How To Make Wooden Wheels With Bicycle Rims And Tyres
Wooden wheels cost a fortune to buy - but I found an easy way of making them for almost nothing. Apart from a bit of fiddly woodwork, there is a major challenge that needs overcoming for a wheelmaker - how to attach a rubber tyre. (You could in theory not bother, but everyone would hear you coming from miles away.) A rubber tyre (whether hollow or not) needs a channel to sit in, so the rim needs to be made of channel-section steel or aluminium - and that’s probably impossible to make without quite a big ring-roller.
So, I looked again at the bicycle wheel and tyre combination - and really it’s very impressive. Light and strong and cheap. But there’s a problem with the axle - it’s designed to be supported at both ends, and it will bend if you don’t. So if you’re making go carts or carriages bike wheels don’t really work. Replacing the spindle requires replacing the entire hub - which means the spokes too. So you may as well start from scratch. Which is what I’ve done.
Perhaps the key to getting these wheels tight and strong is making an accurate drawing in the first place. That way you can make all the parts accurately too, just by copying the drawing. In this case there are 8 spokes per wheel and 8 pieces that fit between them and 8 more felloes - 24 pieces, plus the hub. I made 4 wheels - so it was well worth my time to make two good templates / patterns at the start and use them to make all the 96 parts quickly and accurately.
(I looked at different numbers of spokes - and they changed the appearance of the wheel a lot. An odd number probably looks best, but I settled with 8 for simplicity.)
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Thats a CAN BE BOTHERED man. Oh what a lovely relaxing 1970s voice, I do believe that has been one of my favorite experiences watching a how do youtube vid, thank you so much !:)
Lucky me. I go searching on how to make a wooden wheel, and I find a video by one of my favorite and the most wholesome channel I'm subscribed to. :)
@WayOutWestx2
Жыл бұрын
Wow, thanks!
I subscribe to your channel strictly for the sound of your voice which in my humble opinion is the most enchanting storytelling, beautiful voice, which I've ever heard in my entire life! You ought to try to narrate audiobooks, especially children's books, your a natural!!!
@WayOutWestx2
7 жыл бұрын
Aw, thanks!
@kirstenwhitworth8079
7 жыл бұрын
I agree. Tim has such a lovely voice.
I watched this and smiled. You have a very unique way of looking at things and that is a very good thing in itself. I would have never of dreamed of repurposing a bicycle rim in that manner. Good job and great work.
Fantastic video! Exactly what i needed to move one of my projects forward. Thank you for posting your video.
They look great! Thanks for the inspiration.
OUTSTANDING !!! Excellent Job Well Done Sir!
That is an awesome idea, I have a couple of retired bikes from my kids and need a couple of carts for moving beehive components around the workshop. It is probably simpler to buy a cart but I do like making my own gear.
This project is very cool. I'm looking to stiffen and reinforce my electric hub wheel for my trike, and you've given me inspiration.
@ahmdabdallah5811
3 жыл бұрын
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Excellent !! Excellent !! You are a real master !!
Absolutely brilliant, what innovation and craftmanship! Thanks so much.
Sir, I have watched many, many of your videos and I am left in awe at your resourcefulness. This video is a great example. Thank you for posting all these wonderful videos for people like me to vicariously live life in the country!
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+Augustus Sohn Thank you - we appreciate your feedback. It's fun to make the videos but they are a lot of work so it's good to know so many people seem to like them. Just wish we had more time in the day to get more done : - )
They are just so beautiful made, thank you for sharing your amazing video. God bless you and your family
We had metal wheels on our cart. To stop the noise when we collected our messages in Stromness, all we could do at the time was attach old rope we had picked up off the beach. When you say an easy way... I see a lot of hard work, but the end result looks amazing. Thank you for sharing.
love your clear voice great demo
It doesn't take genius but rather just a strong will to do the job right.
As always, you make me smile with your ingenuity.
Thanks for videos! You give me new ideas, I will use them in my farm. Greetings from Hungary.
That is just brilliant, fabulous job old chap.
Brilliant video! Thanks for sharing.
Very Well presented! A pleasure to watch!
thanks for a great idea for my similar problem. very nice step by step instructions
Fantastic video, very relaxing and educational; brightened my otherwise very dark week and now I know how to build wagon wheels.
Hello from Canada. Magnificent. Please keep us updated on your project.
You guys are havin way to much fun... You are a master craftsmen. We will be giving your channel a plug on our live show this Saturday. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+BikemanforU Thank you - now I'll have to stay up to silly o'clock to watch it : - )
Absolutely incredible work! I'm inspired to attempt a project that I would never have thought possible as a result of watching some of your techniques. Bravo, my man, bravo!
Awesome idea using the bike rims! Very nice job! Thanks for the great idea!
Another talented craftsman hard at work!!
Thanks for the upload!
👍👌👏 Oh WOW, simply fantastic, very well done, Sir. Congrats for having all those skills. Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you (humans, animals and plants).
Impressed. Nice job.
A Pitza Cutter used as a measuring tool! Whao. Computer CAD drawing for templates! A BandSaw! Mine's made of wood :-)) A SPINDLE MOULDER! A Lathe! A Grinding Disc as a Spindle Gouge! And There's that Hole boring tool that I used for a while before working out the points need to be inserted the same way! You're a man of many talents sir. Love the wheels Quite a surprising Video!.
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+Gordon Millar Thank you, Gordon. I know, I'm so lucky. Tools, materials, ideas - just never enough time!
Wow! That's Awesome!
Love it. Loaded with great ideas.
i like the logic in your solution.. well done, i will keep this in the back of my mind for future reference.
Marvellous ,thank you.
You are amazing. What a beautiful piece of art.
A simple like doesn't do enough justice to this great video!
Nice work and YES this did help me out. Thank you for posting it. And you are easy to listen to without dragging it out. Thanks!
@WayOutWestx2
9 жыл бұрын
joseph lamperth I'm pleased to hear it!
@galovelhosobrerodas4676
6 жыл бұрын
joseph lamperth
Absolutely brilliant and nicely done video.
Absolutely brilliant.......
Great video. Thanking you kindly. Cheers!
Lovely job! It looks great.
just wanted to say thank you soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much. im planning to build a 4 wheel pedal bike and i was searching for a solution to this problem of the weak axels. im gonna build some wooden tires lololololol, thank you way out
I'm going to make wheels same way as you did, but it will be for my wooden bandsaw, besides measuring the concave of the wheel with a pizza cutter is just genious, thank you for the inspiration
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+Lefay Modron Angus Thanks Lefay - that's a good idea. Good luck!
If I could give it more "Thumbs up" I would...that was one of the best Video's I've seen in a long time and very enjoyable to watch...It's given me several ideas for a Western Style Veranda I'm putting around my Garden Work Shed...Thank you for sharing ...
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+David Dunne Thank you David! Good luck with your project (share a video, maybe?)
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7 жыл бұрын
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7 жыл бұрын
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7 жыл бұрын
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7 жыл бұрын
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Excellent work !!
Very nice! Thank you!
Excellent video, and great narration too.
Great work, Tim...👍
By God, that's a lovely bit of work! A clever idea and very well made.
you're a genius Tim :)
This was a delightful video.
Awesome work!
if the tires can withstand a heavy load, it's good even great! Congratulations from the Czech Republic.
That's pretty cool lookin'. Thanks for the video.
This is so cool. What a great idea.
You are a very talented woodworker. Loved your video.
I come back & watch this video now & then. It always makes me smile, combining old with new, what a fun idea! :D
@pama.6676
7 жыл бұрын
creativeobsin
@creativeobsin
7 жыл бұрын
Yes? what is it? :3
Tim! I need that hole thingy!! I'm off online shopping now - and love the wheel, but of course, loved seeing you doing some wood whirling on the lathe most of all! Claire x
excellent and beautiful work, very smart use of tools too! Thank you very much for the video:)
Fantastic!
I've really enjoyed watching that!!!
Excelente la idea, muy buena.
Excellent work done., very much interesting during its work done, many many thanks.
BRAVISSIMO!
Very nice, Tim ! Thank you for posting the vid. I'd like to give that a try. Very nice moulding head you have on the machine ! Thanks, rc
I just watched this video.............You Sir are a master craftsman .......Digger
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+robert k Aw thanks, Robert. Not really, but I really enjoy it all : - )
Wow they look great
Very nice, I always wondered how to make wheels 😊
Beautiful!
Exelente trabajo , y que ingenio. congratulations. Saludos desde Aguascalientes Mexico.0
well done sir . very fun to watch . cheers
WOW.. Thank You!!!
Your honesty added so much to the presentation. Warts and all as they say. Very compelling, you have yet another follower. Thanks from Northern Ontario, Canada. Mike
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+Mike Lamothe cheers Mike, welcome aboard
@mikelamothesr.8998
8 жыл бұрын
I do wish I might have seen this a few years back when we were commissioned to make a set of wheels for a cannon from 1898. Myself and Russ Radford, now passed took a winter from start to finish. We had very little left of the originals to go from. It was great sport. Once the snow decides to leave I will post a picture or two.
Excellent work !
WOW great work .
Amazing Ideas 💡
Your ingenuity and videos never cease to amaze me. Such wisdom comes from experience. Good work sir!
@WayOutWestx2
9 жыл бұрын
***** Thank you!
BRILLIANT!!!!! AMAZING!!!! AWESOME!!!! KUDOS!!!! THANK YOU THAT WAS MOST ENJOYABLE WATCHING I ONLY WISH I HAD YOUR SKILLS!!! THANK YOU
Excellent work
Really enjoy while watching your video. Thanks alot.
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+Quý Nguyễn Thanks Quy!
excellent m8,great video and awesome thinking,i was looking to make a few wheels for a project this has saved me a lot of headaches,,,thanks
@WayOutWestx2
7 жыл бұрын
Great! Good luck with yours : - )
Very nice work. I am inspired to do something similar in winter
Great job there and very creative, they look really good well done.
great creative use of old bicycle wheels ... next time you might want to consider filling the tyres with urethane foam insulation to make them puncture proof
amazing job
That was actually pretty amazing
I am enchanted and so impressed with such clever, imaginative engineering prowess.
@taildraggergirl120
7 жыл бұрын
Kirsten Whitworth multipack
@taildraggergirl120
7 жыл бұрын
Agmachnery
Amazing!
Great looking
Very, very nice!
thanks man thats a great project thanks alot man
Gostei demais ótima idéia muito criativo Parabéns vou tentar faser lindo trabalho
A fantastic tutorial ! I have a funeral carriage to build before Oct and this is going to save me a lot of work.
@WayOutWestx2
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks. (Did you see my hearse build?)
@avalonbear61
7 жыл бұрын
No but Ill go look for it for sure.
I dooo like your thinking. fantastic.
what a glorious set of videos... I'm not sure how I found my way here, but I think I'll stay. Subscribed and can't wait to watch more. Thank you for sharing! :)
@WayOutWestx2
9 жыл бұрын
Gareth Crispin Cheers Gareth - good to have you on board!
That's awesome!
hermoso trabajo!!!!
beautiful and well explained!
@WayOutWestx2
8 жыл бұрын
+withintheether Thank you : - )