Gripping a Tote

[SevenFiftyThree]

Thanks for the response to our question!

[asid61]

Colson wheels are unbeatable.
We tried that green tread above, blue nitrile, assorted wedgetop, roughtop, pneumatic, higrip, banebots orange, and delrin (we have a lot of tread and wheels).
Of those, I would rank colson as waaaay above anything else, followed by banebots, trailed by pneumatics. Everything else was iffy. We didn't have great results with the green tread, but perhaps it's not the same stuff.

Polycord also gets pretty decent grip.

[CalTran]

Originally Posted by asid61

Colson wheels are unbeatable.
Polycord also gets pretty decent grip.

My team is looking into possibly using some polycord in a roller claw of sorts. Any chance you can post or PM your data and possibly rig configuration?

[billbo911]

We had fantastic results with these wheels. And at that price, we may be sporting them all around.

[asid61]

Originally Posted by CalTran

My team is looking into possibly using some polycord in a roller claw of sorts. Any chance you can post or PM your data and possibly rig configuration?

We just ranked it by feel. Yes, it's not an amazing way to do it, but it's comparatively better than regular solid tread wheels, which Ri3D used for theirs. We're using the polycord in a roller, and we're testing it Thursday. I can get back to you then, but you might be better off buying some anyway.
It's useful stuff in many games.

[MrJohnston]

Originally Posted by asid61

Colson wheels are unbeatable.
We tried that green tread above, blue nitrile, assorted wedgetop, roughtop, pneumatic, higrip, banebots orange, and delrin (we have a lot of tread and wheels).
Of those, I would rank colson as waaaay above anything else, followed by banebots, trailed by pneumatics. Everything else was iffy. We didn't have great results with the green tread, but perhaps it's not the same stuff.

Polycord also gets pretty decent grip.

I am wondering if there is a particular Colson wheel you found to be the best one? We are in the midst of proto-typing our device and are doing pretty well with the traction wheels from the Kitbot, but want to investigate other options...