How do you drive the KOP 6" wheels?

[Alex Cormier]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

It seems to me that the wheel wedges do the same thing as the wheel hub on firstcadlibrary.com but the hub includes an extra 1/4" - 1/2" plate to mount things to.

The wedges (and the cutouts on the hub) fit in the spaces between the "spokes" on the wheel. All it does is make a flat surface to mount the wheel to a base or, a sprocket.

See picture here. This one uses the wheel hub (with the sprocket on the opposite side mounted on the open part of the hub). Open part of the hub meaning the side without the flat surface. In this case, the flat surface sits flush to the spoke and the sprocket is mounted on the opposite side.

http://www.team237.com/gallery/6-Wee...-Time/MVC_048F

ok, so basically the wheel is driven by the spokes since it is pushed byt the hub that goes inside the wheel? do i get it right?
and heres the sprocket = http://www.team237.com/gallery/6-Wee...-Time/MVC_056F, http://www.team237.com/gallery/6-Wee...-Time/MVC_024F

[Tytus Gerrish]

On SwampThing we used .5" shaft with the 6" wheels we turned delrin adapters for them and used spring pins. However in finals at UCF a pin sheared and Pretty much crippled it for a match. had it not failed we would have won that match and possibly the regional. The problem was fixed on the fly By James Jones of 180 by drilling a hole through it all and then using the drill bit he drilled it with it to hammer into the hole he made as a codder pin. As for the 6" wheels they are excellent wheels especially after they have been used for a while then they have a flat tread and are in their prime. they aren't very great for traction but that is perfect for 4 wheel drive. we were second seed at UCF and undefeated Winners of the Robot rodeo.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Pit Bull 1126

ok, so basically the wheel is driven by the spokes since it is pushed by the hub that goes inside the wheel? do i get it right?
and heres the sprocket = http://www.team237.com/gallery/6-Wee...-Time/MVC_056F, http://www.team237.com/gallery/6-Wee...-Time/MVC_024F

Yup.