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Originally Posted by mrnoble
We are interested trying some new wheel options out for fun (and maybe style) in the off season. Though we are going to have a new facility with machine shop by January (fingers crossed!), right now we need to do it with off-the-shelf.
I found these, and they look promising. http://www.sunray-inc.com/online-store/drive-wheels/
We would be getting the aluminum hub, 4" x 1.25" models. Though expensive at $30 each, it's not a huge investment and may be an upgrade. We would broach the hub ourselves for 1/2" hex/thunderhex shaft. My questions:
- Has anyone tried using urethane tread on FRC carpet?
- What were your results, in terms of CoF relative to other popular choices, like Colsons and wedgetop blue Nitrile?
- What did you find in terms of durability?
- What durometer rating(s) did you try?
Also, - What size bore would you recommend for finishing with the 1/2" broach?
Thanks, I look forward to your responses. |
We do have a set of orange urethane wheels, they seem to grip very well,but they seem to get covered in tread dust easy, we use them mostly for low power applications.i wouldn't use them as a main drive wheel, as I don't know how reliable they are.
Our wheels aren't as high grade, and are plastic, not steel.
The only thing I can see wrong with these is the issue of damaging the wheel if it starts losing traction, like trying to drive it up on a platform from recycle rush and getting the bot stuck. And of course, applications where scrub friction is high. They would be perfect for a intake on a robot.