glue the sides on the body.

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Dutchy said:

Making the cabin

First I made the pieces I needed. None of them is exactly.

Here you can see them:

I started sanding the botom exactly. Therefore I mostly glue a piece of paper on the part that has to be sanded. Below the situation on the disk sander:

Then I glue the back of the cabin and the dashpanel to the bottom. This two pieces both are over sized:

After the glue has dried again I sand the pieces exactly according to the bottom;

Now it,s time to glue the oversized engine hood on it:

And again making it exactly on the disk sander. Below you can see the result after sanding:

No its time to glue the sides on it. Below one side oversized:

First I sanded the botom of the sides exactly flat. Also the window is already there. Below you see the sanded sides:

Now it,s time to glue the sides on the body.

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Dutchy said:

Making the cabin

First I made the pieces I needed. None of them is exactly.

Here you can see them:

I started sanding the botom exactly. Therefore I mostly glue a piece of paper on the part that has to be sanded. Below the situation on the disk sander:

Then I glue the back of the cabin and the dashpanel to the bottom. This two pieces both are over sized:

After the glue has dried again I sand the pieces exactly according to the bottom;

Now it,s time to glue the oversized engine hood on it:

And again making it exactly on the disk sander. Below you can see the result after sanding:

No its time to glue the sides on it. Below one side oversized:

First I sanded the botom of the sides exactly flat. Also the window is already there. Below you see the sanded sides:

Now it,s time to glue the sides on the body.

Click to expand...

Dutchy said:

Making the cabin

First I made the pieces I needed. None of them is exactly.

Here you can see them:

I started sanding the botom exactly. Therefore I mostly glue a piece of paper on the part that has to be sanded. Below the situation on the disk sander:

Then I glue the back of the cabin and the dashpanel to the bottom. This two pieces both are over sized:

After the glue has dried again I sand the pieces exactly according to the bottom;

Now it,s time to glue the oversized engine hood on it:

And again making it exactly on the disk sander. Below you can see the result after sanding:

No its time to glue the sides on it. Below one side oversized:

First I sanded the botom of the sides exactly flat. Also the window is already there. Below you see the sanded sides:

Now it,s time to glue the sides on the body.

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Dutchy said:

Radiotor front

I make more things at once for my truck. Here you can see how I made the radiator front.

First I made the inner site exactly on the disk sander. To do this first I glued a piece of paper on the ash wood:

Before i removed the paper I marked the position for the radiotor front strips on the end grain;

Then I glued the radiator strips from wenge on it:

To sand the strips a little thinner I put double sided tape on a piece of plywood:

Put the radiator inner side on this tape and sanded it on the drumsander:

Glued the up and down side to the inner side:

Sanded it on the disk sander:

Glued the left and right side to the inner side:

Next time more.

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Dutchy said:

Radiotor front

I make more things at once for my truck. Here you can see how I made the radiator front.

First I made the inner site exactly on the disk sander. To do this first I glued a piece of paper on the ash wood:

Before i removed the paper I marked the position for the radiotor front strips on the end grain;

Then I glued the radiator strips from wenge on it:

To sand the strips a little thinner I put double sided tape on a piece of plywood:

Put the radiator inner side on this tape and sanded it on the drumsander:

Glued the up and down side to the inner side:

Sanded it on the disk sander:

Glued the left and right side to the inner side:

Next time more.

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Dutchy said:

Glueing the cabin on the frame

Today i glued the cabin on the frame. I hope this blog isn,t boring. But I started this blog and want to finish him.

Below you see the frame:

Glueing the cabin on the frame:

After drying first saw the frame a liitle smaler on the bandsaw:

Then made the frame and the cabin exactly flat:

The result after sanding:

Sanded the nose from cabin and frame flat:

Glueing the radiator front on the cabin:

After sanding the results:

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Dutchy said:

Glueing the cabin on the frame

Today i glued the cabin on the frame. I hope this blog isn,t boring. But I started this blog and want to finish him.

Below you see the frame:

Glueing the cabin on the frame:

After drying first saw the frame a liitle smaler on the bandsaw:

Then made the frame and the cabin exactly flat:

The result after sanding:

Sanded the nose from cabin and frame flat:

Glueing the radiator front on the cabin:

After sanding the results:

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