Article: Scratch Built High-wheel in 1:8th Scale

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It continues with the pedals.


This time my brass version.




I think the true roles of rubber on the pedals. The only way I remembered it, this is of two layers of red heat shrink tubing to make.
This I have shrunk to a suitable brass shaft.


After they were cut, I pressed it with a metal strip at regular intervals to create some structure.


Here's the result.

What do you think? I can give them a taste. Or? Of course I will still age at the end.

And so they look at the pedals.




And now I've screwed the assembly times on the front wheel.








Now I'll show you the steering and the brakes nationals.
First a few pictures from the original.










The steering rod:


For the first part of the brake, I bent a 4mm brass rod.



Then I filed it in shape.


The second part, I have also filed from the solid and then bent.


And now the finished brake. Tighten the lever by which the "spoon brake" is pressed on the tread of the front wheel, the recoil spring / spring plate pushes underneath them back then to the starting point.











Now, with the fork lacking only the handles.
In the case of my example of the buffalo horn (there was also made of wood, or in very rare cases of ivory). But because buffalo horn is to get at us pretty hard, I have decided on the antlers of a deer as an alternative.
First I shot a blank from the horn into the lathe.



I then turned the handles still fast.





Next, I may be black stain the pieces fit for the front fork and.


All brass parts of the front forks were pickle and mounted.
Only had the silver solder I conceal with something black in color (because they do not react with the means for black stain).













Now we continue with the frame, fork and rear of the saddle spring.
As always, first a few pictures from the original.




The steering bearings (spindle):





Since the frame is conical yes I have it in the lathe, sanded to size.
Can be prepared on the length of brass rod, I turned to one end of a small waist (as a reference when sanding ) and a 1mm hole drilled purely dip so that the traveling centering the lathe. Later there will be soldered to a pin make a stable connection to the fork.




I hope you can see the result.


The frame is not bent and the blank for the rear fork.


The next parts are the stem and the sheet on which the later part is soldered.
(The spindle sits later in the head (upper part of the front fork) with the lower tip of the fixed bearing and the upper tip of the screw in the top of the head. Readjust the screw through the game is set.)



Original images of the saddle spring (it is screwed on the saddle):




And finally my saddle spring:

The spring I've soldered together from two separate parts.

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At the rear fork, I'm the same as used for the front fork.


Once the fork was done, I've bent the frame.


I had drilled in both parts (frame and fork), a 1 mm hole is plugged into the front of the solder together a pen for a better, more stable connection to receive.


Then came the opposite end of turn with the spindle and the spring seat.





Now the frame are still missing the two performances (she used to go up and down).


My two are from 0.5 mm brass sheet.





So, the frame is pickle, assembled and bolted to the front fork.















Images from the original saddle.




In my opinion, the underside of the saddle from an art sheet pan. This was the original padded with horsehair and covered with leather.
Using a wooden wedge could then be adjusted in the whole angle with the two screws and it is then bolted to the saddle spring.

So to turn a thin brass plate in the form I needed a punch and a die.
Step 1:


Step 2 (The positive and negative form, I freehand milled into the wood.)


The 0.3 mm brass sheet I heated before embossing with my gas burner. Thus, the sheet can be softer and thus easier to turn.
I then placed it between the two forms of wood and compressed in a vise.






Next, the part can be cut, filed and approved may be a little fudged.

The saddle base has now in its final form, and I also have two soldered M1 screws.






Then I drilled 6 holes on the back edge yet, here is riveted to the leather later.
Then I pickle the part. And glued to the conclusion, a suitably tailored piece black foam as a cushion.





It's done, my High-wheel is ready. (Only age I must have!)

The model is 175mm high, 136mm wide and 200mm long. Working about 65 hours.

First off, the referenced leather saddle. I glued the leather with UHU.


Under the saddle, a wooden wedge pushed and then bolted to the saddle spring to the frame.


And now the finished wheel

















Finally, the High-wheel was still a bit aged. With paint and pigments.
Here are some pictures of the result.

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The lamp is as you can see in the picture (between the spokes and introduced) attached to the hub.


Two more images of the original lamp.




The housing and the lid, I cut from 0.3 mm brass sheet.


Then I bent the two parts and rightly filed.


And so behold the assembled from parts.


To the case I ever get the hanger with hinge soldered.


I then filed the suspension still cope.



Now the pieces for the lid turn.





For the lens I found in my stock with a plastic lens.


In order to spin to the right diameter, I was the first masked to protect the surface of both sides with tape.
Then I have the lens with the help of two brass parts and the rotating center of the lathe tense.


Now I could turn to the correct diameter.


In the cover I have now filed the appropriate hole.





First I soldered the parts for it.


I then filed the handle portion. Here are the results together with the rear of the lamp.


And folded.





I hope you liked this building report. And I hope my English is understandable.


Kind regards Jens

[3.Star]

Hello Jens,

fine to see your Hochrad here, I am quite sure that this mechanical piece of art will attract interest. I was always wondering how you fiddled the front lamp to the hub of the built wheel. Don't worry about the language skills, it is an international forum with one common language....large scale.

Cheers
Michael

[Egon]

What ! No candle in the lamp Beautiful Bike.

[Ton]

Another masterpiece Jens!

[hot ford coupe]

Ton, you took the words right out of my mouth. Jens, we're going to have to give you the name Der Meister Modellbauer. I hope I said that right.

[Brizio]

That's a fantastic work!

[gbritnell]

Beautiful work. Your writeup was excellent with the step by step process. I like how you used different material such as the antler for some of your parts.
gbritnell

[Tony]

I'm just amazed at the skills, wow nice work, and the way you tackle the build is great
Thanks for sharing

[dpride]

A wonderful model. Nice to see the in-depth description also.

[Auréance]

Where is the button “to vote for”? Beautiful work, good WIP of photographs - Practically not need for explanations.

[5thwheel]

Jens, Your build speaks a universal language. Very nice work. Thank you for showing it to us.
Bill

[DaRELL]

WOW beautiful work, love to look at the craftsmanship. I hope to be that good someday