MODERN BLACKSMITHING 75 



BACK DISHED WHEEL 



For a back dished wheel a screw should be used to 

 set the wheel right. Place the wheel on the table 

 front side up. Put wood blocks under the fellow to 

 raise the wheel up from the table. Place a two by 

 four over the hole under the table; have a bolt long- 

 enough to reach through the two by four and up 

 through the hub. a piece of wood over the hub for the 

 bolt to go through; screw it down with a tail nut. 

 When the wheel is right, put the tire on. The tire for 

 such a wheel should have more draw than for a wheel 

 that is right. 



If a buggy wheel has been dished it can be helped a 

 little without taking the tire off. Place the wheel on 

 the anvil so that the tire will rest against the anvil. 

 Don't let the tire rest lengthwise on the anvil. If you 

 do, the tire will be bent out of shape when you begin 

 to hammer on it. Use the least surface possible of the 

 anvil and hammer on the edge of the tire ; the stroke 

 of the hammer to be such that the blow will draw the 

 tire out from the fellow. A tire too tight can be 

 remedied this way. 



When bolting a wheel the tire will be out of place 

 unless the tire has been shrunk alike on both sides of 

 the fellow plates. A smith used to setting tires will 

 be able to get the holes almost to a perfect fit. If a 

 tire is too short, don't stretch it with a sharp fuller 

 that will cut down into the tire, when the tire is a little 

 worn it will break in this cut. Draw it out with a wide 

 fuller and smooth it down with the hammer. If it is 



