Wheel Gauge, How to Make

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Wheel Gauge, How to Make

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How I do a Wheel Gauge, inspired by the mythical Veritas. With chestnut handle, brass shoulder, stainless steel rod. For the blade retouch a steel washer and for the nut to tighten a small experiment with a screw, a bit of Epoxy and a piece of copper tube.

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The Body

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Preparing the brass shoulder preform as fit as possible. And the same with the wood for the body-handle with saw and raspe.

The High Tech Lathe

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After a lot of bad ideas, I found the way to use a drill like a lathe to round the brass and wood pieces.

The Details

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Sharpening the wheel. And one of my favorite work: the Nut. With a copper pipe, a screw and epoxi glue.

The Result

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Testing the gauge, I feel good with the result.

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Wheel Gauge, how to make