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===

* [BandsawTireCrowningShopsmith|Bandsaw Tire Crowning on a Shopsmith]
* [BandsawTireCrowningDiscSander|Bandsaw Tire Crowning with a Disc Sander]
* [Bandsaw Tire Crowning Using an Angle Grinder|Bandsaw Tire Crowning with an Angle Grinder]
* [BandsawTireCrowningRounded|Rounded Bandsaw Tire Crown using a Disc Sander]



===Forum Articles and Discussions===
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=64165|Using Glued-Up Layers]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=62336|Using a Benchtop Belt Sander]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?p=160530#p160530|Using a Disc Sander]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=46872|Another Way of Using a Disc Sander]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=44950|Again with the Disc Sander]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?p=340541#p340541|Disc Sanders Seem to Be a Popular Method]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=54219|How Not to Use a Disc Sander]
*[http://www.owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=73089|Cobbled-together Jig with Oscillating Spindle Sander]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=34587|Using a Sanding Disc on a Radial Arm Saw]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=50175|Using a Lathe]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=37900|A Completely Different Way to Use a Lathe] (urethane tires)
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=45139|Using a Handheld Dumore Grinder]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?p=377984|Using a Foredom Flex Shaft]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?p=291109#p291109|Using an End Mill on a Milling Machine]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=27478|Using a 13,000 lb Oliver Pattern Mill]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=24854|Using a Bench Grinder]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=21594|Discussion of Polyurethane versus Rubber Tires]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?t=42080|Discussion of V Crown versus Rounded Crown]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=131955|Install tires and then crown with a tool grinder]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=97082&view=unread#p891420|Using a lathe, a drum sander and a template]
*[http://owwm.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=168719&view=unread#p1149611|Using a curved sanding block plus chalk to track progress]

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