That's not really what I was looking for. I can take the hub from my
scrap wheel and machine it so that I can mount one of the usual 9 bolt
mount wooden wheels, and keep the turn signal arrangement without having
to deal with the age of the spokes. Or I could make one from scratch. I
have a lathe and a benchtop CNC milling machine.
Then I would just have to pick the wheel I like.
Macys charges $525 for this, I can buy an off the shelf wheel for under
$150. Then it's just the cost of modifying or making a hub.
George Richardson
On 8/13/2011 2:01 PM, Chuck White wrote:
> George,
>
> Check out this guy. He's a friend of mine and does it all the time. I've
> got one of his wheels on my TR4A and it looks great. He takes your original
> wheel, chips off the Bakelite rim and replaces with solid wood. It's all
> hand made and finished. His name is Paul Rich.
>
> www.richcraftedwheels.com
>
> Chuck
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: On Behalf Of George Richardson
> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 1:34 PM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: [TR] Wood steering wheels
>
>
> OK, I've got a TR3 with an adjustable steering column (totally useless, but
> cute) and want to put on a wooden wheel, while keeping the turn signal/horn
> arrangement.
>
> Has anyone done this?
>
> I have a scrap wheel I can use to make a hub, but I'd rather not spend the
> time if I don't have to.
>
> George Richardson
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