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My Tyre Truer

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ddyke
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My Tyre Truer

Post by ddyke »

Being a yank, I spell it tire in the following article: http://home.fuse.net/SCJ/TireSander/tiretruer.html


This does a great job - much better than the traditional methods.
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wixwacing
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Re: My Tyre Truer

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Hi Dan

I see you describe it as an 'oscillating' sander? does it oscillate or does it spin? if so what speeds are available?
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Re: My Tyre Truer

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The spindle moves up and down as it rotates at 1 speed (?). This is a woodshaping tool that I use quite often. The speed for our purposes is controlled by the diameter of the drum on the sander. I use the smallest drum as that makes the wheels spin at the lowest speed. If you want more speed change the spindle to a larger size.
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Re: My Tyre Truer

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The bottom of the line sander took a jump in price of about 40% when their competitor dropped out of the market.
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Re: My Tyre Truer

Post by yankfaraway »

I followed Dan's plan, and I can tell you, this idea is a beaut. Think of it- perfectly trued tires in seconds, completely in control at all times.
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