Does anyone have parts to fix?
Or is anyone a welder or does anyone know a competent welder that can fix this?
Both of the casters on my leiftech v2 are cracked.
Ideally I would like for it to be someone in nyc.
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Better off buying new… with how thin that aluminum is you could weld it but it’s sure to fail. Unless it’s steel but same concept roughly…
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cant buy new. wish I could. manufacturer no longer makes the part.
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I’m a welder, but I don’t have the equipment for this. You need someone with a TIG setup that does aluminum. IMO, this can be made much stronger than it was initially just by welding it. One would have to remove the crack with a grinder, and put a v groove with a big fat fillet weld all the way around both sides. Multiple passes to build it up. This can definitely be repaired.
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thanks for the advice!
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did that guy on facebook finally get them manufactured?
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he decided to make a baby instead sorry
I am about ready to make the custom wide center wheel hanger you could alpha test it with me lol.
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sure.
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would they still fit the leiftech center wheels? or would I have to use spacers?
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would the alpha include the JMK ride wheels then?
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in order to convert a JMK ride skate wheel into a wheel with a keyed 8mm shaft I have to use a motor shaft from a 6355 motor which I have not bothered to find a source to order them from yet, @flipsky oem I guess. I could also go through the trouble to get a custom machined thing to convert the wheels but that would not be as economical i think.
it’s either making these, or ordering $100 or $150 SBX wheels.
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one really cool part about this upgraded modular caster module attachment, is how if you take it apart to this point you can add any kind of wacky drive to this thing. Belt drive, gear drive, hub motor, EDF. Any propulsion method.
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Well, yes and no.
The problem with aluminium is that even with weldable grade you get a
strength reduction in the heat affected zone. For weldable parts this is not a problem and is taken into consideration at the design phase.
TLDR, yes it can probably be welded but there is always a chance it will break next to the weld in the future.
Definitely worth the try.
I would weld it for free but I am a too far away and shipping would kill it.
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It will definitely break again. Just a matter of time. It’s just too thin. Remanufacturing in something like steel would be better if that’s an option. Also, if it can’t be welded it can probably be brazed, but again, I wouldn’t expect longevity from an aluminum part this thin. The round bottom plate thingy looks equally underbuilt.
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to be made it needs to be broken into 3 ish parts like this:
idk if anyone knows exactly what C-channel size that would be lmk.
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machining that wouldn’t be difficult
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