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glatt · 03-31-2016, 01:14 PM

Friday 3/25/16

This happens to be the 25th anniversary working at my firm, and I celebrate by continuing my spring break vacation.

Glue is dry on the first flange on each wheel, and now I’m about to put the second flange on. This second flange will determine how much the wheel wobbles, so I wait to glue it on until the first flange is dry. I carefully apply the glue, away from the bearing.
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Then I mount the wheel with the second flange and I clamp it with 2 clamps. Moderate tightness.
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Then I spin the wheel and check to see how much it wobbles from side to side. If it is crooked, I give it a whack with my mallet until it is straight. Then, I tighten those two clamps down, and add two more.
Here I am checking the wobble by seeing if this gap gets bigger and smaller. The wheel edge looks cool.
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03-31-2016, 01:14 PM	#19
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Friday 3/25/16 This happens to be the 25th anniversary working at my firm, and I celebrate by continuing my spring break vacation. Glue is dry on the first flange on each wheel, and now I’m about to put the second flange on. This second flange will determine how much the wheel wobbles, so I wait to glue it on until the first flange is dry. I carefully apply the glue, away from the bearing. Then I mount the wheel with the second flange and I clamp it with 2 clamps. Moderate tightness. Then I spin the wheel and check to see how much it wobbles from side to side. If it is crooked, I give it a whack with my mallet until it is straight. Then, I tighten those two clamps down, and add two more. Here I am checking the wobble by seeing if this gap gets bigger and smaller. The wheel edge looks cool.