Art by Degrees°

Fitting home the spokes on a hub.

Once the Spokes have been cut to length, a chamfer is cut to aid the next step, a tenon cutter.

The wheel is being prepared for the hub rivets to be marked, drilled and then hand riveted in place.

Riveting the hub together by hand.

The spokes showing the tenon fittings. One half of the rim is fitted and showing wedging of a spoke to tighten on the fellie.

Adjusting the fellie gap for proper compression when the tyre or rim is fitted.

A completed wheel waiting for either a steel or rubber tyre, plus also hub boring.

A wheel has just been fitted with a steel tyre and then cooled down to shrink the iron tyre tight on the wood work.

An assembled wheel with steel tyre ready for the next step, hub boring.

Close up of the tyre fitter, showing the 2 strainer wires. once tensioned, the wires are braized together individually.

Setting up a wheel for rubber tyre fitting. The machine aids in the straining of the 2 high tensile wires running through the rubber tyre.

Hand operated hub boring tool. Large hooks to hang onto the spokes, 3 arms to grip the hub and the central cutter turned by hand to bore the hole.

Boring the hub using a large radial arm drill.

A wheel hub after being bored for the box to be fitted.

Once the hub has been bored, the box, is coated with glue to help keep the box and hub tight together.

Showing wedging to centralise the box in the hub.

A hand forged handle for a seat base winder, the first Gig built at Richmond TAFE NSW.

The completed seat base frame for the second Gig built at Richmond TAFE NSW.

Close up detail of the seat base I made for the second Gig built at Richmond TAFE NSW.

Hand forged loop knot I made for the second Gig built at Richmond TAFE NSW.

My seat base placed into position, with the wooden seat placed on top. Getting a feel for the look and placement of items. Front view.

My seat base placed into position, with the wooden seat placed on top. Getting a feel for the look and placement of items. Rear view.

Hand forged hinges for trunk lid on a Breaking In Gig.

The Richmond TAFE Breaking In Gig prior to it's sign writing and pin stripping.

The Richmond TAFE Breaking In Gig being sign written and pin striped.

The Richmond TAFE Breaking In Gig and it's sign writing and pin stripping.

The first Horse Drawn Vehicle Course run by Richmond TAFE. Showing the Breaking In Gig that won ribbons in both the 2012 Royal Easter Show and the 2012 Hawkesbury Show.

This is the seat base with guards and rails now painted.

The seat Base frame is now bolted and painted, pin stripping still to be done.

This is the rear view of the 2nd Gig built showing the suspension and axle setup.

A wagon and horse team being driven by Mr Glen Denholm JP. Dip Ag. Richmond TAFE NSW

An old Gig brought into TAFE for assesment plus also for the interest of students of the course.