THE WATER WHEEL
I decided to have the water
running over the top of the wheel not underneath, this would
make the water
feature look better. The wheel diameter was determined by the
swing on available lathe. (The maximum diameter that can be
turned)
I used a drawing program to draw the
sidewalls of the wheel. This was printed out then stuck onto the
wood and used as a template. Band saw and jigsaws were used to
cut-out the sidewalls. The wheel is striked out leaving 6
spokes.
I decided to have 12 paddles on the
wheel as this looked about right. These were cut and waterproof
glue used to fit them in place.
I used a lathe to
machine
the outside diameter and turned the bore the same time to
maintain concentricity.
Stainless steel and PTFE was used for
the shaft, bushes and spacer used between the sidewalls.
