Tire Crowning

Modified on 2016/02/01 10:40 by Jeff Joslin — Categorized as: Bandsaws, Restoration Topics

Based on a list of owwm.org forum posts kept by Bob Vaughan

There are as many ways to crown a bandsaw or bent-sander tire as there are variations in the equipment and skills at hand. People have found many ingenious methods to hold the wheel and the cutting tool. Here are some articles and discussions about some of those methods.

Articles¶

Bandsaw Tire Crowning on a Shopsmith
Bandsaw Tire Crowning with a Disc Sander
Bandsaw Tire Crowning with an Angle Grinder
Rounded Bandsaw Tire Crown using a Disc Sander

Forum Articles and Discussions¶

Using Glued-Up Layers
Using a Benchtop Belt Sander
Using a Disc Sander
Another Way of Using a Disc Sander
Again with the Disc Sander
Disc Sanders Seem to Be a Popular Method
How Not to Use a Disc Sander
Cobbled-together Jig with Oscillating Spindle Sander
Using a Sanding Disc on a Radial Arm Saw
Using a Lathe
A Completely Different Way to Use a Lathe (urethane tires)
Using a Handheld Dumore Grinder
Using a Foredom Flex Shaft
Using an End Mill on a Milling Machine
Using a 13,000 lb Oliver Pattern Mill
Using a Bench Grinder
Discussion of Polyurethane versus Rubber Tires
Discussion of V Crown versus Rounded Crown
Install tires and then crown with a tool grinder
Using a lathe, a drum sander and a template
Using a curved sanding block plus chalk to track progress