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Pietenpol-List: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 1999 12:52 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: Howard Wilkinson
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Weight of wheels?>>>List, (whole list, not just Mike)>>My partner Dave and I bought two sets of 19" mag wheels>last night at a salvage yard. We are curious how they>compare in weight to a spoked wheel. Does anyone know>how much your completed, spoked wheel weighed (preferably>without tire or brakes). We'll be weighing ours tonight.>Dave still has his baby scales. I'll let you know what>ours came out to.>>John in Peoria>>________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Wed Jun 09, 1999 4:52 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: Bill Talbert
List, (whole list, not just Mike)My partner Dave and I bought two sets of 19" mag wheelslast night at a salvage yard. We are curious how they compare in weight to a spoked wheel. Does anyone knowhow much your completed, spoked wheel weighed (preferablywithout tire or brakes). We'll be weighing ours tonight.Dave still has his baby scales. I'll let you know whatours came out to.John in Peoria________________________________________________________________________________
Pietenpol-List: Re: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 1999 7:46 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: John Fay
John, and list,Weighed my wheels tonight. Each one, without tire or tube or brakes, weighin at 8 lbs apiece.walt-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 1999 9:19 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: walter evans
Walt,My 21" aircraft wheels fabricated from wide 4130 hub, aftermarket HarleyDavidson rims and spokes, knobby tire smoothed out, and air weighed 19 lbseach. With fabric cover and paint, I'm sure its a little more.John-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 1999 11:45 am
by matronics
Original Posted By: John Greenlee
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Pietenpol-List: Re: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Mon Jun 14, 1999 8:41 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: John Greenlee
A) How much did the air weigh?B) How did you smooth the knobby tyres? I gave up on that and bought a pair of 21"Simplex antique motorcycletyres, real skinny ones........Earl Myers-----Original Message-----
Pietenpol-List: Re: Weight of wheels?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 1999 7:42 pm
by matronics
Original Posted By: robert hensarling
OK, as for all the questions about my wheels....I had a local machine shop in the W.Falls, TX area machine the hubs.Actually I made the two disks and drilled them with my own blacksmithmethods, and the machine shop welded them up, trued them, and fitted thebushings, etc. They are made to the Henderson/Pavliga pattern.As for weight of the air, I'm not sure. They are filled with North Texasair which though lighter than Louisiana air is still heavier than Coloradoair.The tires.... Now y'all sit down and take notes, this is a very hi-techprocedure, not to be attempted by those who do not understand such things.I took a carefully calibrated removal tool commonly referred to by itsvulgar name: the utility knife. Each knob was carefully excised byskillful manipulation of this tool. Once all the knobs were removed, thetire was machined smooth with a precision rotating sanding disk equippedwith 40 grit sandpaper and mounted on a common hand drill. I recommend adust mask -- the black snot is not a sight for squemish individuals.John-----Original Message-----