I think i know the answer to this but i'll ask anyway.
Is it possible to mount bicycle wheels (16") on 1 side only?
I'm considering a 1 sided mount for the front wheel but i'm concerned about the strength of the 10mm axle.
(yeah, i think i might have that bug, and have started another build
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Actually on a more pressing issue..............Does anyone know where my big Ball Pein is?
your big challenge is to find wheels that can fit a large enough axle. you will need at least a 12mm grade 8 blot for that axle, preferably 16mm. fallshaws used to make a 16"and 12" wheelchair wheel which took a really strong 12mm set up , but they no longer make them.
im using a REDLINE 16" rim which has a 3/8 centre .but with sealed precision bearings off the shelf from a bike store. , they also do a 20"
you could build a custom wheel using Vics fibreglassing system
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(think laterally, like when I suggested the sequence of welds )use a back pedal brake rear wheel, strip out the internals, machine for bears/or machine a shaft for existing bearings and you'll be able to run a large diameter shaft (by memory up to 25mm)
Ian
yankee sailor!!!!!! those almost made me wet my lycra sailing suit
wifey already said no!!!!!!
Ys,
Dang! I is gonna Strip Occum's Razor when I get home and have the Chassis "Hot Dip Gold Plated" and may-be Diamonds inset into Bolt Heads. ?????????? Well if one went to that expense (Billet Wheels) why not go the Whole Hog.
Ron[}:)][}:)]
ya reackon i'll get away with a 12mm high tensile axle? It is a nosewheel after all.
Interestingly Iand is on the money. I remember something you told me when i was looking at your crafts, using a standard 16" rear peddle brake wheel. It should fit a 30mm OD bearing nicely. However the easiest to get, (ie cheapest) have a 12mm axle. Gut feeling is it should be OK. MIght have to pick the steel grade specifically for the axle.
That's what i wanted to hear!
My plans is basically exactly as Paul suggests, (and Iand), The rear wheel looks as though it will fit a 30mmOD bearing nicely. although i can get a 30mm OD bearing to suit a 17mm shaft, they are quite expensive, (and a little harder to get). the 12mm shaft are easy, and cheap.
All i really need is a spacer between them, piece of cake.
The only issue i can forsee is softening the high tensile at the weld.
I'll give it a shot and post the results.
Thanks
place a solid ,mounting piece on the fork that the axle bolt can pass straight through. if the spacer is right you should be able to tighten it on the wheel without slowing the wheel
I already tried exactly that ,but was only able to get a 15mm axle in the wheel I had. which is big enough but nobody( I mean nobody) made a 15mm bolt here in the USA. I did find one japanese motorcycle axle that was 15mm but it fit very lose in the bearings and had too much slop. so I gave up. I had no way to machine the hub to accept a larger bearing to accept a more commom size axle.
Just to wrap this thread up, (from my perpsective anyway!) This is what i did, and it seems to be OK
I managed to get some 6903 sealed bearings, (from Ebay fairly cheap) 30mm OD and a 17mm shaft. I machined a shaft and spacer, then realised a problem. The Hub is only prevented from sliding off in one direction due to a step located about 20mm in from one side. So i had to machined a circlip groove in the other side and made a wire clip. Note however the hum is hardened, and machining the groove was a slow and difficult process. Luckilly it wasn't my lather and therefore my grooving insert. Manaded to get enough of a groove in to secure the clip.
Then a cap and an M8 bolt and hey presto!
that is a sweet effort
now you know why I tested so many wheels and ended up with 20mm shafts on fallshaws
