[KwartzLab] Making a spoked, wooden wheel

[Chris Bruner]

A couple of things that come to mind.
1. The spinning wheel has inertia, so a solid plywood spinning wheel 
will have more. Could this be a problem?
2. Does the spinning wheel need to be balanced?

On 11/15/2011 12:07 PM, Jeff Schmidt wrote:
> Because way back when, they didn't have plywood.  ;)
>
> Be sure to use plywood (or chipboard or particleboard or even MDF) 
> that has a nice smooth surface.  Roughly cut out the pieces with a 
> table saw or jigsaw, then use the bandsaw to finish the cuts.  You 
> could use a scroll saw, jigsaw or even a CNC machine to cut out the 
> "spokes."
>
> - Jeff
>
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>     *From:* Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca>
>     *To:* KwartzLab Public Discussion List <discuss at kwartzlab.ca>
>     *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:53:56 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [KwartzLab] Making a spoked, wooden wheel
>
>     Ah! Because they always have spokes? This sounds way too easy; I'm
>     going to try it.
>
>     Thanks  ^___^
>
>     On 2011-11-15, at 11:41 AM, Jeff Schmidt wrote:
>
>>     Why does it need spokes in the first place?  You could just as
>>     easily cut a wheel shape from simple plywood.  Here's what I'd
>>     suggest:
>>
>>
>>     Cut out three pieces of plywood.  The "inner" layer will be of a
>>     slightly smaller diameter than the outer layers.  This is where
>>     the string will run through.
>>
>>     Drill a hole through the exact center of each layer, and the
>>     offset hole for the pedal.
>>
>>     Using the center hole and offset hole for alignment, glue the
>>     layers together with a good wood glue, and use something nice and
>>     heavy to press the layers together.
>>
>>     Sand the edges of the plywood to round them over.  Apply putty to
>>     fill holes so that the string won't get caught.
>>
>>
>>     That'll get you a very basic and rather heavy flywheel.  If
>>     balanced properly, it'll spin for ages.  If you want to get
>>     fancy, you can cut out "spokes" - but don't just settle for basic
>>     radial spokes!  You can cut out patterns if you like - simple
>>     circles, lightning bolts, text, bar codes, whatever.  You could
>>     even cut different patterns into the layers and have them overlap
>>     in cool ways.  As long as the wheel remains balanced you're good
>>     to go.
>>
>>     Hope that helps!
>>
>>     - Jeff
>>
>>
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>>         *From:* Punkin3.14 <punkin at mag3.14159.ca
>>         <mailto:punkin at mag3.14159.ca>>
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>>         *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2011 11:04:10 AM
>>         *Subject:* [KwartzLab] Making a spoked, wooden wheel
>>
>>         I'm making a spinning wheel.
>>
>>         I'm a complete novice at woodworking, but I'm working from a
>>         very utilitarian model (i.e., non-decorative), and most of
>>         the pieces are straightforward to cut.
>>
>>         The bit that I am puzzling over is the fly wheel itself. Its
>>         19" inches across, and needs a 1/4" rounded groove along the
>>         outer edge, which the drive band fits into. [1]
>>
>>         Have we any knowledgeable woodworkers who would be available
>>         sometime in the next couple months, to help me make such a
>>         wheel (assuming this is not an unreasonable project for a
>>         novice -- I honestly don't know how advanced this is)?
>>
>>         OR
>>
>>         Have we any knowledgeable woodworkers who would be willing to
>>         make me such a wheel, in exchange for appropriate compensation?
>>
>>         OR
>>
>>         Can anybody recommend a carpenter I might contact to
>>         commission such? I can look up names in the yellow pages just
>>         fine, but if there's a recommendation to be had, so much the
>>         better ^^
>>
>>         Steph
>>
>>         1. If it helps to visualize what I'm talking about, this
>>         diagram shows the parts of a spinning wheel. Imagine Part A
>>         (the fly wheel), but with plain spokes:
>>         http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/wheel-parts.shtml
>>
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