RC India

RC Equipments => Tools, Materials and Building Techniques => Topic started by: kondor on June 26, 2015, 12:14:52 AM

Title: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on June 26, 2015, 12:14:52 AM
Looking for cheap, lightweight and durable wheels for landing gear?
I struggled for wheels that can take a lot of bumps and finally understood that requires a lot of $s. But it is not fair Right?
So I decided to make few myself.
I prepared a rig with brushless motor an esc a battery a receiver and transmeter. You can use a servo tester.
an old sleeper... yes an old sleeper.
pictures explain a lot.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: ashok baijal on June 26, 2015, 09:47:04 AM
Nice mini lathe. Keep innovating and make RC an intestering hobby.  {:)}

I think a piece of brass tubing in the centre will serve as a nice bushing else the rubber of the slipper will add a lot of resistance and will start tearing after a few landings
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on June 26, 2015, 10:02:02 AM
Thanks for encouraging words!
I did fix those with brass tube.
A brass refill of a dot pen, that is free too.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: sanjayrai55 on June 26, 2015, 10:57:27 AM
Nice work

What did you use as a cutting tool or abrasive?
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on June 26, 2015, 08:23:22 PM
Sand paper, a file and a piece of sleeper with u cut.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: sanjayrai55 on June 26, 2015, 08:30:37 PM
How's the file now? Cleaned off the rubber?
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on June 27, 2015, 10:16:38 AM
Quote from: sanjayrai55 on June 26, 2015, 08:30:37 PM
How's the file now? Cleaned off the rubber?

I did a video last night but some issue with youtube i am unable to upload but will do it and post a link.
file is clean, used a old tooth brush.
I am designing a new tool so I can reproduce exect replica.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: rcrcnitesh on June 27, 2015, 10:34:23 AM
You can use vimeo too.
Very good interesting work.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on July 01, 2015, 03:37:10 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev1oQdDfawg
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: rcrcnitesh on July 01, 2015, 06:35:14 PM
Nice.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on July 01, 2015, 09:42:05 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: kondor on July 02, 2015, 10:37:09 PM
Thanks.
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: Bhanu Prakash on August 24, 2015, 08:23:30 AM
nice job sir, 
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: ponappa on August 24, 2015, 03:26:13 PM
Very Innovative...  :hatsoff:
Thanks for the tip

:thumbsup:
Title: Re: cheap wheels for landing gear.
Post by: saikat on August 24, 2015, 04:15:15 PM
very nice - but difficult to make two identical wheels