RC Wheel Balancer for 1/10 or 1/16 Vehicles

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I designed this wheel balancer myself and had the two essential black pieces 3D printed at my local hobby shop. I also bought PVC pipe from a hardware store to cut down on costs, as well as bearings, hex nuts, and a front axle from a RC vehicle. To assemble it, you'll need to start by attaching the bearings, hex nuts, and front axle to one of the 3D printed parts. This will require some sanding with a dremel power tool to smooth out rough edges. Next, you'll fit in the bearings on both sides of this part, as seen in the photos. Once that's done, insert an axle into the backside of this part. After assembling these two parts together, attach a pin to the hole on the axle and secure it with a hex nut. Now, take the 3D printed larger part and use your dremel to sand out some excess material so you can fit it onto the PVC pipe. Do a test fit to ensure everything fits correctly. If not, do more sanding until it does. Cut the PVC pipe to the desired length for the handle. Next, assemble the parts by attaching the 3D printed part to the PVC pipe using superglue. You may also want to add a paint job to make it look good, but this is optional. After painting, sand off any excess paint so you can fit the 3D printed part onto the PVC pipe. Secure the 3D printed part with superglue and then insert screws through the holes into the first part of the wheel balancer. Screw this part onto the handle itself to complete the assembly. Finally, take one of your wheels and test it out to ensure everything works properly. Now you can balance your wheels without breaking the bank!