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Tue 16 February 2010, 08:59
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John, there is a lot of side loading on the...
John, there is a lot of side loading on the wheel. If you put the wheel between lots of sliding surfaces, there is a real danger it will bind up and decide to slide on the rail instead.
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Mon 19 October 2009, 20:59
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V-Wheels machined from plastics
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I have very little experience & knowledge of...
I have very little experience & knowledge of plastics, so I would rather not say which will be a better plastic wheel. Nylatron looks and sounds good, but I really have no idea. Personally, I am...
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Ja Marius, even if this machine is kept simple,...
Ja Marius, even if this machine is kept simple, it still is a workhorse. Thanks for keeping us posted on the wheel life.
Does the sticking foam build up so far that it stops the machine? (in...
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Wed 08 April 2009, 06:04
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Marius, that is great news on the Ertalyte...
Marius, that is great news on the Ertalyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate) wheels.
Kobus's machine has direct drive motors, which makes a machine sound quite rough. I...
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Fri 27 February 2009, 21:05
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Curious about the life of those Ertalyte...
Curious about the life of those Ertalyte (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene_terephthalate) wheels - sometimes I wonder if we can dump the wheels and replace them with solid plastic slide...
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