Tractor tires - CNC Router and Laser

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lockeyone
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Tractor tires - CNC Router and Laser

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Not that detailed but a fun project. Posted on Sawmill Creek too.
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Ok, modeled wheel in Aspire. Don't do much in 3D modeling so I have to relearn stuff. But I liked my model. Machined on cnc router, 1/8" bit. Then made the tread in Corel. Bolted both wheels together with a 3/4" nut in the middle for weight and lasered on rotary. The wood is just scrap pine. I modeled wheels 1" thick but next one will be 3/4" thick, I think it will look better. Both wheels have different laser settings, darker one slow speed high power. I think I will make the lugs thicker, I like the number of lugs. Also next one I will widen image in Coral as to have it laser past the edge, I like how it helped round over edges. The tractor is sitting on the 1" thick plastic I may use when things are tweaked, but may also just use wood. Been fun so far.
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Routered 1/8" bit, aboutr 15 minutes per side
Routered 1/8" bit, aboutr 15 minutes per side
Trial runs in the laser
Trial runs in the laser
wheel6.jpg
Tires too fat, both wheel lasered different setting
Tires too fat, both wheel lasered different setting
Last edited by lockeyone on Thu Mar 24, 2016 4:13 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Tractor tires - CNC Router and Laser

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Made my second run at this using Maple. This time I cut two stand off blocks to over laser side of wheels. Bolted them together tightly so the laser couldn't shoot down the side too far. Worked pretty good I thought. Only issue I had was a little slippage on the rotary. I widened the lugs and such and looks much better. 3/4" wide. I will paint these to see what they look like. I am probably putting too much effort into this but it is a nice challenge and the owner of the tractor probably doesn't really care that I do this much detail. Yes I know the wheels are going in different directions, I'll correct that after painting.
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Painted gloss black. I wanted to use satin black but nozzle was clogged and I didn't feel like cleaning it. I'll show owner and see what he says.Painted gloss black. I wanted to use satin black but nozzle was clogged and I didn't feel like cleaning it. I'll show owner and see what he says.
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That's very cool.....it amazes me the broad range of applications folks use their cnc for....

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Post by dldecker »

what next a monster truck with Big tires :mrgreen:

you did a fine job, thanks for sharing it with us.
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