How to make 'hubcaps'...

[WhiteWolf McBride]

Admin:

I dunno where I should put this, so I thought here instead of 'jacking a vendor's thread, ok? If you move it, please let us all know where? Thanks.

Guys and Gals,

I hated to be 'jacking rockNmayhem's thread, but I think I found another simpler way to make the 'hubcaps' thats rather easy, and I may try it, just for giggles. I kept thinking of how I could use the crawler 'rock-ring' concept, but the central hub kept sneaking back in. So, use both, in a way.

You take the rim you want to make the 'hubcap' for, get some styrene/ABS tube thats the same OD as the ID inner rim, so it can slip inside the inner edge snugly. You'll also want to have some discs to act as the 'hubcaps'; I'm going to use a hole-cutter to make mine for the test.

Cut a strip-ring off the tubing, and then glue this to your hubcap-disc. This will hold your hubcap centered on your rim, and not let rotational forced spin it lopsided and off. Think of it as those clips that engage the rim on your car.

Now in the center of the disk, you're going to mount a magnet, a decent small neodynium would be best. It needs to be spaced so the magnet contacts your axle-nut as the hubcap rests against the rim-edge. This is what does most of the holding (hence a decent magnet)

Presto.

A variation of this would be put a button-head allen or torx-drive bolt thru the hole, use extenders on the axle, then the inner trim ring might not be needed.

So, what do people think? I'll try to get pics of crude examples of each posted if people like the idea...

WhiteWolf

PS: Do we have a "DIY/Make It Yerself" tip area?