Marcia Selsor on tue 23 jan 01
I had a fly wheel that had two pylwood circles sandwiching pie shapes
with 2x4s. Inside the pie shapes was gravel. -to whatever weight you
like. To move it, unscrew the plywood circle and slide it up the shaft
to empty. Fill it at the next location.
The gravel migrates to the outside once spinning. I liked it at about
100 lbs.
Marcia
Penni Stoddart wrote:
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> I am hoping to build a kick or treadle wheel that I can use at historic re-enactments I go to in the summers. Originally I wanted to get a York Kick wheel from Axner but the duties, exchange and taxes were more then a little overwhelming! I have found several plans for wheels on the net, that is not the problem. What I need to know is how small can the fly wheel be without being unproductive? Also what else can I use as a fly wheel besides concrete (ie, round metal car parts) The wheel will need to fit into the back of my Sable Station Wagon - along with everything else I take to a re-enactment. And it needs to be portable enough that I can lug it around. I am able to lift quite a bit of weight as long as it is not going for great distances. I really want to combine both of my hobbies this year as well as be able to interpret pottery of the early 1800's accurately (ie no electric wheel). Thanks in advance for your help.
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