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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 16:01 |  | | Views : 1064 | | Working on the top side with the wire all tangled up. I found that you should take time to un-tangle the wire about every three holes. Also, as John O intoned, MAKE SURE that the length of the piece of the spoke material is long enough!!! (40 spokes) X (1 1/8 radius) = 50 inches. I added 10 inches for a comfort factor. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:57 |  | | Views : 1095 | | here the bottom side is done, starting on the top side. |
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| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:56 |  | | Views : 1013 | | Starting to weave the spokes. Do the lower side first. Note that when I drilled the holes in the rim, I offset thealternating holes by about the with of my drill bit to allow for full access to the holes as the weaving progresses. ANother nice thing about this jig is that you can offset the hub to either side of center to replicate wheels that have offset spokes in real life. The toothpick (lower right) is jambed into the last filled spoke hole to maintain the tension as the weave progresses. |
| rayl | Scratch Built Loening OL-8 Amphibian | Build | 21-Jun-15 15:51 |  | | Views : 1029 | | Completed hub. In this instance I used a 1/2" long piece of 1/8" ID Evergreen tubing. |
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