How To Make Wooden Wheels With Bicycle Rims And Tyres
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2024
- Wooden wheels cost a fortune to buy - but I found an easy way of making them for almost nothing. Apart from a bit of fiddly woodwork, there is a major challenge that needs overcoming for a wheelmaker - how to attach a rubber tyre. (You could in theory not bother, but everyone would hear you coming from miles away.) A rubber tyre (whether hollow or not) needs a channel to sit in, so the rim needs to be made of channel-section steel or aluminium - and that’s probably impossible to make without quite a big ring-roller.
So, I looked again at the bicycle wheel and tyre combination - and really it’s very impressive. Light and strong and cheap. But there’s a problem with the axle - it’s designed to be supported at both ends, and it will bend if you don’t. So if you’re making go carts or carriages bike wheels don’t really work. Replacing the spindle requires replacing the entire hub - which means the spokes too. So you may as well start from scratch. Which is what I’ve done.
Perhaps the key to getting these wheels tight and strong is making an accurate drawing in the first place. That way you can make all the parts accurately too, just by copying the drawing. In this case there are 8 spokes per wheel and 8 pieces that fit between them and 8 more felloes - 24 pieces, plus the hub. I made 4 wheels - so it was well worth my time to make two good templates / patterns at the start and use them to make all the 96 parts quickly and accurately.
(I looked at different numbers of spokes - and they changed the appearance of the wheel a lot. An odd number probably looks best, but I settled with 8 for simplicity.)
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Aw, thanks!
I agree. Tim has such a lovely voice.
Thats a CAN BE BOTHERED man. Oh what a lovely relaxing 1970s voice, I do believe that has been one of my favorite experiences watching a how do youtube vid, thank you so much !:)
Lucky me. I go searching on how to make a wooden wheel, and I find a video by one of my favorite and the most wholesome channel I'm subscribed to. :)
Wow, thanks!
I know you made this four years or so ago, but something I noticed when you make things, Tim, that I absolutely love you for, is that just like my husband and Me! you get almost done, then realize you've missed a step and have to go back. It is very heartening (is that a word? I hope so!) to know that even really clever people like you make these little mistakes. And you aren't so arrogant that you hide it. So thank you for being just okay like us. And not perfect. It is really great!
Thanks, Sharon. Do what is it you guys do? Apart from watching videos, of course?!
@@WayOutWestx2 My husband is a crane driver, and in that job he has to be pretty careful and can't miss any steps, but when we are working on jobs at home, that is a different story! I spend my days scouring fleece, dyeing it and then spinning it. I am disabled and can't get about very well, but thankfully spinning doesn't take any walking! Just the other day, I put all the fibre in to soak and realized 20 minutes in I had forgotten to add the synthrapol to help the dye bind. So I had to add it and then add another 20 minutes to the soak time just to make sure. Many's the time we have finished a job, got all the screws in, then realized we forgot the washers and have to take it all apart. It always made me feel a bit inept, but you have made me realize it is okay, because lots of people are like us, and I think it just means that we have very busy minds that are always thinking! Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. All kidding aside, I love your videos and the way you just make what you need. Thing is, you have to have a very clever mind to consider all the different parts of the machines you make, (the bandsaw, for example) to get the job done without blowing yourself up. I really do think you and Sandra are quite amazing people and I wish you much success. Take care.
Thank you, Sharon. We all have our struggles, don't we?
I just look around and think we're so lucky - to have the space and a workshop and tools and materials of all sorts. What I'm lacking now is the energy/motivation to do anything much. Oh, well. Perhaps it will come back.
@@WayOutWestx2 It will. You just need a bit of time. I have had the same problem and I know that by and by things get easier. Just take care of each other until then.
I watched this and smiled. You have a very unique way of looking at things and that is a very good thing in itself. I would have never of dreamed of repurposing a bicycle rim in that manner. Good job and great work.
Absolutely brilliant, what innovation and craftmanship! Thanks so much.
It doesn't take genius but rather just a strong will to do the job right.
A Pitza Cutter used as a measuring tool! Whao.
Computer CAD drawing for templates!
A BandSaw! Mine's made of wood :-))
A SPINDLE MOULDER!
A Lathe!
A Grinding Disc as a Spindle Gouge!
And There's that Hole boring tool that I used for a while before working out the points need to be inserted the same way!
You're a man of many talents sir.
Love the wheels
Quite a surprising Video!.
+Gordon Millar Thank you, Gordon. I know, I'm so lucky. Tools, materials, ideas - just never enough time!
Sir, I have watched many, many of your videos and I am left in awe at your resourcefulness. This video is a great example. Thank you for posting all these wonderful videos for people like me to vicariously live life in the country!
+Augustus Sohn Thank you - we appreciate your feedback. It's fun to make the videos but they are a lot of work so it's good to know so many people seem to like them. Just wish we had more time in the day to get more done : - )
This project is very cool. I'm looking to stiffen and reinforce my electric hub wheel for my trike, and you've given me inspiration.
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Nice work and YES this did help me out. Thank you for posting it. And you are easy to listen to without dragging it out. Thanks!
joseph lamperth I'm pleased to hear it!
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That is an awesome idea, I have a couple of retired bikes from my kids and need a couple of carts for moving beehive components around the workshop. It is probably simpler to buy a cart but I do like making my own gear.
If I could give it more "Thumbs up" I would...that was one of the best Video's I've seen in a long time and very enjoyable to watch...It's given me several ideas for a Western Style Veranda I'm putting around my Garden Work Shed...Thank you for sharing ...
+David Dunne Thank you David! Good luck with your project (share a video, maybe?)
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I'm going to make wheels same way as you did, but it will be for my wooden bandsaw, besides measuring the concave of the wheel with a pizza cutter is just genious, thank you for the inspiration
+Lefay Modron Angus Thanks Lefay - that's a good idea. Good luck!
I just watched this video.............You Sir are a master craftsman .......Digger
+robert k Aw thanks, Robert. Not really, but I really enjoy it all : - )
We had metal wheels on our cart. To stop the noise when we collected our messages in Stromness, all we could do at the time was attach old rope we had picked up off the beach. When you say an easy way... I see a lot of hard work, but the end result looks amazing. Thank you for sharing.
Very, very nice!
They look great! Thanks for the inspiration.
Thanks for videos! You give me new ideas, I will use them in my farm. Greetings from Hungary.
just wanted to say thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. im planning to build a 4 wheel pedal bike and i was searching for a solution to this problem of the weak axels. im gonna build some wooden tires lololololol, thank you way out
I come back & watch this video now & then. It always makes me smile, combining old with new, what a fun idea! :D
creativeobsin
Yes? what is it? :3
I dooo like your thinking. fantastic.
thanks for a great idea for my similar problem. very nice step by step instructions
nice job, looks difficult though, just imagine how difficult it was for people in the past who didn't have these modern tools.
Very inventive, at slow speeds, walking for instance, should be totally acceptable... at higher speeds and weight tho, a Bearing would seem to be a must!!
Amazing Ideas 💡
if the tires can withstand a heavy load, it's good even great! Congratulations from the Czech Republic.
Fantastic video! Exactly what i needed to move one of my projects forward. Thank you for posting your video.
I am enchanted and so impressed with such clever, imaginative engineering prowess.
Kirsten Whitworth multipack
Agmachnery
Very nice! Thank you!
A simple like doesn't do enough justice to this great video!
Great work, Tim...👍
Great looking
Impressed. Nice job.
That is just brilliant, fabulous job old chap.
A fantastic tutorial ! I have a funeral carriage to build before Oct and this is going to save me a lot of work.
Thanks. (Did you see my hearse build?)
No but Ill go look for it for sure.
You are amazing. What a beautiful piece of art.
well done sir . very fun to watch . cheers
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic, very well done, Sir. Congrats for having all those skills.
Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you (humans, animals and plants).
love your clear voice great demo
They are just so beautiful made, thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
This is so cool. What a great idea.
Very nice work. I am inspired to do something similar in winter
i like the logic in your solution.. well done, i will keep this in the back of my mind for future reference.
As always, you make me smile with your ingenuity.
this gives me inspiration to spray paint my remote control Subaru body shell
Awesome idea using the bike rims! Very nice job! Thanks for the great idea!
Excellent !! Excellent !!
You are a real master !!
Well, Sir, I must congratulate you for many issues but mostly about the fact that you realised that when you had the thin metal spokes, the working spokes where those above the shaft and they all worked in TENSION and there were so many of them that while those on top held the load in tension all the rest of the thin metal spokes held the thin rim in a circular shape.
Now here you go using a thin rim with wooden spokes which work in compression with the lower ones taking the load. Now I admired the manner in which you realised that when the load is taken by two wooden spokes away from the vertical, the rim would not be able to take so much load and it would deform so you put in the in between pieces to retain the shape and use strengtheners to sandwich them ensuring that when the lower wooden spokes are not vertical , the arc in between can take the load as a Bridge.
Congratulations once again. As far as the" art" goes, you certainly created the right look.
+Carmel Pule' Thanks Carmel - but it really wasn't that difficult to figure out. Just common sense, isn't it?
Tim! I need that hole thingy!! I'm off online shopping now - and love the wheel, but of course, loved seeing you doing some wood whirling on the lathe most of all! Claire x
That was actually pretty amazing
I have plan's to build a small cycle car and the rims cost to much, I thought of this very idea but I wasn't sure it would work or if anyone has ever thought of it, it excites me to see it's already been done and has a video showing how, my cycle car will be small and powered by a garden tiller engine and will be capable of decent speeds.
Very nicely done
Thanks, Momo
great creative use of old bicycle wheels ... next time you might want to consider filling the tyres with urethane foam insulation to make them puncture proof
Excellent video, and great narration too.
Brilliant video! Thanks for sharing.
You are a very talented woodworker. Loved your video.
Love your videos. My playlist is looping and I saw wagon wheels but your voice. I also watch Engels Coach Shop on TH-cam. His Buggy wheel repair videos are also new this week. Very different voice. Looking forward to the finished project.
Absolutely brilliant and nicely done video.
This was a delightful video.
I have a piece of farm equipment I needed wheels for and this clearly is a great solution. Fantastic idea! Keep them coming. If these wheels are indeed for the donut cart I can't wait to see the completed cart and the final where you are selling them at the market.
ed sautter Cheers Ed - yes for the doughnut cart. I'm doing my best but there are just so many distractions!
OUTSTANDING !!! Excellent Job Well Done Sir!
Really enjoy while watching your video. Thanks alot.
+Quý Nguyễn Thanks Quy!
Great video. Thanking you kindly. Cheers!
You guys are havin way to much fun... You are a master craftsmen. We will be giving your channel a plug on our live show this Saturday. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
+BikemanforU Thank you - now I'll have to stay up to silly o'clock to watch it : - )
BRILLIANT!!!!! AMAZING!!!! AWESOME!!!! KUDOS!!!! THANK YOU THAT WAS MOST ENJOYABLE WATCHING I ONLY WISH I HAD YOUR SKILLS!!! THANK YOU
Love it. Loaded with great ideas.
Marvellous ,thank you.
Your do-it-yourself ability really shines thru in this video. Quite a sharp looking set of wheels sir.
bluemtnsman Why thank you!
Another talented craftsman hard at work!!
very good
Excellent work !!
what a glorious set of videos... I'm not sure how I found my way here, but I think I'll stay. Subscribed and can't wait to watch more. Thank you for sharing! :)
Gareth Crispin Cheers Gareth - good to have you on board!
Wow they look great
Absolutely brilliant.......
Excellent work !
Excellent work
Thanks for the upload!
My grandfather lost the tips of both his thumbs on that machine. Would love to make wheels like that!
Sorry to hear that - sounds horrible!
awesome job
Hello from Canada. Magnificent. Please keep us updated on your project.
Your honesty added so much to the presentation. Warts and all as they say. Very compelling, you have yet another follower. Thanks from Northern Ontario, Canada.
Mike
+Mike Lamothe cheers Mike, welcome aboard
I do wish I might have seen this a few years back when we were commissioned to make a set of wheels for a cannon from 1898. Myself and Russ Radford, now passed took a winter from start to finish. We had very little left of the originals to go from. It was great sport. Once the snow decides to leave I will post a picture or two.
have a word with either your local tyre house or similar that deals with truck tyres you can get valve stem extensions either from them of through them so you don't have to drill through the side of your nice looking wooden wheel it will look so much tidier ! than stuck out of the side !
Lovely job! It looks great.
Very Cool
Awesome work!
Very Well presented! A pleasure to watch!
Excellent work done., very much interesting during its work done, many many thanks.
Very nice, I always wondered how to make wheels 😊
excellent and beautiful work, very smart use of tools too! Thank you very much for the video:)
By God, that's a lovely bit of work! A clever idea and very well made.
You are awesome! (Send us presents?!) lol - Beth
Ben Matthews Ha! Well I never know quite what to write in that part : - )
Fantastic!
Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing :-)
Double Dog Farm ~ Shoestring Gardening on a KISS Principle Thank you!
brilliant video and very well put together.
awesome.
you're a genius Tim :)
looking forward to see what thy are going to be used for well done
MrFergusferret Thanks - these ones are for the doughnut cart I'm making. but I'm tempted to design other things to go with similar wheels. Too many things to do!
Wow! That's Awesome!
This type of project has been a real hit with woodworkers all around, thanks! BTW if you didn't know Hyezmar released his Woodworking Bible at no cost, just looking for feedback.