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Originally Posted by Dunngeon
We built these wheels after we got tired of re-treading our Vexpro wheels.
The idea is that they split in half off the axel, so the axel doesn't need to be pulled out (We use a 2x1 Aluminum extrusion on both sides of the wheel axel) Then we can easily drill out the pop-rivets and replace the tread. As of now, we have had no issues with the tread bubbling at all.
The hex was broached after this picture was taken, we built 4 of them in house (3 Axis CNC), then a sponsor built the other 4 (5 Axis CNC).
And all the Conversational code to build these wheels was hand written, which is pretty cool!
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Did you have any issues with the flat on the top/ bottom of wheels? How exactly do you replace the tread? Is this on a live axle or dead axle?
Wicked cool design BTW.
EDIT: didn't read whole post. Dead axle then.