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Chris Stapley


CAMPBELLFORD, ONT

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Built my English wheel finally this weekend.
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So I have been collecting bits and pieces for a couple years now to build me an English wheel. 

Started off with the purchase of a very nice 8" caster wheel from a vender at Stirling ,had a you g

lad working a co-op placement at my work who had a father with a nicely set up machine shop at home.

he took the urethane tire off the caster,turned it up on the lathe and polished to a high lustre, next I found

a nice length of 4"x4"x5/16 " thick tube for the main frame(may as well make it hard to lift and move,right?)

Adjuster is a down  pressure adjusting jack (5000lb) from an airport runway broom( that's what I work on day to day)

Bought the anvil wheels from Princess Auto because I couldn't begin to build for the $19/ wheel with axle and

bearings installed... My great friend Tanner Buckley from 660 Industries built the lower anvil carrier,it's all

Machined in three pieces so that I can shim side to side to make for perfect tracking etc... Very nice job.

I made the front legs so they will remove by unbolting and then eventually when get reorganized yet again,

I will have a tube mounted to a wall in the shop so I can install it, swing it out of the way for the sake of space

when not in use and the legs are for when I need to bring to  Pugsys  workshop etc... And when others need it.

I am thinking about Jays roof chop already... At any rate,here it is I painted, will play with it for a while to see

what needs to be changed or modded before making it purdy, might even see if   I can find a Pinstriper to 

make it right,lol....oh yeah, was looking for the right adjuster wheel and looked in my surplus today to realize 

a BMX wheel with knobby tire was perfect for bumping the pressure up or down easily with the touch of a knee..

yup,its a biggun! 34" throat ,big enough for anything I will ever need!

 



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shag766


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right on chris, good for you. now i know where i can mooch one if needed. lol

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looks good.

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Nice job Chris, I'll be over to borrow it soon.......


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Looks good Chris.

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Chris Stapley


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You know where it is guys.....

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Hey Chris! Great job on the new wheel.

You'll have a ton of fun shaping panels and parts. biggrin  If you get any questions about a particular wheeling pattern, shoot me a PM.



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Nice job Chris! One of those things you'll never regret having!!!

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Chris Stapley


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Thanks for the offer Nick, nice to know I can ask a well trained driver of the English wheel when needed...
Steve, I may actually regret it this winter when I am standing stuff on end in the shop to get any room or either work of keep the snow plow bike inside,lol,hope not!

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You've got a snow plow bike?!!! Pictures please! I'd love to see that!!!!!

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Chris Stapley


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Nothing fancy,its a Yamaha Grizzly four wheeler..


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Nice job!!!!!!!
don

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Chris Stapley


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Thanks Don....

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you got those anvil wheels for 19.00? checked the princess store here and they want 29.00

furious



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Chris Stapley


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Yeah,had them two or more years....

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Good job man.

Sounds like you did it at a fairly affordable price too.

Have fun breaking it in,

Dave



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Chris Stapley


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Certainly did Dave, just took three years to achieve it,lol... Hoping to use it as much as I anticipate..

Chris.

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