Making Trike and Quadcycle Hub Flanges Without a Lathe

Step 20 Prime and Paint the Hubs

Before the wheel building process begins, the hubs must be painted, as you will not be able to paint them with the spokes installed. Photo 20 shows the end result of about 6 hours of work starting with only a chunk of flatbar. When completed, these trike wheels will be much stronger than all conventional "hub over axle" style trike hubs, and will have cost you much less than custom machined hubs. These hubs also look very professional, as there is no ugly bolt or cotter pin sticking out past the hub face, since the unit is all once piece.

Thanks again for visiting, and hope you will share your ideas and photos with the rest of us garage hackers!

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Comments

[voldemortkein]

Did you know a way to make at home the tip ends of the spokes??.

I mean, I make my own spokes, I buy the Stainless rods, and I made the threading with a threading die. And I make bend the other side, for put on the Hub.

But I like the way the commercial spokes looks, the circular shape of that spokes ends is beautiful.

Or exist a machine similar to the Spoke Theading machine?
Thanks

[st34d]

hi i think this idea is great i couldnt get my head round the drive of 2 wheels from one crank using push bike wheels its great but how would you mount it to the back end , i mean the whole axle is gonna spin so i guess you'd need to get a brace complete with bearings to keep it rolling...... any ideas ?

[glorybe]

Dropping those flanges in a good rock tumbler would create a really professional finish. Also there are some very short drill bits that have heavy walls just above the cutting area of the drill bits that produce greater accuracy than typical drill bits. They also are much less prone to breaking.