Wood Magazine 70 by Larry Clayton

Author:Larry Clayton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Wood, Home and hobby woodworker
Publisher: Meredith Corporation
Published: 1994-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Use a round file to shape and smooth the inside edge of the wheel rims for a flush fit against the tire.

Homemade tires for a soft, inexpensive ride

1 To make a tire, cut %" O.D. 06" I.D.) fuel-vapor hose to 21V*" long. Then, cut four pieces of %" O.D. QA" I.D.) hose to 3" long.

2 Insert half of the smaller hose into one end of the larger hose where shown on the Wheel Assembly drawing. Slide the opposite end of the larger hose onto the protruding end of the smaller hose. Check for a tight fit of the tire onto the wheel. Trim the hose if necessary. Use instant glue (cyanoacrylate) to adhere the mating ends, striving for a tight joint. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for each tire.

3 Lightly sand the tires to remove any visible lettering or exposed instant glue. Set the tires aside for now; you'll epoxy them to the wheels after finishing.

Next, shape and drill the braces and brackets

1 To form the rear braces and steering braces, start by cutting four pieces of ^x%" strap iron to 12*6" long. Place two pieces of the strapping edge-to-edge (not face-to-face), and adhere duct tape to the back surface to hold them together. Apply masking tape to the opposite surface on the ends. The masking tape makes it easy to mark visible bend lines and radii.

2 Lay out the hole centerpoints and bend lines for the braces on the masking tape where shown on the Braces and Brackets Parts View drawing. Dimple each cen-terpoint with a center punch. Drill V*" holes at each dimpled centerpoint, except for the steering braces. They have a W hole.

3 To bend the ends to the angles shown, clamp the taped-together parts in a machinist's or woodworker's vise so that the marked bend line is flush with the top surface of the vise jaws. As shown in Photo B, use a hammer to strike the steel straps until they conform to the angle shown on the Parts View drawing. Check your bend against the drawing, and continue bending and checking until they match. Repeat for the opposite end of the braces. Then, repeat for the other set of braces.

4 Remove the tape to separate the pieces. Trace around a dime to mark the radius on each end of each brace. Grind the radii to

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