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Unread 11-12-2002, 14:16
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Originally posted by sanddrag
The biggest metal shaft allowed was 1 or 1 1/2 in. The biggest aluminum extrusion allowed was 2x3 cross section. The thickest plate allowed was 1/4. None of these would really be useful in making wheels. All the wheels I saw were much larger than the allowable stock. Also, wheels could only come from skyway or be a caster.
You could always take a few plates, cut them to size, and fasten them together somehow....or use the stock from SPI that Andy mentioned...

Keep in mind also that the wheels only coming from Skyway or being a caster only applies to pre-fabricated wheels...if you use raw stock, you can make anything you want(except things like springs, which are specifically disallowed.)
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