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Originally Posted by DCM
what foams did you use? I would be sooo tempted
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I used Enneti 40 shore donuts (PM me for UK link), one full donut width = a rear + a front 2.2" 4WD buggy wheel.
Here are the steps I took (use safety specs!)
1. I started with a rear wheel, put it on a tyre truer and removed the ribs - best to connect the motor so the wheel is spinning away from you.
2. Then I stopped the wheel, removed it from the truer and pushed a donut over the rim until it was square.
3. I then stopped the wheel again and I made a mark with tippex on the outside of the foam using the width of a front wheel as a guide.
4. Using a stanley knife and with the assembled wheel/donut spinning on the truer I cut vertically down by the tippex mark until the excess foam detached - voila, here's the start of the front tyre.
5. I then glued the tyre onto the rim (now looking more like a completed assembly) in several places front and back using a tube of contact adhesive from B&Q.
6. After about 20 mins I started to true the donut down to size, I aimed for 7mm wall size (this bit is messy!).
7. Once I had my desired foam wall I used some sand paper whilst the wheel assembly was spinning to round off the edges of the foam.
8. Then did the above steps 1 to 7 for the other rear and then the front wheels!
I left them overnight to allow the adhesive to set.
The buggy was on rails - nobody could come close, I can't think of a better tyre to use on carpet really.
Luckily I had inherited a hefty tyre truer from a friend last year and didn't know what to use it for until now!
Cheers,
Dan