Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Guy Gadois said: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 My current project is a scale model of the "World's Oldest Pickup" truck. This truck used wooden spoke wheels much like older wagons, buggies, and the like. I have made many wood spoke wheels employing traditional full-scale methods, but I thought I would like to try something different. I scroll sawed the wheel including the spokes and then rounded the spokes to the appropriate egg shape. This type of wheel is called an "Archibald" as it uses a metal hub instead of a wooden hub. The tyre is a square section, 3 inch O-ring. I didn't know square section O-rings existed until I stumbled on to a web site called the "O-Ring-Store-LLC", located in Washington State. Cheers, Guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Hudson 792 Posted January 8, 2019 Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Not getting any photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 Hi, Bill I show two photos, one by accident, on my computer. I'll attach another one and maybe the wheel will appear. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendMiniaturist 288 Posted January 9, 2019 Report Share Posted January 9, 2019 Guy,Yes, this photo has appeared! I love wheels... they remain on my list of things to try! Thank you for persisting and sharing a picture with us! And I appreciate the O Ring source too; I am guessing that I will be shopping on their site. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mgrlvr 3 Posted January 14, 2019 Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 HI! Thanks for the info. Where are they shown on their website? Hi! Bill Hudson. Pat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 The link to the O-Ring Store for square section o-rings. https://www.theoringstore.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=367_2203_98 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WeekendMiniaturist 288 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 I have seen a square o-ring for garden hose, but this is the only time I have seen them in real life. Are square rubber tires consistent on a certain type of wheel? The only carriage resource that I have locally is the Studebaker National Museum, and I think they have a wooden carriage in the museum, I will have to add this to my list of places to visit this year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 If you search "EngelsCoachShop" site on Youtube, there are many interesting videos on horse drawn vehicles, some with rubber tyres. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Hudson 792 Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Can you post a photo or picture of the actual truck? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2019 Picture of truck. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bill Hudson 792 Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Looks like a fun project. Is this your modele or the real thing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guy Gadois 91 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2019 I only have this picture of the truck and I don't know if it is full-size or a model. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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