fultondp
11-06-2009, 11:58 PM
New Gladiator started, wanted to post some progress pics:
One rim laced, one to go. To the right is the wheel centers punched out. What a PITA getting the centers out, I actually broke my sledge hammer handle whacking these! My wife said that from the house, the shop sounded like some kind of demented bell ringer took over. :rolleyes4: I've also attached a flange template with 28 spoke points (12.857deg) for future delta wolf or gladiator builders. You may have to size the image up a bit, but the angles should stay true.
I'm using 3/4in 14 gauge gas pipe for the axles. I've used these before for trikes and gokarts, but I've never mounted wheels this heavy, so I may yet regret trying to save a few pounds. But if they bend I've got some solid 3/4 rod in the shop, so I can always redo them if I have to. The bearings I ordered from the bigbearingstore.com (not shown). They are actually a few thousandths under 3/4in, and the pipe is a few thousandths over, so I had a buddy of mine turn them down a bit on his lathe to get them to fit. I tried the rod I have, it measures right at 3/4 with my digital calipers, but it won't fit either.
Darren
One rim laced, one to go. To the right is the wheel centers punched out. What a PITA getting the centers out, I actually broke my sledge hammer handle whacking these! My wife said that from the house, the shop sounded like some kind of demented bell ringer took over. :rolleyes4: I've also attached a flange template with 28 spoke points (12.857deg) for future delta wolf or gladiator builders. You may have to size the image up a bit, but the angles should stay true.
I'm using 3/4in 14 gauge gas pipe for the axles. I've used these before for trikes and gokarts, but I've never mounted wheels this heavy, so I may yet regret trying to save a few pounds. But if they bend I've got some solid 3/4 rod in the shop, so I can always redo them if I have to. The bearings I ordered from the bigbearingstore.com (not shown). They are actually a few thousandths under 3/4in, and the pipe is a few thousandths over, so I had a buddy of mine turn them down a bit on his lathe to get them to fit. I tried the rod I have, it measures right at 3/4 with my digital calipers, but it won't fit either.
Darren