Resin wheel hubs?

[chadrob30]

Hey fellas, I 3D print alot of wheels and tires for my kits. One issue I always have is the mounting of the printed wheel/tire to the kit itself. Alot of wheels don't have any kind of hub to mate the wheel to the axle. Can any of you point me in the right direction? I can probably make something in Tinkercad if I have the correct dimensions of the axle. Thanks.

[peteski]

That sounds useful, but it seems that American and European kit manufacturers use different method for every kit. The only semi-standard wheel mount are used by most Japanese manufacturers (Tamiya, Fujimi, Aoshima, etc.) they use standard post on the inner side of the wheels, and a poly-cap where the wheel plugs into on the brake assy.

Edited June 11, 2023 by peteski

[Texas_3D_Customs]

On 6/9/2023 at 12:27 PM, chadrob30 said:

Hey fellas, I 3D print alot of wheels and tires for my kits. One issue I always have is the mounting of the printed wheel/tire to the kit itself. Alot of wheels don't have any kind of hub to mate the wheel to the axle. Can any of you point me in the right direction? I can probably make something in Tinkercad if I have the correct dimensions of the axle. Thanks.

I have designed my wheels to have a nub so you can use a 2 mm rod that is what the Japanese kits use and with a little bit of work you can make it work with Revell or AMT

[MeatMan]

I could've sworn I answered this question before.
Anyway, since you're versed on Tinkercad you can create adapters. I have in the past and used Meshmixer or Blender to add them to the drawings for the wheels. Its not difficult. Or you can print them and then glue them in. I've done both.
In the pics below the original is on the left and the altered is on the right to fit the Revell Porsche 918.
I printed adapters to fit Maisto diecast wheels onto the Revell 71 Cuda.
If you need more info just PM me.

Edited June 12, 2023 by MeatMan

[Texas_3D_Customs]

On 6/12/2023 at 10:34 AM, MeatMan said:

I could've sworn I answered this question before.
Anyway, since you're versed on Tinkercad you can create adapters. I have in the past and used Meshmixer or Blender to add them to the drawings for the wheels. Its not difficult. Or you can print them and then glue them in. I've done both.
In the pics below the original is on the left and the altered is on the right to fit the Revell Porsche 918.
I printed adapters to fit Maisto diecast wheels onto the Revell 71 Cuda.
If you need more info just PM me.

Same can be done in Fusion 360

[MeatMan]

19 hours ago, Texas_3D_Customs said:

Same can be done in Fusion 360

Yes it can, and I use Alibre myself for CAD, but since he referenced TC I just referred to that, and Meshmixer because its free and easy.

[Texas_3D_Customs]

4 hours ago, MeatMan said:

Yes it can, and I use Alibre myself for CAD, but since he referenced TC I just referred to that, and Meshmixer because its free and easy.

Pretty sure there's a free version of F360, I am biased as I have been using Autodesk products at work for ages.