PN Racing Pro Tire Truer for Slot Car Wheel (Shaft size 1/8", 3/32", and 3mm)
PN Racing tire truer - any thoughts?
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, Jul 29 2017 06:20 PM
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 06:20 PM
Has anyone used one of these? Pros. Cons.
PN Racing Pro Tire Truer for Slot Car Wheel (Shaft size 1/8", 3/32", and 3mm)
PN Racing Pro Tire Truer for Slot Car Wheel (Shaft size 1/8", 3/32", and 3mm)
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 06:41 PM
I think this was discussed before.
Unless I'm missing something, it looks like you have to take the axle in and out, each time you true the tire.
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 07:07 PM
Did a search and found nothing.
In all the races I've been to I have not seen a single one. Nor have I seen one in any of the hundreds of pics of racer's pit tables at races all over the world. Is this a recent entry into slots?
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 07:15 PM
Yeah – get a Hudy and don't worry about it!! 
She's real fine, my 409!!!
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 07:21 PM
I definitely saw one and commented on it... somewhere... a few years ago.
I'm guessing the maker thought he came up with a superior axle support system, but until we start running cars with the bearings on the outside of the chassis, it's not really going to accomplish much.
I'm guessing the maker thought he came up with a superior axle support system, but until we start running cars with the bearings on the outside of the chassis, it's not really going to accomplish much.
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Posted 29 July 2017 - 07:50 PM
PN Racing Pro Tire Truer for Slot Car Wheel
Cheaper here. I like the Backtrack design better though.
Jesse
Cheaper here. I like the Backtrack design better though.
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Posted 01 August 2017 - 10:05 PM
Hmmm... a new tool, I will try it.
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Posted 02 August 2017 - 10:01 PM
PN historically was a company making parts and accessories for Kyosho Mini-Z. I sold a ton of their stuff in the early 2000s. Absolute top quality but this looks like a "repurposed" item from those days.
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 03:53 AM
Just got it.
Quality is good and well made. The drive pulleys are a bit delicate.
I cut a tire and it is straight, but a little rough. The standard grinding wheel is on the rough side. I also got the fine wheel, so I will try that. It has a micrometer adjust screw stop that is nice.
Quality is good and well made. The drive pulleys are a bit delicate.
I cut a tire and it is straight, but a little rough. The standard grinding wheel is on the rough side. I also got the fine wheel, so I will try that. It has a micrometer adjust screw stop that is nice.
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 12:56 PM
One observation I have on the Hudys is they tend to be a little low on power. How about these?
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 02:37 PM
At 3 volts the motor pulls more amps than a Hudy motor.
The truing shaft is a little bit of a hassle; it has threads on the end so it screws into the pulley wheel.
The truing shaft is a little bit of a hassle; it has threads on the end so it screws into the pulley wheel.
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 02:47 PM
Does the shaft have any noticeable run-out?
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 02:50 PM
The truing shaft is a little bit of a hassle; it has threads on the end so it screws into the pulley wheel.
How much effort does it take to screw it in and out?
Drive belts could be replaced by Ace Hardware O-rings.
While correct, isn't that the case with all tire truers?
Or are there some I'm not aware of that are chain drive?
Mike Swiss
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 03:06 PM
There's about 3/16" of thread. There was a burr where the threads meets the smooth portion of the shalf. Had problems with inserting the tire until I polished it. The procedure is like fitting a crown gear to a car.
The truing shaft has a flat across the whole length. Don't know if theres any runout. I cut a tire and it was straight and flat, and I spun the cut tire on an axle and didn't see any wobble.
The truing shaft has a flat across the whole length. Don't know if theres any runout. I cut a tire and it was straight and flat, and I spun the cut tire on an axle and didn't see any wobble.
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Posted 04 August 2017 - 03:44 PM
What is the largest diameter donut you can fit onto the truer on a 3/32" axle?
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Posted 05 August 2017 - 12:47 AM
With the adjustment screw fully extended.
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Posted 10 October 2018 - 08:50 AM
I bought one a year ago it works great. Two things you have to take shaft out to change tires and the shield is in the way if you grind tires past 765 so you need to take it off or grind left side for clearance.
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