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Originally Posted by bub
Yep. When I first swapped on my winter wheels and tire set back in January, I used an old block I had laying around that was "roughly" the right dimension. It was lengthwise on the grain and split almost immediately, but worked well enough to get the tires and wheels swapped the first time (the lands at the top supporting the weight).
Must be cross grain.  |
Nice, knowing myself, i would have measured, measured, cut, measured, cut again, and sanded it till it was perfect. Then realize that I set it up with the grain.
Then I'd make a second one the right way and not even bother sanding it. Because I love doing things twice.