Detail wheels DIY

[Protactical]

Anyone here make their own detail wheels, and detail wheel attachment? I built both, and they work great... Except the rubber I used is soft, and I don't have it bonded well to the spindle. When it heats up, which it does running about 10 times faster than my main contact wheel, the arbor breaks free, and the wheel won't track. Anyone have ideas for a home made wheel? I wil probably try a solid wood or metal one before throwing some bucks KMGs way. Any ideas where I can source hard rubber, or how to bond it to the spindle?

 

[C L Wilkins]

In the US...
http://www.contactrubber.com/

In Canada...
http://www.clarkeroller.com/

Craig

 

[allan lanigan]

I've used rubber rollers from used machinery to make some small wheels found at a scrap metal yard, machined them to size and added bearings been using them for several years...I have considered using a casting rubber to coat (bond to) aluminum wheels and machine to size . Has anyone else tried that?.

 

[Protactical]

Great ideas and sites. Alan do you have a site for the castable products your refered to?

 

[steierknives]

I have taken the rubber that comes on the arbors for sanding drums and pressed a bronze bushing into them. I have run these on a shoulder bolt. If you keep the bushing oiled they run for a long time.

 

[jim moyer]

Here is a good source. I use his attachment on my grinder and very happy. If your bolt or spindle rod is the same size he does sale the rollers in various sizes at good prices. I hope this is what you are referring to.

http://www.cootebeltgrinder.com/Accessories/index.html

 

[allan lanigan]

protactical, Here,s a link to the product i am thinking about I have not used it myself i may try it in the near future, it would be nice to custom make your own wheels.....
http://www.devcon.com/devconfamilyproduct.cfm?familyid=151.0&catid=14

 

[Protactical]

steierknives, that is what I am doing except I mounted them on 3/8" bolt, and attached bearings. I tworks for about 10 minutes then shakes loose. I stretched the rubber over wet two sided tape, so it is somewhat glued int here.

Thanks for those links guys!