Success!
Turns out that none of the Edgerton Lathes could handle the scooter wheels, either, so I had to mill them.
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| First step: clamp wheel to table. Second step: gauge (0,0) |
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| 3rd step: mill circle at slightly less than press fit radius |
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| They look like mini plastic stators, haha. |
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| 4th step: finishing pass at press fit radius. 1.622" in this case. Step 5: repeat. |
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| Then press fit the hubs on. I got lucky and found a PVC fitting that works perfectly. Note: it looks angled because of the camera angle |
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| I press fit the first too a little too far, but luckily the press was strong enough to push all 3 wheels. |
Ta-da!
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| Massive alien hubmotor! |
It looks really sick on the board:
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| The polycarbonate hubcap-inserts make it look even more alien. |
I didn't have time to finish milling out the wheels (I got 1/3 of them done), so the other wheels aren't done yet. I should be able to finish the tires sometime next week.
That is the most awesome looking hub motor wheel ever.
ReplyDeleteI want some alien wheels. where do i get alien wheels? :<
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