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#1 ·
Anyone with clues for making wooden wheels (around 5inch diam) without putting holes in centre. Need to also round over the rim for better looks and easier running. RB
 
#2 · (Edited)
Hi Ron

You can make a female template, stick the stock down with some tape and use plunge ROUND OVER/OG bit and a brass guide to cut the wheel out without any center holes in it, plus the bit will put the edge on the wheel all at the same time :)

Flat Bottom Round Over
Point Cutting Round Over
MLCS groove forming router bits

the one below is for a oval but it's done the sane way for a round one. (wheel )

But you can always put a dowel pin in the center to plug it :)

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#3 ·
Bobj3 has a good idea.
I would have made a template with one of the many “hole in the middle” techniques. Then you can use a band saw to get the piece close. Double side tape the template to the piece and hit it with a flush trim/pattern bit. Finish it off with a round over. It’s not the easiest way to make a bunch of ‘em but it wouldn’t be bad for just a few.

-D
 
#6 ·
Thanks Derek, but I have to start out with some Huon Pine flats of about 25mm. which is the same thickness of the legs to which I want to attach the wheels. I am needing ro fit bearings in these wheels (4 off) so that the bed bridge will roll on carpet as easily as possible.
"Bed Bridge"? Yeh it straddles the queen size bed in a similar way that a hospital bedside table works and is used to hold coffee cups, tv remotes, magazines and other clutter that`s too much for a small bedside table, and it also puts it all out in front of you rather than around to the side where it is awkward to reach.
It started without wheels but is too topheavy to slide on the carpet easily. RB
 
#9 ·
AAhh, Derek and AxlMyk, I am making them from Huon Pine which is possibly unknown to you folks.
It is extremely old (perhaps 1 or 2000 years old) and has a natural preservative oil in it and in most instances is extremely stable. Used in traditional Tasmanian Boatbuilding.
Notwithstanding, I bumbled my way thru a practice one from Radiata today and eventually had one work well. I used the idea of making one with a hole guide first, to the correct size, then double sided tape stickies to a baseplate and to one another. A bearing guided bit worked fine , so now I have a bit more confidence to tackle the real thing.
The castors could work except that I don`t have enough room for them to be attached or to swivel
Many thanks Ron Booth.
 
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