Recovery Room

After the bad tape experiment, This's what R2 looks like now.
Looks like some serious laser damage, But it's only for a little while.

2 Steps Foward / 5 Steps Back

Ok, The tape I used to bond the skins did'nt hold as good as I needed.
So I pulled it apart and I'm currently redoing my skins.
And now it will not have the Aluminum showing through the cracks.
Back to specs for me.
The Gorilla glue works great and cleanup is nothing.
I'll post pics as soon as I get it repainted.

Look Ma - Twins

Got some more work done.
Just got to trim some bolts and get the Omniball installed.
I just love those blue wheels!!

Final Product

This is what you'll wind up with.
The 3- 1/8 screws will have to be drilled all the way through the wheels and gear assy.
The way I did it was:
When you set the wheel and gear on the axel,
You can see the factory holes. Drill through these and they'll be inline.

Next Step

Heres the Assy. going together.
Make sure you shim the entire Assy.
Or the bearings will come out of the wheels.

Wheel Assy.

Heres the parts I got from the Skate Shop.
The shims will be different lengths, So you'll have to adjust them yourself.
The 5/16 bolt is the axel.
The 3- bolts go through the wheels.
They're 1/8 x 4 toggle bolt screws.
And various shims.

Wheel Solution

Ok, I found plenty of wheels at Skate Bomb.
I was sweating it about the wheels being to wide from K-mart.
This place had plenty and I got Blue ones to boot.
Your local skate shop should have the wheels, But just incase heres they're addy.
Skate Bomb
1365 S. 3rd st. Jacksonville Beach, Florida 32250
904-241-3337
They'll mail what you need.

Oooo Pretty

Just started working again on the dome.
I'm going the shine way. Like I said I'm not after a movie perfect R2.
I'm building him the way I like him.
It's kinda hard to get the dome to shine, But it's worth it.
When you get the dome from Ron, it has to be sanded down.
This will get rid of the lines around the dome.
I started with 120 paper, then 150, then 220, then 240.
Once I got this far, I started with 320 paper wet, then steel wool.
The shine is slowly getting better with Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish.
Sorry the Pic is so dark, But I wanted the shine to show more than the dome itself.

New Discovery

As with anything, I found a flaw in my design.
The scooter wheels I used are 100mm made by CX. They were available at Toys r Us.
The wheels have smooth sides and the ones I bought at Kmart have raised areas.
And CRAP they don't fit!!!
So I contacted a skate shop and they have some that are like the CX models.
As soon as I make sure they'll work, I'll post the name brand.
My setup is maxed out in Kriders foot, So theres no room for play in the wheel area.

Just some updates pic 2

Just some updates

This is how the motors will fit in Krider's feet.
Not a finished product, But I'm working at it.

Drive Gear Prep

Here's what it will look like after you remove the tire ring.
I used a jigsaw and a ginder to remove the ring.
The small sleeve beside it is the 10mm to 8mm sleeve.
This is used, Because the scooter wheels i used have a Abec 5 bearing
and it's 8mm. It's a tight fit but just tap it in the bearing.

Drive Gear

After you seperate the 2 pieces, You'll use the Gear on the right. The ring around the bottom will have to be cut off. I used a grinder and cut it smooth with the rest of the gear. Just be carefull and not hit the teeth on the gear. Also the bearing in the gear is 10mm and it needs to be 8mm. You can order a sleeve from:
www.mcmaster.com. The part #1650173 or PAP0810P10. It's a tight fit but just tap it in the bearing.

Gutting it Out

After you gut out the good parts, You'll have to remove the tire from the drive gear.
The easiest way is to remove the three screws and remove the tire. This is what you windup with.

Big Lot Scooter

This is not a bad deal for $49.00. You'll have 2- 12v Batteries, 1- Drive gear, 1- Drive belt and misc. parts per scooter. You'll need 2 scooters which will set you back about $100.00 total,
But its worth it, Getting all the parts at 1 time.

Mounting Kriders Foot

I've got the motor in the foot, The only thing I was concerned about is the motor hole in the foot.
I had to cut more than I expected. But the battery boxes should cover this up.
Pats design is thinner than mine and I think the motor is alittle higher up in the foot.
So there is probly less cutting on the foot.

Wheels

I'll post more once I make the second set of wheels.

Mounting the Motor

Heres a pic of the motor installed. Just make sure the belt does'nt touch the spacers and make sure you install the belt with the motor.

Motor Mounting Hardware

I used a 1/8x4" brass plumbing tube and cut it into 3 pieces. They measured: 1-13/16 each.
And #10-32 fine threaded rod with nuts. The 5/16 large bolt on the left is for the scooter wheels.

Mounting the Side Plates pic 2

Another view.
And you can see the extra 1" for the Omniwheel mounting block.