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DIY Agility Breakaway Tire
I decided to turn my normal tire into a breakaway tire. Tonight I was able to make the internal armature which will hold each half of the tire in a semi-circle shape. I used 1" EMT conduit and made a jig to bend the curve.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7909.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7907.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7905.jpg This armature is made to be a 28" diameter on center. That would make it sit in the center of a 4" drainage pipe shaped to a 24" inner diameter. That's all for tonight. I still have some training to do. |
More progress. I glued wood circles onto the armature in order to keep the drainage pipe in place. The masking tape is just holding the wood in place while the adhesive dried.
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7933.jpg Then I put the pipe over the armature. Looking good so far! http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7936.jpg The magnets are in the mail, and I purchased the colored duct tape tonight (though I think I'm going to try to locate heat shrink tubing). |
Both armatures are now complete:
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...y%20Tire/2.jpg http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...y%20Tire/3.jpg And the magnets arrived! They are 1" square and 1/2" deep. They have a magnet to magnet pull of 49.48 pounds. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...y%20Tire/1.jpg I embedded the magnets in the end plates on the armature: http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...y%20Tire/4.jpg |
More progress. Got the magnets in both ends now...
http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...e/IMG_7981.jpg Here's a little explanation of what I have going. |
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That is so cool! I wish I was capable of building things lol.
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Thanks GatorDog. It was a fun project!
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