14 Inch Spoke Wheel - BobsPlans.com

1 14 inch Spoke WheelThis 14 inch wagon Wheel can be made with just a table saw, scroll saw, router and drill hub on the one pictured above was made on a small lathe. If you don t have a lathe,instructions for a simple hub you can make without a lathe are included. Traditional wagonwheels have a metal rim around the outer circumference, (called a tire). Plans for making a metaltire are not included. With a little imagination, you could make a metal band to wrap around itand it would look more be fully functional, the tire needs to be a slightly smaller diameter than the circumference ofthe Wheel . The old wheelwrights made the tires by bending strips of steel and welding them intoa circle. Then the tire was heated until it expanded enough to fit over the outer circumference ofthe Wheel . They would tap it into place around the Wheel and cool it with water. When cooled,the tire would contract around the Wheel which compressed it all together.

2 The tire not only keptthe wood from wearing against the road, it made the Wheel much stronger that just the wooditself would have 2005 by Robert E. ReedyAll Rights inch Wagon Wheel PlansTable of ContentsMaterials List .. 1 Instructions A .. 2 Instructions B .. 3 Parts Drawings A .. 4 Parts Drawings B .. 5 Hub Drawing .. 6 IntroductionNote: There are detailed instructions and tips (with pictures) for making this Wheel project requires you to make four felloes (rim sections), eight spokes, eightkeystone spacers, and two hub cutting out all the parts, it is recommended you assemble them without glue toensure they fit properly. It takes a lot of skill to have all the spokes fit togetherproperly and have an exact 1 1/2 cavity in the center for the hub halves to fit it is quite easy to change the size of the keystone spacers with a sander, handplane, or sharp chisel.

3 Be sure to clamp the spacers in a vice if trimming with a handplane or in mind that the ends of the hub spacers and sides of the Spoke points will becovered by the hub halves. I recommend using polyurethane glue like TitebondQuickset or Gorilla Glue. These glues expand and will fill small gaps. Since the hubhalves will cover the area, the glue filled small gaps won t be visible. Polyurethaneglues are very strong and are rated for exterior 2005 by Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, OhioAll Rights Reserved14 Wagon Wheel Plans Materials ListPage 1 QtyItemLengthMaterial4 FelloesAbout 10 2 by 4 (1 1/2 x 3 1/2 )8 Spokes5 1/2 1 1/2 by 3/4 8 Keystone Spacers1/2 7/8 by 3/4 1 Hub6 1/4 3 by 3 2 Optional Hub Lg. Disk3 Thick Material2 Optional Hub Sm. Disk3 Thick Material1 Cavity Insert1 1/2 1/2 Thick MaterialCopyright 2005 by Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, OhioAll Rights ReservedMaking the SpokesPage 2 For your convenience drawings of the spokes as each cut is performed are provided on the drawing.

4 Pleaserefer to these drawings while Cut eight 1 1/2" wide by 5 1/2" long pieces from 3/4" Cut the hub tenons. A tenon jig is recommended for this cut. Free plans for a great tenon jig are Cut the round tenons with a 5/8 round plug cutter. A tenon jig and drill press is Cut the tapers on the sides. This step is easily done with the taper jig from Trim the Spoke s exposed edges with your router using a 1/4" or 3/8" rounding over the FelloesNote: While minor imperfections in the center of the Wheel will be covered up by the hub halves, anyimperfections in the felloes will show. Be sure each felloe is cut This Wheel uses four felloes (sections of the rim). You can minimize waste by cutting them from a 50"length of 1 1/2" by 3 1/2" stock at a 45 angle as shown in Step 1. The bottom (shorter length) of eachsection is 7 25/32" long. This will be the same as the distance between the inside corners of the refer to the Felloes full size pattern on the Trace the felloes outline onto each piece.

5 And cut with a scroll saw or band Drill the tenon holes and dowel holes in each piece. There are detailed tips for this step Glue and assemble the felloes to form the rim with 5/8" by 2" dowels and clamp with a band clamp. (Useexterior glue).Making the HubThe design of this Wheel allows you to be as creative as you like when making the hub. A full size pattern fora simple hub is provided on the drawing. This one will produce an attractive finished Wheel and will enablethe Wheel to be easily mounted on the project of your those who have a wood lathe, making the hub from the included pattern involves gluing up a couple of5 long pieces of two by four stock and turning the hub on your lathe. When finished, you need to saw thehub in half through the middle so it can be inserted through the hub cavity in the center of the 5/8 hole through the center of the hub will allow you to insert a piece of 1 2 ID copper tubing in thehub as an axle bushing when the Wheel is completed.

6 Remember, this Wheel is NOT designed to be aworking Wheel nor to carry heavy loads. But it can be used for wooden wheelbarrow flower do not have a lathe, you can make a simple hub by cutting round disks with your scroll saw andassembling them as shown in the following Optional Hub 2005 by Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, OhioAll Rights ReservedOptional HubPage 3 For the optional hub, you need to cut five round disks with 5/8 center holes using your scroll saw. SeeFigure 1. The 1 by 1 disk is used to fill the hub cavity in the center of the Wheel . Make the two hubhalves by attaching a 1 by 1 disk to one of the 3 by 1 disks. You can attach them with a coupleof nails from the back side of the 3 disk. Be sure to predrill the screw holes to prevent Apply exterior glue to the mating Insert the 1 by 1 disk into the hub Attach the hub halves to the Wheel with four 1 Number 6 wood screws on each hub : Be sure to position the second hub half so the screws don t interfere with the screws for the firsthub 114 inch Wheel with optional the WheelIsometric views for assembling the Wheel are provided on the drawing.

7 Please refer to these isometric viewswhile : Be sure you have a 5 or 5 (1/4 or 5/16 diameter) long bolt with nut and two washers beforestarting the assembly. The washers must be larger than 5/8 diameter. This bolt is used to clamp the hubhalves Make sure the spokes, keystone spacers, and hub halves fit properly. When all fits well, apply glue to thefelloe tenons and insert all the spokes in the Apply glue and insert the keystone spacers between each Spoke as shown in Step 6 of the isometric sure the spacers are flush with the Spoke Apply glue and insert the hub halves into the hub cavity as shown. Use the long bolt with large washersand a nut mentioned above to clamp the hub halves together. Run the bolt through the hub axle hole andtighten snugly so the hub halves fit flat against the Spoke sides. If using polyurethane glue, moisten oneside of each surface with a damp cloth.

8 Please read the instructions on the polyurethane glue 2005 by Robert E. ReedyAll Rights Reserved1-1/2"SpokeTop View5 1/2"3/4"5/8"3/4"SpokeSide View3/8 "5/8"5/8"3/4"5/8"3/4"Felloe5/8"3/4"5/8"1 1/8"2 1/8"5 1/2" Radius2 1/8"1 1/2"7 25/32"Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Making the spokes2005 by Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, OhioCopyright All Rights ReservedParts Drawings - APage 4 Step 7 Step 6 Step 5 Step 145 Cutting the felloes and assembling the wheelStep 4 Step 27-25/32"Step 3 Making the felloesCutting the keystone spacers22 1/27/8"3/4"End View Dimensions(After Second Cut)Second CutFirst CutThird CutFourth CutParts Drawings - BPage 05 Final End View7/16"3/4"13/16"Keystone Spacer1-1/2"2005 by Robert E. Reedy, Vandalia, OhioCopyright All Rights ReservedHub DrawingGrid lines are 1/2" apart3"1-1/2"1-1/2"3/4"2-3/8 Hub1-1/4"6-1/4"5/8"6 3/8" length of 1/2" ID copper tubing6 13/8"5/8"2005 by Robert E.

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