Replacing plastic wheels for a rolling trash can?

[dbhost]

I have a trash can that has suffered the breakage of the plastic 3" wheels. Unfortunately I can only find 4" which simply don't fit...

Am I out of my gord for thinking I should make a couple of 3" wooden wheels for the trash can?

[radhak]

If you have the time and inclination, I'm sure you could make them, and they'd look nice too and you could use scrap wood. I made a bunch of wheels for various (minor) purposes using a circle-cutter on the DP and it was fun.

Of course, once you are done with the wheels you might start getting ideas of making the trash-can too...otherwise the plastic can will look too cheap for the nice wooden wheels .

And yes, I'd still buy - if the need is for important or heavy stuff.

[shoottx]

Looks Like a job for a circle cutting jig on a Bandsaw

[JR]

Did someone say "wooden wheels"?

[radhak]

JR, Awesome!!! Is that cherry? Or oak, most likely?

[dbhost]

Yep, Circle cutting jig on the band saw time. I have a mess of scrap BB ply laying around. I was thinking about laminating up a couple of 4" squares so I can cut my 3" wheels on that. It's a simple arrangement. The outer diameter of the wheel needs to be 3", with a center axle bore of 1/2", and a thickness of 1.5"

I think I am just looking for an excuse to play on the band saw again...

[JR]

Is that cherry? Or oak, most likely?

Mahogony. From Norm's patio trolley project. http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...highlight=cart

It might be a tad overkill for dbhost's project.

dbhost, you might get good results on the bandsaw, but I think I'd do it on the drill press, with either a wing cutter or hole saw. You'd probably get some wander with the bandsaw (at least I would!), requiring some cleanup with a sander. The mechanical bits on a DP would git er done right away.

JR

[dbhost]

Mahogony. From Norm's patio trolley project. http://www.bt3central.com/showthread...highlight=cart

It might be a tad overkill for dbhost's project.

dbhost, you might get good results on the bandsaw, but I think I'd do it on the drill press, with either a wing cutter or hole saw. You'd probably get some wander with the bandsaw (at least I would!), requiring some cleanup with a sander. The mechanical bits on a DP would git er done right away.

JR

Actually, I am still living in the land of broken drill presses. Haven't had the $$ to replace it yet... I missed a smokin' deal on a Ridgid Floor model on CL not too long ago (I keep kicking myself over that). I actually SHOULD replace the DP for two reasons.

#!. It would make this project a LOT easier for making certain the axle bores are straight.
#2. It would make me get up off my duff and finish about 6 projects (various toys for nephews, nieces and god children).

Unfortunately my old DeWalt hole saw set took a permanent vacation when I had a roomate a few back moved out. (I had roomates in my single again stage). I replaced them with HF hole saws. NOT a good move... The arbor and cups are fine, the set screw for the pilot bit is no good...

I figure on grabbing another set of the DeWalts as soon as they go on sale...

[atgcpaul]

My driveway has so many bits of gravel on it, that I would never notice if I
made the wooden circles imperfectly. You could probably cobble something
together that was a crude as Fred Flinstone wheels and not notice any
difference on even smooth asphalt.

This reminds of a funny store with me, my cousin, and my sister's Big Wheel.
Yes, the thing was pink and had tassles but it was funny tearing around the
neighborhood on. My cousin and I would swipe that thing at every
opportunity. The fatal flaw of the Big Wheel is the pedals were synched to
the wheel. You could only stop it on one of two points on the wheel
depending on which foot was dominant. Both of us being right foot dominant,
eventually wore a flat spot on the wheel. By the time that thing was
unrideable, the wheel stopped resembling an "O" and looked more like a "D".

Paul

[gerti]

I'd like to replace the wheels on our trash can too, rolling them over our rough asphalt makes a terrible racket waking up half the neighborhood!

Anyone came across some nice replacement wheels for trash cans that would afford them some suspension?