wheels

  1. M

    Buying bulk wheels

    Our pack follows official BSA rules, so in order to get a full matching set of four wheels I’d have to buy a ton of wheel sets. Where can one buy bulk BSA wheels without spending crazy money? Almost seems less expensive just to buy the pre-fab ones? Is it that important to have all same lot #...
  2. NastyNoah

    Which wheel is prefered the Revell or BSA?

    I recently bought several lots of wheels on ebay. One was a few sets of Revell wheels and axles, the other was BSA. Is there a preference for one or the other. In our Cub races I can run either, and from what I can tell the Revell seemed to beat the BSA, but I have seen no mention of this...
  3. 1reason

    Calling All Machinists - How to Hold (and turn) a Wheel In Lathe

    Well, here I am again, Tuesday (which is now today - I started this post yesterday and am now back) is the big race day, and I'm still attempting to get my mini lathe from HF setup to make great wheels that are so light, they float in the air and so round, the car wins before the pin drops...
  4. 2xltall

    To Polish or Not To Polish?

    My son and daughter both entered cars in the local pack derby. They were the two fastest cars overall. Now as we prepare for the council derby, I am expecting a little stiffer competition. We used graphite on both cars, and we ran with fully polished axles, but the wheels only had a "light...