Any suggestions for wheels?

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

I need 4 wheels, preferably with 12 spokes with drive lobes for a freelance 71/4 im building. Need to be 6" dia across load bearing flats. Reeves have some but at £60 per wheel it is never going to happen. Any ideas?

[MICHAEL WILLIAMSParticipant @michaelwilliams41215]

Hi Fizzy ,

(1) Make wheels as welded assemblies .

Big lump for the middle , tube for the rim and flat bar or round bar spokes .

(2) CNC from solid .

(3) Flame cut basic spider and trim by milling or windy grinder .

(4) Use non-standard wheels .

Early engines had a whole range of different wheel designs before the later simple spoked type was arrived at as normal .

Some types :

Plate wheels – literal – made of boiler plate with separate tyres . Could be simple but quite often in several layers of plate with divers holes and cutouts .

Cart wheel – wooden centres . Solid or spoked . Tufnol and glew ?

Channel , T , H and round spokes forge welded to tyre and centre piece .

Many more !

Regards ,

MikeW

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