Sasho on tue 23 aug 05
I recently bought a used kickwheel. The wheel head (the spot where you put
the bat) is different from any style I've seen. Instead of being flat with
a couple bolts to hold the bat, it has a lip all the way around the edge,
like it's supposed to hold the bat in place with that lip. Does anyone else
have this? I can't seem to find examples of new wheels with this style
head, and I'm not sure what to do about bats (what type to purchase since
the one's I can find are designed for the other style head in mind).
TIA!
William & Susan Schran User on tue 23 aug 05
On 8/23/05 12:58 PM, "Sasho" wrote:
> Instead of being flat with
> a couple bolts to hold the bat, it has a lip all the way around the edge,
> like it's supposed to hold the bat in place with that lip.
Sounds like a Randall kick wheel with a bat head. There is/was a metal mold
to pour plaster bats that would fit down inside the lip.
Perhaps somebody will be able to point you in the right direction in finding
a mold.
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William "Bill" Schran
Fredericksburg, Virginia
www.agpstudio.co.uk on tue 23 aug 05
Feel around the inside of the 'lip' there is a small 'lump' pointing
inwards, the bats are supposed to be held inside the lip and that 'lump'
goes into a locating slot in the edge of the wooden bat and stops it
turning. If it is like this it is a good system and I would like to find a
wheelhead like it. [anyone in the UK got one to sell?? :-)].
Buy bats that are the correct diameter and file out the locating slot with a
circular file - better still find some-one with a good band saw and exchange
some services [use exterior or marine plywood] - commercial bats are a
ridiculous price - over here anyway.
A
Above the Ironbridge Gorge
From: "Sasho"
>I recently bought a used kickwheel. The wheel head (the spot where you put
> the bat) is different from any style I've seen. Instead of being flat
> with
> a couple bolts to hold the bat, it has a lip all the way around the edge,
> like it's supposed to hold the bat in place with that lip. Does anyone
> else
> have this? I can't seem to find examples of new wheels with this style
> head, and I'm not sure what to do about bats (what type to purchase since
> the one's I can find are designed for the other style head in mind).
>
> TIA!
Sasho on wed 24 aug 05
THanks all! It is an old Amaco wheel. I can't feel any notches along the
inside of the lip, so it doesn't appear to hold it from rotating that way.
With using a plaster bat, how does it keep from rotating or sliding wihtout
notches/holes etc? It look like i need to research making plaster bats!
Thanks again!
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