How To Make A Waterwheel

 


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“The first thing you need to decide is how big you want to make the wheel, mine is 5′ 6″ in diameter and is made up of eight segments.

I knew that the segments would be 7 1/2″ high because I wanted to use 1″x 8″ cedar.

I used the computer to lay it out and printed a full size pattern of one of the segments.

The layout and cutting of these segments is VERY critical. Any variation in the angles will really show up when you try to mate them…”

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