Newbie help please.

[ibewiggin]

My grandfather just recently passed away from brain cancer. He was building these really cool wagons for family members. Problem is that the wheels all fall apart. My thoughts were that I would just design a one piece whell with the CW. Aparently that is harder than I thought. Anyone have a plan for an eight or nine inch diameter wagon wheel? Nothing fancy, maybe one inch thick. Anything would be helpful. Thanks in advance.

[AskBud]

First, what bits do you have (other than the two that came with the machine)?
AskBud

[ibewiggin]

I have the eleven bit set.

[AskBud]

I have the eleven bit set.

OK, How large is your Axle?
AskBud

[AskBud]

OK,
Ive made a basic Wagon Wheel, in the style of the Flyer Wagon.
I used a drill size of 1/2 inch for my axle.
I used the 1/2" Classical bit for the profile(s), and the 1/8" cutting bit to cut them out.

The design board is 20" long and 10.25 wide, 3/4" thick.
Add 7 or more inches of length to your actual board, and select "Center on board".
If you glue 2 wheels together, turning the grain 90 degrees, it will make a much stronger wheel, and your new thickness of these glued pieces will look more like the real thing.

The Left wheel is the master and the Right is a "Mirror". so, any changes only need to be done on the Left side.
AskBud

[ibewiggin]

Thanks a million. I guess I should have been more specific. I meant a spoked wagon wheel. But after I left this site I did actually come up with something. Nothing like what yours would look like but it will work. THank you so much. I love this forum.

[Kenm810]

If you want to take a look or try it,
this is one I drew up in Designer last July.

[AskBud]

If you want to take a look or try it,
this is one I drew up in Designer last July.

As in my earlier post, I would glue two of these together, turning the grain 90 degrees, to give the wheel the strength to be rolled around very much (if at all).
AskBud

[ibewiggin]

Thank you for the help, that is going to be outstanding. I am hoping to get good enough to do that soon.

[will george]

Sorry to butt in Mr. bud..

Good point about making the wheel with rotating grain direction. I would assume some would never think of that. I have made some wheels of quartern sawn wood that will break for that 'tough at play' child. I was one of those children. My mom tells me I could break anything without even trying..
My mom is now about 93 years old... And we had 'good wood' back when I was a young 'wipper snapper'.. As grandfather called me...

For 'fancy' wheels I use a inner core of exterior grade plywood (1/2 inch) and laminate the 'fancy' wood to the outside or outside/inside depending on how 'fancy' I want it to look.... Only have made about 8 sets of wheels but the plywood 'innards' ones work very well! The plywood innards only need to be a disk.