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Post by Sssnake on Dec 3, 2004 11:25:07 GMT -6
Whatever wheel spacing you decide on, you want all your wheels spaced the same distance from the body. There are tools you can buy to do this. However it is easier just to cut a piece of cardboard or plastic or thin metal that is the thickness of your spacing and cut a 1/8" slot in it. Start your nail into the block, slide the slot over the axle and continue inserting your axle until your "gauge" is just snug. Pull your gauge out and repeat for the remaining axles.
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Post by Sssnake on Dec 20, 2004 21:47:13 GMT -6
An alternate method for wheel spacing is making small indentations in a block of scrap wood. You can drill or use a blunt tool to make a dent. After you decide on the right depthyou can use the block to install your wheels. Place an axle in a wheel, set them on the block with the axle head in the depression and either push the body down onto the axle or pick up the block and wheel and push the axle into the car. The hub will bottom against the car but the axle head will remain clear of the outer hub by the distance of the indentation in the block plus the distance from the wheel sidewall to the outer hub.
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Post by scdad on Dec 28, 2004 14:39:30 GMT -6
Which method do you use?
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Post by WarpSpeedINC on Dec 28, 2004 16:50:44 GMT -6
When in a pinch, a dime works good!
WarpSpeed Inc
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Post by Sssnake on Dec 28, 2004 21:42:07 GMT -6
I prefer making spacers. For me, this gives a better view when pushing in the axles in case one starts to go crooked or the wood begins to crack.
Sssnake
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Post by scdad on Dec 29, 2004 7:14:35 GMT -6
Thats the way I am going also. Do you use the hole at the top of the slot or drill a hole lower down in the slot?
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Post by Sssnake on Dec 29, 2004 7:41:06 GMT -6
I sand the bottom of the car enough, that when I drill the holes they are almost totally in the wood .
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Post by pinecarpro on Mar 12, 2006 11:43:44 GMT -6
I took a feeler Gage set and ground a 1/8 slot through them all. Then you can play with a lot of gaps and you know exactly what you have.
Pinecar
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