Finally found the skateboard wheel(s) I was looking for. That was no easy task! Since I know absolutely nothing about skateboards, that made it harder.
Turns out there are many different sizes. There are also different hardness's. My research told me I wanted the softest ones rated around 75A. I also wanted a wheel that was at least 2 inches wide. Prices are all over the place too! Being a frugal person, naturally I wanted a good deal.
Had to buy a set of (4) but got them for $14.99 shipped. Figure I can sell one or two off and recoup a bit if I choose too. The ones I got are clear, hardness of 78A and 59mm's so just over 2-1/4" wide. They almost fit right on the bead roller shaft, just a small middle section that needs to be removed so I put one on my lathe and bored that center out to 22mm's. Shown below with a "tipping" die I cobbled together from a washer and a 7/8" collar I got at Lowes. It works great! I tested it by putting a 90 degree bend in light sheet steel in about 2 passes!
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Other things I'm working on is making a few custom die's. I bought some solid round cold rolled steel in 2-3/8" and 2" diameters. The larger size will make the male dies and the smaller one the females. This picture shows how far along I am with those. Have to decide what profile I want to do...
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The 3 jaw chuck that comes with these can be tricky to get accurate so I bought a set of tapered collets which make mounting a part very quick and accurate! I made an arbor shaft shown below to mount the die blanks I make onto. This will keep everything perfectly centered and running true part after part. (using the chuck wasn't working out as you have to flip the part over from time to time and I couldn't get it aligned the same each time) That won't be a problem with this. It's cut down to 22mm's for the die to slide on and the back shaft is 11/16 to fit one of my collets. It runs nice and true.
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There is much more work and time into making these than I realized but considering the cost of new ones that can run over a hundred a set, it's worth it. And I can make any profile I can come up with.
Only difference is these won't be heat treated like the store bought ones but should last just fine for how much use they'll see.