Hey David,

OK...thanks. the "best" photo I have looks like it has 40 spokes too.
I've ordered some 10 thou straight pins to try out, and they should be
here some time next week. I'll lay it out to 40 with them and see how
it looks, but I think putting 40 in this small wheel will make it look
"solid".

Take care.

Brian.
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Brian.
ed, 21 Nov 2012 14:52:42 +0000, David Billington
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Brian Lawson wrote:
On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 22:31:40 +0000, Baron
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Brian Lawson Inscribed thus:

Anyway, I thought maybe straight pins as used by tailors and
seamstresses might work, nice and stiff, cut to length from hub to rim
and applied individually, but they are .025" thick, which would work
out to be almost a 1/2" thick on the original wheels. So, I'm looking
first for the actual known diameter of the spokes

Its many years since I had a Morgan ! From memory the spokes were a tad
over 3/16" and were chromed. You mentioned 18 spokes, I seem to recall
there were 24.


of the prototype
wire wheels just in case that would be OK, but secondly for something
"stiff" and bright like a straight-pin, but closer to 10 or 12 thou
thick. Antibody got any ideas or suggestions???m,

Thanks.

Brian Lawson,
Bothwell, Ontario.

HTH


Hey Baron,

Certainly it does help !

This is a Wills "FINECAST" kit, made in England, and they have
provided "notches" for 18 spokes per side, so a total of 36 per
wheel, which seems reasonable for a wheel this size, but I wouldn't
know the proper count. It is a model of a 1934 Morgan, and it's not
mine. The owner appears to have made an attempt that looks not to
have gone very well, but he didn't mention that to me. I kinda
figured that the prototype spokes would be somewhere in the 3/16 to
1/4 range, so thanks for a confirmation.

Take care, and thanks again.

Brian Lawson

I just checked with my neighbour and his Morgan model has 40 spokes per
wheel. It's a model of a 1929 Grand Prix Morgan he used to own for many
years though and he said by 1934 they had introduced interchangeable
wheels so maybe different.