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Setting a wagon tire
Working on a decorative wagon wheel in wood, but I'd really like to put
a metal tire on it. Now, that's no trick if it's just for looks--make a steel ring that's close enough to the dimension that a little epoxy under it will hold it, but the devil in me wants to do a proper job and shrink the thing. Trouble is that this is a no-burn area so I can't just light a fire in the back yard and heat the tire. So, any ideas on how to go about this? The wheel is 2 feet in diameter, making the tire too big to fit in a barbecue or the like. If I was making a bunch of 'em I'd be tempted to just build a charcoal pit big enough and call it a barbie, but that's a lot of work for one wheel. And yeah, I know I can find a blacksmith, but I'm more interested in the making than in having a wheel. |
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