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I know what you mean. i painted it because the bottom was pretty worn out. it was either black, or polished. but I do know what you mean.

I finally had a little spare time today so I dorked around with the lathe. Turned out a wheel that didn't go so great. Used the wrong kind of aluminum, but it was all I had. I think I will order the right stuff, and try again.

I love to see custom pieces like this. I wonder how well rims turned from teflon stock would turn out. As far as the chassis is concerned; I think you did the right thing, it would have been a different story if you took a chassis in reasonable condition and painted that but yours was mostly silver underneath.

its worth a shot. let me see if I can find a chunk of teflon.


here...

http://cgi.ebay.com/4086-TEFLON-ROD-WHITE-2-1-2-DIAMETER-6-LONG_W0QQitemZ200393916735QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item2ea868813f#ht_1485wt_732

teflon is VERY heavy, and glue doesn't really stick to it.......
and the worst part, is that as you decrease it's cross section, it gets flimsy, so something thin, like a wheel, will be kinda floppy, very flexible.

for the first time in my life, I have now driven an RC-10. Yup, 30 years old, and never had one. I finally got mine up and running today. Snow everywhere, so I just putted around the house. Only bought 1800mah batteries, and they dont seem to last very long. But its fun. The kid got a kick out of it too.

The steering is kobbled together right now. I got RC10GT steering for it, and I cant get the servo to line up right, so I made an S bend link. Ugly, and doesnt work well.