Thinking about a homemade trueing stand.

Post by **ivaldes1** » Fri Feb 12, 2021 8:29 pm

I am building or refurbishing 11 wheels so I am thinking about building a trueing stand to detect and fix rotational defects. I have some worn out spindles that I might be able to use for this purpose.

Search turns up various designs. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=trueing+stand ... &ia=images Ideas welcome brothers and sisters.

Post by **blgitn** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:59 am

There's some good ideas there. Would you use a dial indicator or a simple pointer?

Post by **rondupree** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:08 am

What are you working on? Wood? Welded wire? Aftermarket wire wheels?

This is the trueing fixture I built

I tried just welding a spindle to the channel iron, but about all that will allow you to do is to see the runout. If you need to use any force to remove runout, you will need some extra support. I chose to use an extra arm that screws onto the end of the spindle

Post by **ivaldes1** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:38 am

Thanks for the reply, these are all wood spoked. In this video they use a turntable approach which may be quite a bit easier to achieve: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRCDYCRCEek

rondupree wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:08 am
What are you working on? Wood? Welded wire? Aftermarket wire wheels?

This is the trueing fixture I built
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I tried just welding a spindle to the channel iron, but about all that will allow you to do is to see the runout. If you need to use any force to remove runout, you will need some extra support. I chose to use an extra arm that screws onto the end of the spindle

Post by **CudaMan** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:55 am

Great video! I think I would have bored the center hole a bit smaller so that the hub was a press fit instead of just slipping in.

Here is a link to my wheel building experience using a set of Kelsey felloes. I was going to use them on my '24, but ended up selling these wheels and matching rims, bearings, and rim clamps to a gentleman in Texas.

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1404960383

Steve Jelf also built up a set of wheels using a Regan press:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKZ7WrfHdf8

Post by **ivaldes1** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:59 am

Maybe a lazy susan? There are many kinds: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lazy+susan&ia ... a=shopping

TRDxB2 · Post by **TRDxB2** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:15 pm

From a previous discussion http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1230312819

Post by **ivaldes1** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:46 pm

Wheel balancer is a great solution. I found it for less on ebay than HF. Glad I asked!

TRDxB2 wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 13, 2021 12:15 pm
From a previous discussion http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1230312819

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