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ozzie46:

David D, Thanks for checking and your kind words. They mean a lot.

Nick, Thanks for looking. Yes ,its a lot of work and not without several boo boos as far as turning a handle the wrong way. :bang: :bang: :bang: Some JB Weld here, some there. ::) ::) Although the one in the post didn't need any.

All that filing will warm you up in a cool shop.

Ron

ozzie46:

I've done some more on the wheels.
I got the steel tires heat shrunk onto the wheels. I made an arbor to mount the wheels on to turn them to size.

It is a very close fit on the axle bores and will stay in the 3 jaw until all work remaining work on the wheels is done. If I need the lathe I will just pull the 3 jaw off and mount the 4 jaw.

The wheels were turned to .002 more than the inside dia of the steel tires.

I stuck the aluminum wheels in the freezer and let them get good and cold. I then turned on, are you ready for it,SWMBOs' electric cook stove and laid the steel tires on the heating element. SWMBO was there while I did it and I'm still here to talk about it. :big:

I let the tires heat up till they got blue then put them on 3/8 plate steel on a little stool and took the wheels out of the freezer and they fell into the steel tires with no effort.

This is what they looked like after cooling down.

I had to see what they looked like on the frame.

Now I have to grind up a HSS cutting tool to the 3/32 radius called for on the tire tread near the flange. I need to read up on how to turn the treads as well as it seems there are some angles involved.

Thats it for now I guess. Oh I laid out the dimensions on the steam cyls too. Will be working on them soon but I want to make a holding plate to fit my cross slide on the lathe so I can line bore them on the lathe.

Till then I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy and Joyous New Year.

Ron

NickG:
Look like castings but better :thumbup: brilliant work

ozzie46:

Thanks Nick.

Ron

Rob.Wilson:
:bugeye: those wheels look stunning :clap: :clap: :clap:

Rob

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