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DIY Willoughby
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<blockquote data-quote="Moneybox" data-source="post: 132768" data-attributes="member: 3960"><p>Rumble you gave me the idea so this afternoon I decided that I should build a willoughby for our up coming gem fossicking trip. It's not what I had planned but it's all I have time for.</p><p></p><p>Just to answer your question if I'm not too late. The first thing I did was go looking for a solution to your problem. It was laying in the back yard. A 13" Corolla wheel. The sieve fitted better into the alloy wheel but I'm more comfortable working in steel so the steel wheel won out. I cut the side of the rim off right on the safety bead. It's about 10mm too big so I might just take a little out of it, perhaps about 20mm out of the circumference should do it. It will still be perfectly round and very strong and light weight.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps. I should be finished my very simple willoughby tomorrow apart from a lick of paint so I might post another photo.</p><p></p><p>Phil</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1423498550_old_corolla_wheel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1423498578_cut_wheel_rim.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Moneybox, post: 132768, member: 3960"] Rumble you gave me the idea so this afternoon I decided that I should build a willoughby for our up coming gem fossicking trip. It's not what I had planned but it's all I have time for. Just to answer your question if I'm not too late. The first thing I did was go looking for a solution to your problem. It was laying in the back yard. A 13" Corolla wheel. The sieve fitted better into the alloy wheel but I'm more comfortable working in steel so the steel wheel won out. I cut the side of the rim off right on the safety bead. It's about 10mm too big so I might just take a little out of it, perhaps about 20mm out of the circumference should do it. It will still be perfectly round and very strong and light weight. I hope this helps. I should be finished my very simple willoughby tomorrow apart from a lick of paint so I might post another photo. Phil [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1423498550_old_corolla_wheel.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3960/1423498578_cut_wheel_rim.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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