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Thread: Tamiya wheels onto drills.

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    err are you sure they are not just using the tyres on some HDPE cut outs or on some nylon castor wheels

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    We do it on a regular base, but not Tamiya brand. We use RC wheels with an Hex 17 uptake.

    Mounting them on an hex 17 spacer that is bolted/crimped/glued on the drillshaft.

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    Not what we do. Originaly I used a M10 D3 nut (D3 stands for 3 times the thread diameter in length), what has an Hex 17 size. Some lathe work, making them up to the right length and drilling/reaming the center to 12mm, using loctite 368 glue and a few setscrews to lock that adaptor to the Original shaft.
    The 3/8unf nut and left hand M5 bolt are used to lock the RC wheel on the adaptor.

    And we use soft 1/8 scale wheels. Those survive fine unless a spinner gets to them. And even then the damage is acceptable.
    It's rare for us to replace the soft, light wheels after 1 fight. Even on the exposed versions.

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