Has anyone got a spare front wheel they would like to sell, or donate, I am in the process of a rebuild & found that the front wheel is very badly pitted on the rim also the brake drum is also quite bad (pitted inside)looks like it has lain out somewhere for years, I was fortunate enough to have a spare rear wheel which I replaced. If I cannot get another front one,it means I will have to try & get the drum skimmed, if it will take it that is.
I do have an 18" rear wheel with sprocket, axle & adjusters, it is a military one but not quite sure what it is off, most likely a B40 or something, maybe it was off a bike with sidecar as they had 18" wheels.

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Yes Mick I saw this but never followed it up as I believe it was in Ausie land. I have now stripped my old one that I got with the bits as I do have a new set of spokes & I have decided that I can get the drum skimmed inside. The rim, I have took all the paint off & theres quite a bit of meat on it so I think I will repair it as best I can maybe use a bit of filler just to get a good finish, the paint I am using is gloss, so any blemishes will show up, I do have a new tin of NATO matt but I really don't like that very much. when I was riding these in the army in the sixties they were all gloss.
Thanks anyway for the leads

TTJohn

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If possible, skim the drum when it is laced, and with the tyre on! A specialized shop can do that, the wheel is centered and driven by a roller. Gives a superior result; we have a chap here who made the set up himself, and on the same contraption, makes the brake linings perfectly round. My three Triumphs and the M20 have been done this way.

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Thanks Han, I already decided to get it done that way by Road Star at Dover after speeking with Steve.

Regards TTJohn

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