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PostSubject: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 6:02 am

I decided to try to make my own wheels, so I taped the bottom of a straw and poured some urethane into it. When it dries, I'm hoping that I'll have a tube of urethane that I can cut and shape into a set of wheels. I dont have a lathe, so I'm going to try using sharp knives, drill bits, and sandpaper, and the rod will be placed into a drill. Does anyone think it'll work?
Also, I'm hoping to make them single bearing wheels. Any help will be greatly appreciated., especially from people who make wheels themselves.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 6:22 am

I've never heard of the technique using a straw, but i don't see why it wouldn't work. For me, whenever i try experiments like this they work to a point. I usually don't have the patience to keep on working at it until i can perfect it. So my advice to you is to keep at it. Try to perfect your own technique of both creating and crafting your wheels. I think this will make your wheels and unique and different than anything on the market.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 3:14 pm


This is probably the only tutorial on how to make wheels.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 3:32 pm

you probably should cut the straw with the urethane in it, because urethane might be a little hard to cut when it's dried. i wouldn't know, but that sounds like it could work. maybe i'll try this someday soon
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 3:57 pm

if I had a lathe id be making my own wheels (I did 3 and a half years of machining at my school)
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 4:03 pm

skatemaster231 wrote:
*video*
This is probably the only tutorial on how to make wheels.
I saw this before, and that's how I got the idea of making a rod out of urethane. Thanks anyway happy
Tyler wrote:
urethane might be a little hard to cut when it's dried.
Yeah, that stuff gets hard. Makes a good finish for wood too.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 7:23 pm

Very interesting idea with the straw. Can you keep us updated with pictures if you haven't already tried? Another way to do it is get a metal mold 3d printed and pour in your material like you've done with the straw.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyWed Jul 10, 2013 7:56 pm

I'm going to use a straw as a mold for now. I'll post pictures when I can.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyThu Jul 11, 2013 5:05 am

I'm curious here. Would a bondo mold work? Say I have a set of wheel with the bearings popped out. Could I possibly make a mold out of that pour urethane into it, and then place the bearing in?

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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyThu Jul 11, 2013 5:35 am

I honestly have no idea, but it would probably be harder to shape them. Though a mold without a hole in the bottom would be easier to use and you wouldn't have a long strand of urethane hanging at the bottom. Seriously, I can make urethane spaghetti.
But it would also be harder to remove the urethane. With a straw, I can just cut it out when it dries. Unfortunately, it takes a long time for it to dry like that, whereas if I were to spread a thin layer on a piece of wood, it would dry in a few hours.

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Unfortunately, I dont think the straw thing is going to work for casting urethane, but I may be able to do it with silicone and make bushings. I might be able to buy a rod of urethane and try to make some wheels out of that. Anyone know if I can get them at a hardware store like Lowe's?


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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyFri Jul 12, 2013 4:27 am

Sorry for the double post, but the previous one is really long and I'd like to get some more advice :3

What other materials can I use for wheels? I know that some wheels are made from delrin, construction plastic, and I think some are nylon, but what other materials can I use? I'd like it if they made a squeak during powerslides and such. I just love that sound.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptyFri Jul 12, 2013 2:13 pm

I know you can use Teflon for wheels.
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptySun Nov 24, 2013 9:19 am

Put up some pictures of the wheels when you're done. Will be very interesting to see how they turn out!
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PostSubject: Re: Making wheels?   Making wheels? EmptySun Nov 24, 2013 6:05 pm

Dude this post is from July, why bump ?
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