<div>Thanks very much!!</div> <div> </div> <div>Colin.<BR><BR><B><I>mike mueller <mups1953@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">OK I've got the dim on the MPI new style wheels. <BR>17.5mm wide .687 Inches x 65MM or 2.5" in diameter.<BR>Hope this helps, Mike<BR>--- colin chariandy <CCHARIANDY@YAHOO.CA>wrote:<BR><BR>> Mike<BR>> <BR>> DId you get the dim for the wheel?<BR>> <BR>> Colin<BR>> <BR>> mike mueller <MUPS1953@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> Great point Stuart. I'll keep that in mind. It's<BR>> truely amazing how much lighter you can make a plane<BR>> by paying attention to every component. It really<BR>> adds up. Mike<BR>> <BR>> Stuart Chale <SCHALE@OPTONLINE.NET>wrote: Just a<BR>> thought on your axles if weight is an issue. Switch<BR>> to aluminum 8-32 bolts. You will save a few grams<BR>> right there and they will
likely be strong enough. <BR>> I started with a steel bolt axle like you did on my<BR>> pinnacle but switched over to the NMP aluminum<BR>> axles. Saved 6 or 7 grams I think. I also switched<BR>> my landing gear mounting bolts to aluminum and saved<BR>> another 15 grams or so (6 bolts). The real amazing<BR>> thing is to compare the weight of a bag of 50 or so<BR>> steel bolts to a bag of aluminum bolts of the same<BR>> size.<BR>> <BR>> Stuart<BR>> <BR>> mike mueller wrote: I drill out the axles of<BR>> the MPI's to fit a nylon sleeve (I think it's a 1/4"<BR>> in size) that is as long as the opening inside the<BR>> wheel well. After that I put thick plastic washers<BR>> on these sleeves that to add stability.The washers<BR>> are about 1/2" in diameter and 1/8" thick. When<BR>> everything sandwich's in it keep the wheels from<BR>> wobbling around I use 8-32 stainless bolts for<BR>> axles. I use a wheel pant mounting
method that<BR>> allows the axles to go all the way thru the wheel<BR>> pants.<BR>> http://www.rcaerobats.net/Wayne'sWheelpants.htm<BR>> This is the best method I have ever used. By<BR>> mounting this way it keeps the wheel pants from<BR>> flexing in the airstream. Very solid and cheap too.<BR>> I have used the NMP axles and find that they don't<BR>> keep the wheel pants soild enough.<BR>> The trick is to keep the skinny wheels from<BR>> wobbling around. With the tiny axles that they come<BR>> with you'll need to do something like I am. <BR>> So far so good with this system. I had to do it<BR>> because of weight problems flying Electric. Mike<BR>> <BR>> colin chariandy <CCHARIANDY@YAHOO.CA>wrote:<BR>> Mike, what mod are you applying to the skinny<BR>> MPIs to improve them?<BR>> <BR>> Colin.<BR>> <BR>> mike mueller <MUPS1953@YAHOO.COM>wrote:<BR>> Hey Colin I have a pair. I'll get you the<BR>> dimensions
when I get home. They are really nice and<BR>> very light. I still prefer the skinny MPI's with a<BR>> modification. I've had great luck with them flying<BR>> off of a very smooth grass field. Mike<BR>> <BR>> colin chariandy <CCHARIANDY@YAHOO.CA>wrote: <BR>> Thanks Chad, those look perfect. They need to be<BR>> just under 17mm wide to fit. I hope someone on the<BR>> list has one to maesure.<BR>> <BR>> Colin.<BR>> <BR>> Chad Northeast <CHADNORTHEAST@SHAW.CA>wrote:<BR>> MPI makes a metal hub wheel that is pretty light<BR>> but a little wider than the really skinny ones that<BR>> would probably fit the CARF/ZN wheelpants. Also it<BR>> has a harder rubber ring around it so the soft foam<BR>> does not wear as fast.<BR>> <BR>> http://www.maxxprod.com/mpi/mpi-29.html<BR>> <BR>> Maybe someone has a set on the list and can send you<BR>> the width!<BR>> <BR>> Chad<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message
-----<BR>> From: Ron Van Putte <VANPUTTE@COX.NET><BR>> Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:56 pm<BR>> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Wheels for skinny<BR>> pants<BR>> To: NSRCA Mailing List<BR>> <NSRCA-DISCUSSION@LISTS.NSRCA.ORG><BR>> <BR>> > I didn't see a response to Colin's request. I<BR>> have some <BR>> > new MK <BR>> > (plastic hub) wheels, but none are quite big<BR>> enough. 2.5" <BR>> > is <BR>> > approximately 63.5mm. The biggest MK wheel I have<BR>> is <BR>> > 50mm. I can <BR>> > measure it, but don't know how much to scale up<BR>> the width <BR>> > dimension <BR>> > to represent a 63.5mm wheel.<BR>> > <BR>> > Ron Van Putte<BR>> > <BR>> > On Mar 18, 2008, at 8:37 AM, colin chariandy<BR>> wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > > Can anyone measure the width of MK and Tetra<BR>> (plastic hub) <BR>> > wheels, <BR>> > > 2.5" diameter? I'm
trying to find out which<BR>> wheels will fit <BR>> > into <BR>> > > the skinny pants that come with the CompARF<BR>> Integral. They <BR>> > look <BR>> > > cool...so I would like to try to use them. I<BR>> know the really <BR>> > thin <BR>> > > MPI wheels will fit but our local feild tends to<BR>> be soft for <BR>> > quite <BR>> > > a while, the thin wheels may dig in.<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Also, where can we find MK wheels in North<BR>> America?<BR>> > ><BR>> > > Thanks all.<BR>> > > Colin<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>> > NSRCA-discussion@lists.nsrca.org<BR>> ><BR>><BR>http://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-discussion<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> NSRCA-discussion mailing list<BR>>
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