New Insert wheels in 3D

[HomeRacingWorld]

[btaylor]

WOW! that's as good as it gets right there! I see a bunch of those in my future.

Bob

[chappy]

Very nice indeed. They look just right.
Bob

[TuscoTodd]

VERY nice!
Will have to see about picking some of those up to check out!
Thank you for the review!

[Vintage 1/24]

Thanks for the review!

I am just starting to 'roll' these out! I figure there will lots of variations as I build up the library.

Again I am really just a hobbyist, and this is an extension of that hobby - not a big commercial concern. That said, the 3D printing allows for some volume - that is if someone needed a *bunch* of these pieces they could be reasonably delivered.

A couple quick comments on what you are looking at in the review:

These inserts are sized to fit the CB Design 15x12 insert wheel. In the review they were cut down to fit the 15x11 - it does show that the material while hard and a little brittle can certainly take some grinding, milling, sanding etc.

If you run these there may be some waxy residue from the 3D printing process that needs to be cleaned before paint is applied. They seem to be compatible with all paints but do a test on the back to be sure.

You can clean the 3D printed wheels and wheel inserts using Acetone.

These inserts are sized for a tight press fit in the rim. If need be, the inserts can be glued in place, or a thin piece of transparent Scotch tape can be partly wrapped around the insert.

Also, the little valve stem aligns with the grub screw position. As a racer, it helps to locate that mounting set screw when you are at the race track or in the heat of a race.

3D PRINTED 'WIDE-5' INSERTS ALIGNMENT-



The alignment should be seen in this pic of a raw unpainted Wide-5 insert. Thanks again for the interest and there should be more stuff to come. I will have to update my website - but you can contact me about these or anything else.

[btaylor]

"that is if someone needed a *bunch* of these pieces they could be reasonably delivered."

Are you kidding me? with this crowd? :lol: You better lay in some stock on these!
VERY nice work on these.

Bob

[TuscoTodd]

LOL! You are right there Bob!
I have some on order as we speak! :D :D :D

[dreinecke]

Nice work! Yeah, I'm sure NO one here would every use those...better make a big run!

[Vintage 1/24]

I quickly updated my home page, so it is a bit more clear that the inserts are now being offered 'officially'.

Just hit the nymodifieds.com link...

I also added a link back to Home Racing World (the best oval track slot racing forum on the web!).

TuscoTodd- Keep an eye out!

[TuscoTodd]

The update to the page looks great - will DEFINITELY keep an eye out for a package inbound from the east! :D
Thanks again!

[BIG E]

I was visiting Mike at South Shore Speedway in Patchogue, LI a couple of weeks ago, delivering three Monogram Kurtis Craft Indy Roadster model bodies. He'd just recently finished converting an AMT Watson Roadster model body for the oval (which looks very promising - new class at SSS?), and he had asked me to keep an eye out for any other good candidates for slot car conversion. He was getting ready to finish some track repairs for the upcoming season, and by then a fifteen minute visit turned into a couple of hours of "bench racing". He said he was expecting Ron later on in the evening to give him a hand. When Ron showed up he and I started another conversation, as we hadn't seen each other in a few months. Then he said, "Check this out", and placed one of these wheel inserts into my hand. Wow! Very nice work indeed, just as I've come to expect from this man.
Get 'em while they're hot, circle track racers! -- Ernie :>)

[HomeRacingWorld]

Ron, you must be a real celebrity. You get to rub elbows with the high society folks like Ernie? I never knew!

[BIG E]

Yeah, Harry - betcha can hear me laughin' all the way from Long Island, right?! - Ernie :>)