Thread: WHEEL TRACTION--PLEASE RESPOND
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Re: WHEEL TRACTION--PLEASE RESPOND
Posted by Bob Drexel at 2/10/2001 9:23 PM EST


Engineer on team #358, Titans, from Hauppauge and Festo Corp..


In Reply to: WHEEL TRACTION--PLEASE RESPOND
Posted by Jason Wolf on 2/10/2001 12:24 PM EST:



The wheels have a very small contact area when stock due to the radius profile. Put them on a lathe and turn them down. This will significantly increase the surface area. Then use a soldering iron to create a tread pattern. The frictional coefficient will increase dramatically.



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