Wheel balancer!

[Alfonzo]

Yeah - the thought regarding dynamic balancing crossed my mind but came to the same conclusion as you. It's a good effort Ben, and nice welding too.

[ben]

Thanks for the kind comments peeps. It may aswell go in the trash if it's not gonna work. . . . . . .

[rcracer]

Originally Posted by ben

Thanks for the kind comments peeps. It may aswell go in the trash if it's not gonna work. . . . . . .

Chin up Ben

[Lee]

Ben, it does actually make a difference

[ryan]

Originally Posted by ben

Thanks for the kind comments peeps. It may aswell go in the trash if it's not gonna work. . . . . . .

Go drink some red bull Ben, that will cheer you up!

[mark christopher]

Originally Posted by warped

Nice idea - Just a shame it won't work properly.

It will work for ensuring static balance of the wheel, but will tell you diddly squat about the dynamic balance of the wheel which is more critical.

There is a reason why full size tyre balancers don't work on this principle.

warped give ben some credit here, i think he's done a top job, blancing a wheel on his balancer WILL make a diference to the car, if the wheel is out of balance staticaly when that wheel is spun up there is more chance of that wheel being excessivly out of balance at speed,

ben.................... be proud mate many young lads would/could not do owt like that

[josh_smaxx]

Nice job Ben V2 should be collapsable new challenge to keep your brain off mind-numbing college work, at least your using your time for something worth while

[Groomi]

Hey, well done for doing this. It WILL make a difference, but obviously not as much as a dynamic balancer. BUT, you have to start somewhere, and this is looks nicely made. Use it, see how much difference it makes and think about how you can improve it. Then at some point later make the mk2 version.

Keep up the innovations!

[bigred5765]

I'm sure if Ben goes and talks to his dad he will tell him that static balancing and dynamic are different, but will do a similar job and lets be honest on a RC car you'll never tell difference between static or dynamic, but then who's going to spend god knows how many grand on a dynamic balancer for a RC car,having tried it i can say sod the critics Ben it doe's make a difference,i worked in a tire depot for years,and ill still buy it from you.

[ben]

Thanks Carl, that was only a prototype and the first time on one of my Dads lathe's. So just getting to grips with it all haha.
If anybody wants one once i get it all perfect just give me a shout.
Hmmm... what to make in the morning

[DCM]

dynamic balancing is better than static balancing, but static balancing is better than cock all, good work there young man..... You could add a vertical pointer to take the guess work out of where the exact top of the wheel is, but really, all you are doing is polishing a product.

BenSpeed products (can I claim intellectual property on that now?)

[bigred5765]

Well it isn't really static balancing to be honest, i have used a static balancer many time's,a static balancer is laid flat on the ground and has a small spirit level in the middle of it no turning or spinning of the wheel is done at all,you use weights on the rim to bring the bubble to the middle thats static balancing, what Ben is doing in mimicking a dynamic balancer, as you spin it the heavy point will always stop at the bottom of the rim, if you hold the device in your hand once you think your close it will stop shaking in your hand if you have it close,

[Rich D]

Benspeed !

[Lee]

BJRCRP

Ben Jemison RC Race Products

[ben]

Give me half an hour. Im just about to make something

[bigred5765]

Ickle Race Products IRP
or Bens Uber Race Products BURP

[ben]

Fresh out of the factory



Pinion Holder. Only a proto-type so things may be modified a little.

Ben

[rcracer]

Good stuff Ben can i have one in purple

[bigred5765]

im sure bmag will lend you a purple marker,lmao

[rcracer]

Originally Posted by bigred5765

im sure bmag will lend you a purple marker,lmao

I think he only had a blue one