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Re: Reducing Colson Wheel Diameter

It's funny you ask, all you need is a Lathe, File, and caliper!

http://i.imgur.com/i1vMoVE.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/UbcVnva.jpg

All you do it stick a piece of hex shaft into the lathe, slip a locking collar on, put the wheel in, turn the lathe on and hold a file to it.

We did this for ~100 wheels, they where turned from 3" to 2.9" and 2.7"
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