hand made custom wheels

[ihbuilder]

Originally Posted by Snowman

Mmmm look at them wheels. It amazes me that not one single r/c parts manufacturer is able to produce what one man and his workshop is able to do, 100% accurate tractor truck wheels.

antique shop

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by ihbuilder

antique shop

Dang, if you make this stuff with antique machines imagine what kind of stuff you'd be creating with a factory full of industrial state of the art machines and a team of operators!!

[sneaky-pete]

Mine are on there just for show right now.
I am going to use them on a truck I am building.
The trailer hubs Steve makes are perfect.
If you put six small bolt heads around the cap,and paint the center red it
looks real good

[Dreamweaver]

Oh boy, now that's the Sh@# Steve..


Cool, that just makes me feel better knowing I can get the right look.. Now all I need to do is build a trailer..

So no one answered my question though. are those hubs that Troy has on his trailer threaded and act as the nut to hold on the tires?

And Steve is that how yours work as well. I know your rims are bolted to the hub like the real things are, so what holds the hub on the spindle?

-Mike

[Dreamweaver]

Originally Posted by sneaky-pete

Mine are on there just for show right now.
I am going to use them on a truck I am building.
The trailer hubs Steve makes are perfect.
If you put six small bolt heads around the cap,and paint the center red it
looks real good

Troy, yes they would look perfect but those bolts that hold those hub caps on are 1/2" I don't think you can find a nut that small let alone a bolt or screw. But what would work is one of the rivets that we use on the cabs. I think they are the 1.2mm ones. maybe just a little smaller. then just drill a small hole and glue the rivet in.

As for the filler cap, just get Steve to make the cap inside the window when he cuts the window out. Not sure if that can be done but rather than machine the whole area out like the ones in the picture just leave the little cap, maybe say 2mm round right in the center. I have not a clue if this is doable or what it would take to do it, just a thought.

They look great just like they are Steve, don't get me wrong. Just my need for perfection, or as it's called in the RR model hobby... I suffer from being a "rivet counter".... Makes life a Bi@#h some times.

-Mike