Home made wheel balancer (made at work)

steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

without going into too many details ill just give you the basics

ive cut some tapered parts that will slot onto a shaft. these will be secured with grub screws.
ill be making a frame that has a pair of bearing on either side that the shaft will sit on. ive bought some low friction bearing so everthing should be gravy.

heres so pics of what ive done so far

so all thats left to do on this is drill out and tap for the grub screws and then mill some flats in the shaft so that tightening the grub screws doesnt distort the shaft and then you cant take the parts off. yes it really is that good a fit.

then make the frame. its either going to be an A frame or the shape of an upside down Y. angle iron on the base and T bars for the sides. then mount the bearings and a coat of paint.

swish

CHR15 · Turbo nutter bastard Joined: 14 Jun 2008 Karma :

are you going to have something between the base of the two A frames to stop the whole thing twisting?
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steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

there wont be much room when the wheel is there.

thats why im going to use T bar, as its alot stronger. i could always make the basic frame then put extra legs on the sides going outwards to stiffen it up.

i did think about making it with some sheet bent in the right places to add strength, but at the end of the day the wheel will be sitting on it hardly moving so its not massively imporatant yet.

steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

done a bit more. the whole lot is quite sturdy although i havent finished the welding yet. a last resort for more strength will be a strap between the A frame uprights and then bent around onto the front of the base. but we'll see

next is to finish off the welding, test it again and make sure its still all square. maybe add the extra bits for stregnth or to help straighten it up then paint it. maybe in hammerite black, maybe in lambogini yellow with fire. probably just the black though.

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

What a heap of shit Laughing

You owe me £45
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steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

when you want your wheels balanced ill balance them so bad it'll chuck you off the bike. like a bucking bronco. haha. i thought we rounded it down to £10 after all the work im doing here??

chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

We did but you forgot you have to pay arsehole tax.
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steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

works like a charm

oldbiker · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 15 Nov 2009 Karma :

Have you tried just removing the calliper \ chain, and raising the bike with a pair of axle stands under the front forks or under the foot pegs??
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Bikeless · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Jun 2008 Karma :

Very good i think, Thumbs Up

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steven_191 · Nearly there... Joined: 31 May 2009 Karma :

everyone has a different view on the best way to do it or maybe just the easiest. the only problem i see with that method is that your relying on the wheel bearings being low friction and clean enough not to cause any interference.

but then again alot of people never balance wheels and never have any trouble.

i just had another excuse to use the lathe Cool

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DrDonnyBrago · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Jan 2010 Karma :

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For those without a lathe Thumbs Up

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