Tonight I was on www.anvilfire.com. I decided to go and get some advice on how to do the hub and spokes for the clock gears. The part I need to teach myself to make next can be seen below...
The weld points of the spokes to the wheel can be clearly seen. However, where the spokes meet the hub shows no sign of welding. Even when looking at the X-ray, there is no evidence of welds. I had a theory that a single piece of bar material could be used to make the hub and spokes. My thought was to split the bar from either ends. Where the bar was split would become the spokes. The only problem I had was that it would leave a lot of material to thin out.
So I went on Anvilfire and asked for advice. The solution was so simple that I'm embarrased that I didn't think of it. I was very close. I'm going to try starting with a single bar. About 2 1/4" x 1/2" x 16". Instead of just splitting the material to form the spokes, I am going to remove about a 1" wide strip down the length of either end. So, before I begin the real shaping, it will essentially look like a tall, skinny "H".
I will take that "H" and spread the arms to make the "X" shape. Hopefully it will work!!!
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