[oldrivers]

Body work

Radiator, bonnet, and floor board check. ;-]]]

Good start on a nice looking "C" Delivery truck

 

[htl]

Body work

Radiator, bonnet, and floor board check. ;-]]]

What does the "C" stand for olddrivers?

 

[htl]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

 

[Redoak49]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Very nice looking wheels!

 

[FestusHaagen]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Just a comment on the spokes. My wife had some bamboo skewers she got in the houseware section at a variety store. They are just about the correct size for a 3" wheel. They are strong and have some give to them if you don't get your holes lined up. Nice job on the truck.

 

[crowie]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

The wheels are amazing Bruce, so fiddly by hand but come out a treat!

 

[Rich1955]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Nice job on the wheels!

 

[GR8HUNTER]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

now its getting very exciting #4 i was waiting for the wheels on this jalopy :<)))

 

[doubleDD]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Very cool way going about making those wheels. Almost has me wanting to try them. Nice work.

 

[htl]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Someone on Face Book asked why I didn't use my Shop Smith as a lathe and turn the hubs, and I know I could but I've been doing it this way and have it figured out plus the time it would take to set up and get all my lathe tools together I can have it done with out getting out of my chair. ;-]]]
I haven't said it in a while but there's a hundred ways to do something and this is what works for now.

 

[sras]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Always fun to see your wheel builds!

 

[EricFai]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

The wheels look great. And so does the truck. Nice job on both.

I agree, lathe would work but then you lose the center. The way you explained it makes perfect sense. Now a thought tighten it on a threaded shaft and fine tune the wheels.

 

[htl]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

The wheels look great. And so does the truck. Nice job on both.

I agree, lathe would work but then you lose the center. The way you explained it makes perfect sense. Now a thought tighten it on a threaded shaft and fine tune the wheels.

- Eric

Eric that's what I did today but sad to say no pictures. ;-[
I use the SS disk sander jig to round everything then as you said bolt to the drill press and sand it pretty.
Built this way they are balanced and spin like a top.

 

[EricFai]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

I didn't even think about the balance, that is great

 

[Woodclaver]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

What a brainstorm, axles and tires one piece.

 

[Woodclaver]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

I was wondering if back panel of wheel got sawn off after spokes were installed?

 

[htl]

Making spoke wheels

It's time to get started on the spoke wheels so I'll know how the fenders will need to be.

I found some dowels about twice the size of tooth picks at wally world, really like the size but the drill bits I've got to work with it seem to have a mind of their own.
Come to think about it now I haven't switched out bits in quite some time so will be digging out the drill set next time I'm in the shop.

I really didn't want to use maple again but already have some blanks made up and not enough oak, I just don't have the gumption to go the extra mile for this model.

So here we go.
I'm drilling out the centers of the wheel blanks for the spokes.

The rims will need to be thinned down after I see what I have after the spokes are set.

All my hole saws use the same 1/4" guide bit so very easy to drill it all.

Drilled the out side then the center hub, then drill out the center and chisel it out.
I know I could have done this on the lathe but just not wanting to have to set it all up when I can have it done in the time it take to get the lathe set up. ;-{

Couple a minutes with a chisel and we're ready to drill the spoke holes.
I tried to set up my wheel making jig to drill the holes but the drill bits just wouldn't cooperate, so drilled all the holes by hand which I like doing any way so no problem.

If you're wondering what I'm doing here, by leaving 1/16"-1/8" of the blank still on the rims the center and rim will stay centered and I will cut the wood out after the spokes have been glued up.
I will need to thin the wheels down any way once I see how much room the spokes used.

Drilling the spokes by hand is not an exact science so will just have to see where the spokes ended up after drilling and glue up.

It helps to have a backer board screwed down as you drill all the holes.

I drilled the hub with one spoke just past the front of the center line and the other to the back, so the spokes aren't ganging up on each other, I had trouble with this on my first set of spokes.

Not to bad for 6 hours of play.

Now I'll need to make some oak treads to cover them.

Woodclaver On these I took the hole saw I used to make the hole and slowly drilled out the backs but I seem to remember on one project I left them on.

 

[htl]

Finished up the wheels and started on fenders

Finished the wheels.

 

[crowie]

Finished up the wheels and started on fenders

Finished the wheels.

The wheels look great Bruce

 

[Rich1955]

Finished up the wheels and started on fenders

Finished the wheels.

Really coming together nicely!