rubber tyre machine

[glen56]

an old mate left me this machine ,he never got around to explaining how it works,any one have an idea about it,its different to any machine that iv'e seen,glen

[fciron]

There was a similar one bolted to the wall in my shop. I have no clue how it works. Sorry.

They do look all cool and old-timey. B)

[David Einhorn]

It appears to be a turn of the 20th century machine for putting rubber tires on horse-drawn vehicles.
See "Chapter 10-Putting on Rubber Tires" in the book titled "Wheelwrighting: A Modern Introduction by Morrison and Morrison", 2003; ISBN 0-9731947-0-7

[fciron]

Turn of the last century?!

I guess it's not old-timey then.

Thanks for the reference, I'll look it up.

[glen56]

yes its nice looking thing ,the old mate was in the process of showing me things wheelrighting when he took ill,will try and get the book aswell,have never seen 1 like this the others see to pull the wire for welding to the right side ,this is totaly different ,thanks for your help ,glen

[David Einhorn]

.the old mate was in the process of showing me things wheelwrighting ...

wheelwrighting has gone though a lot of evolution over the centuries, especially over the 19th century; solid wooden wheels without tires, spoked wheels with "strakes", spoked wheels with solid iron tires/bands but still having wooden hubs, spoked wheels with iron hubs and iron tires, spoked wheels with iron hubs and rubber tires. Woodwrights tend and tended to specialize in one type.