Simple Wheel Truing Stand

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Barely any welding here, and not much to the whole project.  I searched though, and saw nothing like this posted, so in case this is useful to anyone.   I needed a bicycle wheel truing stand, so I scrounged up more aluminum and...   The base plate is actually the cutout from the router table I made a while back, but it was almost perfect for this.  I threw it on the Plasmacam and cut the holes, slots, and indent.  Did not even touch the holes afterward, and you wouldn't know they weren't drilled.  Drilled some holes in the angles, and tapped the two at the ends.  Then welded the plate to a piece of square tube which fits into the receiver under my table.   Will fit any bike tire made, I think, and might even fit a car wheel for balancing, if I were so inclined.  An axle would have to be fabricated for that, though.__David Hillman
Reply:Nice!  Simple and functional. Can't beat that.  Best  Bob
Reply:Functional at its best! Great job!PlasmaCam CNC cutterLathe and Band SawClamps
Reply:Nice. The bike's own frame works well too for this. I once had to completely dismantle my bike to get it on a plane without paying "the bike fee". This meant removing the hubs from the wheels as the assembled wheels were just too wide. When I got to Moab, it took me about 2 hours to lace the wheels and to get it all back together again. Had to repeat for the return trip, only in the snow.XMT304 (school)SP125+ (home)HF 4x6 BandsawGood judgement comes from experience and much of that comes from bad judgement.