Wheels: Metal or Plastic?

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by davidthefat

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If it can support a hummer, it can take anything. But honestly the skill to make a good wooden wheel has been lost throughout the ages. Its probably better to pick up some carbon fiber wheels. They are the future

Now seems as good a point as any to bring this up. What material you should use is a function of what your requirements are. One of these requirements is the way you are loading your material. Another is your strength to weight ratio. Yet another is cost. For most FRC teams what tools you have is also a significant factor. Some teams have the ability to fabricate really nice wheels out of wood/metal that serve their purposes. Others, not so much.

As far as woodworking being a lost skill: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/media/photos/24424 I think not. Never underestimate the skill of an artist working with their preferred medium.