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Old 09-08-2014, 11:25 AM   #54 (permalink)
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coro wheel discs

Re-inventing the wheel disc...



I knew better than to try rare earth magnets again, after the 25% failure rate from my last coroplast wheel disc adventure on the Flea. ( http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...aps-28214.html )

For this new experiment (anything to avoid actually buying hubcaps to modify!), I zip tied "blocks" of coroplast tightly to the wheel itself. Screws hold the discs to the blocks. I just need to get some stainless screws so the heads don't rust.

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