Got a cool idea to make a spinner...

[Reg]

 

Hi,

Later I was helping my girlfriend to clean
our garage and I have found a old bicycle wheel...

The wheel was unusable but the core where the bearings
are, seem to be fine...

So I cut the rod to isolate the core of the
wheel... the only problem is a wheel that go usually
at the back of a bicyle and the part that have a lot of
spike gave me some hard time...

What do you think of this idea to recyle a old bicyle wheel to make a spinner?

thanks
Reg

[x-wing]

No offense, but I don't think it's a very good idea.  I mean, why go through all the trouble, and then just to end up with a hacked up peice of junk on your control panel?  What kind of spinner knob would you find to fit a bicycle axle?  If all you are after is the bearing, just find a more suitable one at a hardware store.

I would just think that your money and time would be better spent elsewhere, that's all.

[darkmanx]

you know...rollerblade wheel bearings could be a more viable option for ya.

[neuromancer]

bicycle bearings are meant to work with the shaft horizontal. The one's i've had get hard to turn when you tighten them up enough to eliminate axial play.

Bob

[Lilwolf]

For making a spinner, you put the hacked part UNDER the control panel.  

So if you can get it to work, it should look great!...

But I think the roller blade might actually work better.  Why?

easier to screw into the cabinet and smaller.

Also, you could take a second wheel and use it as the weight (after you stopped it from rotating that is.