Mick B
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- Orange. NSW. Australia
I've been working on another project lately. Christmas isn't that far away and just for a change I decided I would make something for my wife. Somewhere where I was working at in the past 12 months I saw a miniature Penny Farthing hanging on a wall as a decoration and decided to make one. (don't ask me why ................ I just decided to make one !) I bought some 8mm rod and some 6mm rod. I really wanted some 12mm rod to make the rims out of but that is fairly hard to bend, so I settled on 8mm as I don't have any fancy bending machinery and 8mm is easier to bend. The front wheel is 660mm diameter and the rear is 220mm . I cut a couple of pine board / MDF discs to the sizes and proceeded to bend the steel to fit the templates. Well, between that and a RSJ I use as an anvil and a hammer I managed to get 2 circles of near perfect dimensions. I bought a couple of 5mm thick discs to use as hubs and cut the spokes from the 6 mm rod all exactly the same length.
So now I have the 2 wheels finished and will next start with the front forks and frame with a seat outline, handlebars and pedals.
I know I should have taken some photos as I progressed through the job, but I didn't, so I will post a pic or two when I have it finished. I am presuming this artwork will be hung on the side of the shed or on the fence come Christmas. Or maybe it will get wrapped around my neck !!!
So now I have the 2 wheels finished and will next start with the front forks and frame with a seat outline, handlebars and pedals.
I know I should have taken some photos as I progressed through the job, but I didn't, so I will post a pic or two when I have it finished. I am presuming this artwork will be hung on the side of the shed or on the fence come Christmas. Or maybe it will get wrapped around my neck !!!
Depends on how big your house or shed is.
