View Full Version : looking for a 1/18th scale mini arbor for Integy truer


lephturn
12-15-2006, 05:58 PM
OK

Now that I am buying a new truer to do foam tires. Can anybody recomend a person or know of a company making a arbor tfor the mini foam tires. I used to use my drill press with a RC18t axel in the chock but there has got to be a better way to true the mini rims now.

My only other option I think is to use my 12th scale arbor and have a machinist cut the threads down to the 3mm axel.

Thanks

Jason

ScottH
12-15-2006, 08:32 PM
I had to have an arbor made for my Maxmod. I do not think anyone is making an arbor for these yet. But they shoud!!

lephturn
12-16-2006, 10:24 AM
Anybody have a special way to true their mini tires ????

ScottH
12-17-2006, 06:59 PM
Special? No. I am just using a Mini MaxMod that I have modified a little bit. I put a speed controller on it so I could regulate the RPM. At full speed it would cause the tires to grow. I got the speed control from Grainger. The arbor I had made by a friend of mine at a local machine shop.

The Jet
12-19-2006, 01:26 AM
Tires come 48 to 50 mm. What size do you guy's race at???

I'm thinking 45 might be about right???

lephturn
12-19-2006, 05:47 PM
42 - 45 mm

lephturn
12-20-2006, 12:18 PM
Stopped by RC Madness last night for some parts and asked how they true Mini Tires and they use a 4mm bolt threadded thru the rim into a touring arbor.


Hope this helps

JAson

ScottH
12-22-2006, 11:21 AM
Be sure when you thread the 4mm bolt through the rim that it is NOT damaging the inside of the rim. If it roughs it up, that will not be a smooth surface for it to contact the axle with and might not let it spin as freely. Now if you use a 4mm bolt with a long enough shoulder on it, that would be the ticket.