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Sanding AFV wheels via dremel?

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Sanding AFV wheels via dremel?
Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, March 4, 2011 1:17 PM

I remember reading a suggestion awhile back about attaching AFV wheels to a dremel to make sanding easier.

Makes sense...but what's used to attach them? The standard mandrel screw isn't deep enough to mount VVSS wheels.

Anybody?

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, March 4, 2011 1:22 PM

A drill bit that has a tight fit... almost has to be "screwed" on the end... chucked in a Dremel works.

Marc  

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Posted by DoogsATX on Friday, March 4, 2011 1:44 PM

Awesome! Drill bits I have in abundance!

 

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Posted by wbill76 on Friday, March 4, 2011 6:39 PM

Just be careful about your speed and duration of exposure settings. Styrene will melt if subjected to sufficient high-speed friction. Wink

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Posted by wing_nut on Friday, March 4, 2011 6:42 PM

OH YEAH... What he said!!!!

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Posted by redleg12 on Friday, March 4, 2011 7:30 PM

Use a scotch brite pad rather than sand paper and constanly check on how it looks

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Posted by EBergerud on Friday, March 4, 2011 7:37 PM

You have one of those variable chucks for your Dremel? Think they only cost about $5 - then you could stick in something pretty thick down to something like a needle. They work very well in my experience.

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