I am attempting to build some of the wheels I have been collecting for some of my bikes. I was talking to a member in the UK this AM and he suggested I measure the thickness of the mounting flange of the brake drums (specifically Shadow ones) which I am hoping to use. This is the flange through which the bolts go to join the drum, spoke flange, and hub together. Having measured them, I find that most are in the 0.195-0.200" range, but one is up to 0.212 (no paint on this one either, as opposed to the others) and one, with paint, is down to 0.188". So the question is does anyone know what the original thickness here was to be? My friend suggested that some re-pops made back in the day were thick enough so as to cause the hollow axle to end up inboard of the brake plate enough so as to not be usable. If needed, I can turn the drums, but a figure would be nice.
Thanks,
Glenn
Thanks,
Glenn