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anders nørgaard
09-11-2011, 09:46 AM
I've posted this before, but it was lost. A fellow member pm'ed me and asked if I still have the cutting dimension sheet, so here you go :)

Sometimes folks come here and ask for plans for ewheel frames. I made a “universal” model from ¼” PDF the other day. Laid it out on my basement floor and did some measuring and wrote the numbers for different frame sizes. I decided to not make the “corner pieces” and lower horizontal arm shorter than 8.5”, no matter which frame size. No scientific reason for that. Just the way I want a frame to look like. All frame dimensions are based upon having a 8” upper and 3” lowers. 4” square tubing for upper adjuster housing. Lower tool arms measurements do not include mounting plate thickness!! This means that if you want to be able to change lower tool arm, you’ll have to take that into consideration!
http://www.metalmeet.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=105&pictureid=3869
How to read the numbers: “Throat” means horizontal distance from inside back bone (“C”) to center of anvils contact point. “A” is the inside length of the upper horizontal tool arm (the one the adjuster mounts to.) ”B” is inside length of upper “corner tubing”. “C” is the vertical back bone of the frame. “D” is the lower “corner tubing”. “E” is inside length of lower horizontal arm. Lower toolarm is inclined to a 45* angle measured on the inside of the toolarm! The “platform” that holds the lower yoke in position is 3” x 3” on all frames mentioned! “Fi” is the inside length of the lower toolarm and “Fo” is the outside length.
Hope this will be of use for future e-wheel builds!!

38” Throat: A: 30”, B: 8.5”, C: 18.75”, D: 8.5”, E: 15.125”, Fi: 22”, Fo: 27.75”. 4 X 10 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 4 X 8 X 0.25
36” Throat: A: 28”, B: 8.5”, C: 18.75”, D: 8.5”, E: 13.125”, Fi: 22”, Fo: 27.75”. 4 X 10 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 4 X 8 X 0.187
34” Throat: A: 26”, B: 8.5”, C: 18.75”, D: 8.5”, E: 11.125”, Fi: 22”, Fo: 27.75”. 4 X 10 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 4X 8 X 0.187
32” Throat: A: 24”, B: 8.5”, C: 18.75”, D: 8.5”, E: 9.125”, Fi: 22”, Fo: 27.75”. 4 X 10 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 3 X 6 X 0.375
30” Throat: A: 22”, B: 8.5”, C: 15.75”, D: 8.5”, E: 8.5”, Fi: 22”, Fo: 27,.75”. 4 X 8 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 3 X 6 X 0.375
26” Throat: A: 18”, B: 8.5”, C: 13”, D: 8.5”, E: 8.5”, Fi: 14.375”, Fo: 20.5”. 3 X 6 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 3 X 6 X 0.187
24” Throat: A: 16”, B: 8.5”, C: 11.2”, D: 8.5”, E: 8.5”, Fi: 11.5”, Fo: 17.875”. 3 X 6 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 3 X 6 X 0.187
22” Throat: A: 14”, B: 8.5”, C: 9”, D: 8.5”, E: 8.5”, Fi: 8.75”, Fo: 15”. 3 X 6 X 0.25 tubing. Min. 3 X 5 X 0.187

Hotrod1932
09-11-2011, 05:37 PM
Thanks Anders for putting this back and for the effort to add the other options for throat depth!!!

My green monster was built to exactly your plans, and once Frank helped me get it fine tuned ( my sloppy welding and assembly skills ) it works great. :D

Alderson Cycles
12-05-2012, 06:56 PM
Hi my name is Daniel and I think it's amazing what you did here. I was wondering if you had any plans for a simpler square style englishwheel, or if you knew of a link with a good design plan? Thanks again.:merrychristmas:

anders nørgaard
12-05-2012, 09:31 PM
Hi Daniel and welcome to MM :)

Sorry, no I don't. You can use the same tubing dimensions for a square frame (3 x 6 x 0.187 for a 26" frame) ;)

What are you going to use the wheel for? Bikes or cars?

Alderson Cycles
12-06-2012, 07:27 AM
I'm going to make one for bikes, and thank you for the help.

Mike Whelan
12-06-2012, 09:01 AM
Hi Daniel,

There are detailed plans for a small square framed wheeling machine in a book by John Glover " The English Wheeling Machine". The book describes the construction of the machine as well as its use.The book is published by Metalcraft Tools in Florida and is available from a number of US sources.

The basic machine design is easily adapted and upgraded - for example using heavier square tubing as shown in Anders' recent mail.

I saw a Glover wheel at The Viking Metalmeet a few years ago and I plan to make a version at some time. So far I've only bought a set of lower anvils from Joe Andrews. I must spend some time getting the other bits and pieces together.

Mike Whelan

Alderson Cycles
12-06-2012, 08:01 PM
I have to say I love this site. Everyone is very helpful thanks Mike I will check it out.

Hotrod1932
12-07-2012, 09:12 AM
Daniel my E wheel is made to Anders dimensions, and made from square tube so it will work just fine.