Make do and mend...........
I'm from an era when making do and mending was the norm and I guess that helps when
you build Robots on a shoestring budget as i do.
So on investigation I found both of my Robots wheels on Project fear were damaged-one buckled and the other
I tried to plastic weld at Robodojo but it may not have lasted another fight.

Now I could have ordered some new castors off e bay and it's always nice to receive a parcel but I thought
a good refabricating session on a rainy day would be more fun, plus I save about £6.

I started by removing both wheels and knocking out the central boss where the spindle goes-this
was quite easy to do so it's a indication why they failed, then I used my hole saw cut four wheel
panels to sandwich either side of where the wheel boss used to be and after hammering them into
the wheel inner core I drilled a hole to fit the drive shaft.

After bolting them back in place on the Robot I'm pretty confident they will now out perform
the original wheels.

pictures
1 the plastic welding I did at Robodojo
2 cutting the wheel cores out of plywood
3 finished article
4 project fear
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