Multi Stage Flexure Wheel
Multi stage compression wheel for Redcat vertex- 6
outperforms manufacturer's wheels significantly
Able to climb to a slope of nearly 90 Degrees
weighs 595 grams
Downloads
Supplies
PLA
Release Spray (For casting tire)
Rubber to cast ( This wheel used Vitaflex rubber 30)
m3 x 65mm ( x10)
m3 lock nut
3mm dowels x 100
tape
Inner Wheel
Print wheels ( make sure to mirror 2 of the 4)
Wheel core : 50% infill, 3 walls, Arachne wall generator, standard support
Wheel mid layer: 0% infill, 3 walls, 0 top shell layers, 0 bottom shell layers, Arachne wall generator, tree support
Tire Mold
Print inside tread mold, outside tread mold: 15% infill, standard support
Casting
bolt mold together
place dowels in slots on mold
tape molds seams
spray release agent
pour rubber (according to rubber manufacturer instructions)
let cure
Assembly
remove rubber from mold
put wheel into tire
screw in the 10 m3 x65mm