Paddlewheel disks

[Derek Warner]

Randy & Brett - I used a slightly different approach after viewing Stuarts [Reliant] wheels

so I contacted a local industrial engraver and provided the template in AutoCAD LT on disc
and the results machined from 1.5 mm brass plate by some sort of NC controlled industrial
pantograph machine - so four 110 mm diameter wheels as shown in my pics of Decoy cost
a similar $AUD65 - the outer pins shown are actually 1/16" diameter brass split pins and
are all soft soldered - my proposed construction will use another eighty of the same split
pins to hold the blades and forty 1/16" brass rod cross side supports and again all soft
soldered - Derek

[Derek Warner]

on Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:02 PM, Randal R Largent wrote

>Thank you too>I love this site!>& They will be 99mm in diameter.
>I think I could probably use that to get the parts made or make them
>myself.
>Randy
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yep it is a superb site Randy - when I saw the construction method as used by
Stuart for his Reliant, I wanted to follow along similar lines but Stuart manufactured
his four wheel disks himself!!!!

Now I know $'s don't grow on trees, but I had to balance out the cost of $AUD65 to
the time for me to attempt to make them and came to the conclusion my hourly
rate would be in the order of $1.50/hour

Have a look at the Reliant photos = Reliant MO9 and you will see I mean - Derek