Cut out the Rims with a sharp knife, being careful not to run off of the pencil line. The
Hubs of the wheel are spools with six holes bored in them for the spokes to fit in ([Fig. 156]). Cut six
Spokes 5¾ inches long by 1/8 inch thick for each hub, and cut a slot in one end of each for the cardboard rims to fit in ([Figs. 154] and [157]). Use a saw rather than a knife in making the slots, for it will make a kerf of just the right width to receive the cardboard and will not be so apt to split the ends of the slender spokes. Whittle the hub ends of the spokes to fit the holes in the spool hubs ([Figs. 154] and [157]). In
Putting together the Spokes, Hubs, and Rims of the wheel, first stick three spokes in a hub and slip a rim into the slots in their ends, then stick the remaining spokes into the hub, one at a time, and spread the rim enough so it can be slipped into their slots ([Fig. 155]).
Fig. 153.—How to Lay out the Cardboard Rims of the Ferris Wheel.
Fig. 154.—The Spokes Fitted into the Spool Hub.
Fig. 155.—The Rim Slipped into the End of the Spokes.
