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« on: March 12, 2015, 12:51:01 AM »
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Is there any cost effective alternative for RC plane foam wheel?
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2015, 10:20:04 AM »
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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...

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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2015, 10:39:54 AM »
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You can use the wheels of an old toy car or truck.thats what i use
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2015, 11:18:58 AM »
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fiber carrom coins are also available in the market. they too are light weight.
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Core of 1/8" balsa disc, sides of 1/16" balsa discs of slightly larger dia.
Tyre of fuel tube, ends stuck with CA.
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Not an alternate for foam but it is foam   Wink ,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/
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