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Title: Making Wheels |
| Author: RA Dennis |
Description: Subtitle: A technical manual on wheel manufacture
Making Wheels gives details of a low-cost technology that will enable workshops to set up their own facilities and manufacture a range of wheels from standard steel sections. The technology is based on a hand-operated bending device which can form steel sections into good quality wheel rims to suit various types of tyres. Wheels can be made to take bicycle, motorcycle, car and solid rubber or steel tyres for vehicles such as handcarts, cycle trailers and animal-drawn carts. The other essential component is an assembly jig which ensures that wheels are constructed to a consistent quality. Working drawings and detailed step-by-step instructions for construction of the bending device and assembly jig are provided. Construction requires basic tools for cutting and welding steel, and good metal working skills in measuring and setting up the parts accurately.
The technology described here has been introduced and tested in over sixty workshops and tested in ten countries. It can be readily adopted and used by small workshops to produce good quality, low-cost wheels on a small scale of production. Essential reading for workshop and technical staff who are familiar with metal-working techniques.
160pp 280x209
Subtopic: Metal Working |
| Year: 1994 |
| Code: 2678 |
| Price: €31.00 |
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