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Title: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: niteenk on March 12, 2015, 12:51:01 AM Is there any cost effective alternative for RC plane foam wheel?
Title: Re: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: Ajay Sarwan on March 12, 2015, 10:20:04 AM You can use cheap carrom coins with foam tube cut into slices... Definitely it is not as light as foam wheel. But it will work if you manage to put a hole in the center of carrom coin without breaking it...
Title: Re: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: RCSCRATCHBUILDER on March 12, 2015, 10:39:54 AM You can use the wheels of an old toy car or truck.thats what i use
Title: Re: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: miginstruments on March 12, 2015, 11:18:58 AM fiber carrom coins are also available in the market. they too are light weight.
Title: Re: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: K K Iyer on March 12, 2015, 03:28:38 PM Core of 1/8" balsa disc, sides of 1/16" balsa discs of slightly larger dia.
Tyre of fuel tube, ends stuck with CA. Title: Re: Alternative for RC plane foam wheel ? Post by: romanxdsouza on March 13, 2015, 01:17:39 AM Not an alternate for foam but it is foam ;) ,These wheels took a lot of beating still good ,reply # 53 www.rcindia.org/electric-planes/my-favorite-plane-so-far-slow-slow-slow-flyer/50/ (http://) (http://) (http://)
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