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Re: And the Wheel Goes 'Round and 'Round
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Originally Posted by CyberWolf_22
This year we are using 6 in Colson wheels with aluminum hubs. They are built tough for "Battlebots"  but they sure work well for our application. I can barely push our bot sideways. The only problem they are very expensive at $50 a piece and we are using six of them. We ordered them from CNCbotparts.com.
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I'm not sure what sort of machining capability you have but the wheels without hubs are available for much less here http://robotcombat.com/marketplace_colsons.html
EDIT: And here are some very similar wheels with hubs for cheap, but the hubs are Delrin.
We have used the 6" ones direct on this motor before in a special project without problems, but it was not a competition robot (did not engage in pushing matches). Also, it should be noted that there were two wheels per motor, one on each side.
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Last edited by sanddrag : 02-03-2005 at 00:15.
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