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stefan keelan

04-01-2011 05:01 PM

spoke wheels

Hi guys does anyone have any drawings or pics of the hub drillings or plan for 40 spoke 1/4 scale wheels i have rolled some alloy rims and turned some billet hubs i just need to lace them together thans i advance stefan

abufletcher

04-01-2011 07:40 PM

RE: spoke wheels

Check out my thread on making spoked wheels.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_26...tm.htm#2693952

gabriel voisin

04-01-2011 09:35 PM

RE: spoke wheels

Hello Stefan,

I build my spoke wheels complete of metal.
If you need more drawings or details, please send me an email.

greetings gabriel

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7...dandwasher.jpg

LesUyeda

04-02-2011 06:17 AM

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Love the picture, Gabriel. Wish I had something like that when I did mine.

Les

gabriel voisin

04-02-2011 07:50 AM

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Dear Les,

thanks,....no problem. 

look here, so I have made the spoke wheels.

You find many of my documents and pics in this thread....made in germany ;)

greetings gabriel

http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/...16031&PN=1

stefan keelan

04-04-2011 06:12 AM

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ORIGINAL: abufletcher

Check out my thread on making spoked wheels.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_26...tm.htm#2693952

Thanks buddy the hole spacings for the hub were a great help thanks everyone for their input. well, here goes...

stefan keelan

04-04-2011 06:16 AM

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More pics...

stefan keelan

04-04-2011 06:24 AM

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didnt realise the spoke holes in the rim had to be offset... time to make another rim!

gabriel voisin

04-04-2011 10:15 AM

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hello stefan,

good job...... but you built exactly according to my method.

Please check my link.

greetings gabriel

stefan keelan

04-04-2011 01:34 PM

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thanks buddy great minds think alike lol i enjoyed making the hubs most joined your website to view link but still waiting for activation code will check it out asap

Quote:

ORIGINAL: stefan keelan

Quote:

ORIGINAL: abufletcher

Check out my thread on making spoked wheels.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_26...tm.htm#2693952

Thanks buddy the hole spacings for the hub were a great help thanks everyone for their input. well, here goes...

stefan keelan

04-13-2011 06:46 AM

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Hi all, finally got them right check out the pics. Quite tedeous running a 1.1mm die up 80 pieces of piano wire.... cheers for all your help guys, stef.

stefan keelan

04-13-2011 06:50 AM

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Turning the hubs.

abufletcher

04-13-2011 07:39 AM

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Impressive work!

dredhea

04-13-2011 12:51 PM

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I saw a magazine article some time ago (a year or more) about making a spoked wheel using thread or string for the spokes. It was made with one continuous piece of string, so the article not only covered how to make the hub and rim, but also showed the "stringing" pattern. I can't for the life of me remember where I saw that article. Is anybody else familiar with it?

gabriel voisin

04-13-2011 01:28 PM

RE: spoke wheels

hello dredhea,

yes I know this method.

greetings gabriel

dredhea

04-13-2011 04:11 PM

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Can you direct me back to the article I was refering to, or can you explain the method? I don't think it was in Model Aviation, but it was a model airplane magazine. Sadly, that's the limit of my recall. [:o]

stefan keelan

04-13-2011 05:41 PM

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ORIGINAL: dredhea

Can you direct me back to the article I was refering to, or can you explain the method? I don't think it was in Model Aviation, but it was a model airplane magazine. Sadly, that's the limit of my recall. [:o]

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stefan keelan

04-13-2011 06:05 PM

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hey gab wheres the pics of your wheels?

dredhea

04-14-2011 05:38 AM

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ORIGINAL: stefan keelan

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Yes Stefan, Wheels with string spokes. Why not? Instead of a "pushing" pressure on the bottom spokes there's a "pulling" type stress on the upper spokes securing the hub in the middle of the wheel. If I ever find the article so I can make a set, I'll post pics.

LesUyeda

04-14-2011 06:36 AM

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"Can you direct me back to the article I was refering to,"

http://www.peterrake.com/php/Main.html

This still works.

Les

dredhea

04-14-2011 02:20 PM

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ORIGINAL: LesUyeda

''Can you direct me back to the article I was refering to,''

http://www.peterrake.com/php/Main.html

This still works.

Les

Thanks, Les. Mr. Rake makes some really nice wheels (and guns). They aren't quite what I'm looking for, however. I will keep that link, though. His method of making semi-scale wheels may come in handy for some future project. I'll probably end up copying some of the outstanding wheels I've seen on this thread.

LesUyeda

04-15-2011 06:19 AM

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dredhea

You're welcome.

Les

stefan keelan

04-24-2011 07:07 AM

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ORIGINAL: dredhea
Hi buddy i will make you some hubs and rims if you like there will be no charge for them i just enjoy making them please let me no iwould be more than happy to help you out reghards stefan.

Quote:

ORIGINAL: LesUyeda

''Can you direct me back to the article I was refering to,''

http://www.peterrake.com/php/Main.html

This still works.

Les

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