ken555
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 03:09 PM |
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Wooden Wheels
Humor me.
But I'm thinking of making a set of Ply wheels for the Donor car.
2 sheets of ply fixed together, then 4 rough circles cut from it.
I need the alloy wheels off the car, and it's stored outside.
It does need to be moved now and then, otherwise I would put it on bricks.
Any other bright idea's as it weights around 500KG so above the simple pallet on casters approach.
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HowardB
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 03:16 PM |
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I have some flame cust steel discs "wheels" on my trailer - what might be better and cheaper could be a trip to the scrappy and buy 4
steel wheels and pay by the kg?
hth
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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joneh
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 03:19 PM |
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As above, I think if they get wet you're in danger of having one collapse when you next lean against it. Buy some scrap ones.
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theduck
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 03:40 PM |
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With the above, most scrappy will be £10 a wheel with tyre
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ken555
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 03:58 PM |
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13" with 4" PCD is the problem.
Did think 4 spacesavers and drill mounting holes out.
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pewe
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 05:57 PM |
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Someone abandoned a Sainsbury's type trolley near our house.
It only took a few cuts with Mr Angrygrinder and a couple of pieces of 20mm SST welded on to raise the bottom tray to horizontal.
Certainly man enough for the F27 (650kg) and the beauty of it is the wheels swivel.
HTH. Cheers, Pewe10
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ken555
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| posted on 5/2/18 at 08:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pewe
Someone abandoned a Sainsbury's type trolley near our house.
It only took a few cuts with Mr Angrygrinder and a couple of pieces of 20mm SST welded on to raise the bottom tray to horizontal.
Certainly man enough for the F27 (650kg) and the beauty of it is the wheels swivel.
HTH. Cheers, Pewe10
Didn't know they could take that weight.
I have been eyeing up the local communal bins they have in certain city streets.
A trolley might be easier to cut up in a discreet place to get it home 
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TQ_uk
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| posted on 6/2/18 at 10:04 AM |
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Shame you're not closer, I've a bunch of Morris Minor wheels that are 4" PCD. But they're at my parents in Kent....
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TQ_uk
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| posted on 6/2/18 at 10:07 AM |
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Or get some 100mm from scrappy and file the holes out slightly?
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 6/2/18 at 12:28 PM |
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tbh I think your wooden wheels will work just fine, two 12mm sheets glued together would be more than up to it
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907
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| posted on 6/2/18 at 10:50 PM |
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Having just built a garage extension from ply I would have thought that rough scrappy wheels would be cheaper.
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llionellis
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| posted on 7/2/18 at 04:49 PM |
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I see no problem, it's been done before https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4qB6n1cm04
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ken555
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| posted on 7/2/18 at 07:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 907
Having just built a garage extension from ply I would have thought that rough scrappy wheels would be cheaper.
We have a place nearby that is trying to get rid of specialised packing crates, that have come back from offshore.
They recycle wood into things, but can't use they ply as it's full of nails/staples.
http://woodrecyclability.co.uk/
[Edited on 7-2-18 by ken555]
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