Larry Phillips on mon 4 sep 00
Andrew Francis wrote:
>
> I am writing because our school has 10 AMACO motorized kick wheels and we
> need at least 5 drive wheels for these - they suffer heavy use and we have a
> few drive wheels nearly down to the metal. These are rubber clad aluminum
> wheels designed for a flat ground 1/2 inch shaft. AMACO sells them for an
> exhorbitant $60 each and I am sure someone must've come up with a cheaper
> solution - that'd be $600 for just the drive wheels
> for our 10 wheels!
> If anyone has a suggestion (not including teaching our students to kick)it'd
> be greatly appreciated!
Two words: Hockey Puck.
Alternatively, Estrin in Vancouver, BC, makes a drive wheel for their
kickwheels
that goes for about $45 Cdn (last I looked), which works out to about
$25 US.
Not sure of the shaft size, but they will know. Contact Estrin at
604-731-5371.
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Andrew Francis on mon 4 sep 00
Hello All,
I am writing because our school has 10 AMACO motorized kick wheels and we
need at least 5 drive wheels for these - they suffer heavy use and we have a
few drive wheels nearly down to the metal. These are rubber clad aluminum
wheels designed for a flat ground 1/2 inch shaft. AMACO sells them for an
exhorbitant $60 each and I am sure someone must've come up with a cheaper
solution - that'd be $600 for just the drive wheels
for our 10 wheels!
If anyone has a suggestion (not including teaching our students to kick)it'd
be greatly appreciated!
Andrew Francis
The Interlaken School of Art
Patti Yager on mon 4 sep 00
Hi Andrew,
I have a motorized kickwheel that uses a hockey puck as a drive wheel.
Cheap & sturdy.
Patti
In chilly southern Quebec where frost is expected tomorrow, early, even for
us.
At 02:28 PM 9/4/00 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>I am writing because our school has 10 AMACO motorized kick wheels and we
>need at least 5 drive wheels for these - they suffer heavy use and we have a
>few drive wheels nearly down to the metal. These are rubber clad aluminum
>wheels designed for a flat ground 1/2 inch shaft. AMACO sells them for an
>exhorbitant $60 each and I am sure someone must've come up with a cheaper
>solution - that'd be $600 for just the drive wheels
>for our 10 wheels!
>If anyone has a suggestion (not including teaching our students to kick)it'd
>be greatly appreciated!
>
>Andrew Francis
>The Interlaken School of Art
>
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