Matthew Taylor's Journal

Cole's job was to cut the old rubber off the old wheel, and get the rim cleaned up. He did some cutting alright. And got a reminder about the knife rule - always cut away from your self. We are calling him "Leftey" for the next little bit...

After 2 hexagons were cut, and glued together, I made 3 cuts with the router. Outside, the grove in the center, and the inside. Next, I cut the relieves for the rim to sit flush - on both the top and bottom. I used a 3/8 round over bit to soften the edges. It still didn't fit my hand "just right", so I took some strong 100, ripped it into strips, and hand shaped the wheel until It felt correct. I removed the "Black out" from the wheel center and "brushed" it with 400, 600, 1000, then 2000 grit sandpaper. It got some "clear coat" spray.