Tyre Treads

[widow_twanky]

I've just made up some 50mm wheels for some beetleweights. Was wondering what people use as tyre treads on purpose made wheels?

Cheers

Andy

[chompalot]

Hi Andy,

I was wondering the same. I was planning to use a bit of hex aluminium for a hub, a 3D printed wheel and some casting rubber poured into the wheel hub which I incorporated a former for the rubber mould.

Simon

[widow_twanky]

I was at the time of posting thinking of using the rc car type hubs with an hope wheel. These just use a brass hex on the shaft fixed to an Ali hub. Pretty easily available on eBay and a starret cutter and a skim in the lathe you're there. I did these and was just wondering on suitable tread. Kind of fixed on some thick elastic bands but decided to use something else anyway.

[daveimi]

Think a lot of people just buy their wheels to be honest.

[Flag Captured]

Banebots wheels were popular but from what I remember they've stopped producing them, so people seem to just be going for hdpe and bike tread, or Colson performa wheels. Seen a few RC car wheels too, mostly banebots though since people have still got supplies of them.

[chompalot]

3D printed and cast

wheel-pr.jpgwheel-1.jpg

Finally got round to casting the tyre

[razerdave]

Very nice

[Eventorizon]

Provided that central hub holds up that should be great. What fill and wall settings did you use on the print?

[chompalot]

print settings

perimeters 3
fill 1.0 rectilinear.
material ABS
0.35mm nozzle
It took about 2 hours to print.

I've been wondering why the grub screws haven't turned up yet, but it turns out that I haven't ordered them yet. Doh.