John Hopewell Wheel

[nubbin]

can someone with a john hopewell wheel tell me what type of spinning mechanism he uses, is it a lazy susan bearing such as the one here?

www.bearing-king.co.uk/lazy-susan-turntable-bearings-square

I'm trying to make on myself without having to payout £50!

[emz]

A lazy susan is not the ideal bearing to use for a wheel even though some people will say otherwise due to how cheap they are. They are meant for horizontal load and not vertical load.

I have a JH wheel but I cannot remember what the back of it looks like I will ask my boyfriend when he gets back seeming as his memory (and knowledge of metalwork) is much better than mine.

[emz]

Asked and he said it's just a ball bearing.



Would look something like this. It's then just welded onto the back with a metal cross welded to that so you can attack it to the cage.