So I cutted the knobs of my MBS wheels in the lathe

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Be careful sanding urethane. Don’t breathe it! You should be wearing a respirator, or at least a dust mask. Urethane dust is very toxic and can cause serious respiratory problems if inhaled

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Thanks for the heads up @jmasta

All the issues with the Vertigo Mini Trucks started with this cracking:

The whole history is here

Trampa claimed the culprit of this problem were the knobs on the MBS wheels, but I’m still not convinced about this.

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They are claiming the knobs on the wheels caused the stress fracture in the hangar???

Yeah okay…

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Just from looking at them I’m sure the uneven surface would provide a lot more grip than a standard wheel finish. Depending on how good you are on the lathe it could make your ride a bit more bumpy though.

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Why not just do a burnout on concrete until the wheels are worn smooth like @kaly did? Seems much faster and easier.

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I thought I would get a nicer finish with the lathe, I’ll get back and report how they look after sand paper them out with a fine grit

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This is what I’m doing now, in order not to over heat the VESC again. First cut it down with a lathe or drill press

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Then use the high rom of the board in order to smooth it out by doing butnouts.

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Just don’t push the VESC too hard

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How are these wheels fixed to a Lathe or Drill press ?

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They ended up pretty good,

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I’m so confused, what’s the point of getting those AT wheels if you’re going to gut them down? why not just use “normal” wheels. On another note if would be cool to have treads like the new Orangatan Onsens

http://orangatangwheels.com/harfang-kegel-80mm-in-heat-75mm

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For a lathe, probably a scroll chuck gripping your wheel pulley which is already centered on the wheel.

Or maybe a faceplate if you can get the holes to line up right.

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You need to read this to understand why? we aren’t crazy guys doing pointless things

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  1. they fit flywheel pullies
  2. cheaper than 97mm flywheels (also wider)
  3. easier to find
  4. black
  5. offset core allows for some more flexibility in setup
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  1. They make your board look amazing
  2. Wider contact patch
  3. Concave design
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Interesting. I read up on the cracking truck issue due to vibration. I just thought throw on a 97mm flywheel just be fast and simple.

I wanted to get a set of those MBS ATs for my V3 build on a raptor 1 deck, that’s not going to be an issue right?

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Yep, I had edited to include the shape and contact patch as positives.

There’s simply a shortage of quality skate wheel options above 80mm.

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i guess if you already have a $70 set of wheels then lathing them down is a better option to getting another $90 in wheels?

I sort of want a lathe so i can do weird things. like this.

I’ve ridden on worn down MBS wheels for a time now… i can see the appeal. They don’t ride like abecs or kegels. They’re pretty distinct.

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A quick observation You will need to flip that hanger to avoid scraping it in the ground when using the urethane and also to use the mounts.

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Yeah I just realized that when I tried to slide the mounts in, I couldn’t mount them in the correct position.

I’ll switch the hangers tomorrow.

BTW is there an easy way to compress the springs to allow mounting them comfortably without scratching the baseplate?

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Just apply pressure with your hands no tools need it.

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