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06-03-13, 09:49
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Back To The Back-Burner
Hi all - once again, due to the underwhelming response to re-rubbering British wheels, I will can the project.
Bob
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06-03-13, 19:24
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Is anyone doing a similar service in North America?
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06-03-13, 21:58
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Bravo! Very good lookign wheels!
But I shudder at the cost to send dead wheels over and redone wheels back across the ocean.... Did you do the re-rubber, or did you take them to a shop? I have ehard a shop that re-rubber's wheels for forklifts could do this. CHeers, Jim
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07-03-13, 02:57
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Re-Rubbering
Hi all - it is quite simple. Firstly identify an industrial rubber facility and get a mold made using a wheel as a template. My mold cost about $3000 to make and what happens is that the stripped rim is placed in the mold and then rubber is molded to it under a 600 ton press. My rubber has a Duro rating of about 75 which is more than adequate.
Bob
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09-03-13, 14:47
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the rim was stripped and they moulded polyurethane on it,after that it was machined to make it round.
the normal rubber is about 85 shore,the polyurethane is 80,that is similar too 85 shore rubber,so they told me.
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09-03-13, 19:15
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Roy how many miles have you had out of the polyurethane ? I can get them done here fairly cheap but was unsure of the lifespan of the rubber.
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