Foam Donuts, what material???
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Foam Donuts, what material???
Hey guys, foam donuts are pretty much nonexistant and usually difficult to find. My question is what is the material used for donuts? I have done some research on this topic but I keep coming up with nothign that really helps. I found some info on EVA foam which seems to be close but nothing to really confirm what is used. I am certain the material still is out there, I just need to figure out what that material is. Any help would be apprciated.
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
Not hard to find at all- RC4Less, CRC, BSR all sell them-
CRC is the best outlet, a set of 1/8 foam doughnuts is around $17 and will do a full set of pan car wheels- of course, you need a tire truer-
CRC is the best outlet, a set of 1/8 foam doughnuts is around $17 and will do a full set of pan car wheels- of course, you need a tire truer-
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
Hmm, RC4Less shows nothing and I sent them an email, the reply was no more donuts in 1/10 other than the fronts. I emailed BSR and got a reply saying no donuts were being sold.
I did not know about the 1/8 donuts. Just looked at CRC and see the rear donuts for $17. Reg do you happen to know the dimensions of the donuts, they sell?
I did not know about the 1/8 donuts. Just looked at CRC and see the rear donuts for $17. Reg do you happen to know the dimensions of the donuts, they sell?
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
The 1/8 scale donuts are "rear" they are big in diameter and width, but you can make 2 rear, and two fronts out of one set-Seabass wrote:Hmm, RC4Less shows nothing and I sent them an email, the reply was no more donuts in 1/10 other than the fronts. I emailed BSR and got a reply saying no donuts were being sold.
I did not know about the 1/8 donuts. Just looked at CRC and see the rear donuts for $17. Reg do you happen to know the dimensions of the donuts, they sell?
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
And there is enough tire dust left over to really piss off the wife
It's time to stand up to the bully. Support the companies that support the industry, not the ones that tear it down. Say no to Traxxas
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
Yeah, that's why I created a coroplast box that covers my tire truer (large maxmod with the carbide arbor) I can knock a 3.50" OD donut down to 2.50 in one pass and 4 lb of dust!!
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
That was always my problem with buying untrued tires. Buy something, then grind half of it away into dust. Seems so wasteful.
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Re: Foam Donuts, what material???
You can recycle 1/8 tires by soaking used foam off 1/8ths junk tires. What is too worn for them makes a nice new 1/10 tire.
I was old school - when old school wasn't cool !
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