Indego 1000 wheels revisited
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My Indego has a problem to climb a hill when it's wet. I found https://www.thingiverse.com/Geissis wheels, which looked great for me - Thanks Geissis for your great work!!! But I wanted more: a) Make the diameter slightly larger. The original wheel has exact 195mm. This wheel will sink in a bit, so it should be a bit larger (now it has 205mm). b) Ensure the diameter when sinking in with a 195mm ring as in the original. c) Make it a bit wider, like 50mm or even 55mm (now it actually came out at 59mm ;-) As I didn't have the original files, I had to tinker a bit... It's quick'n dirty - but it works. I didn't want to add to the width only on the outside, so I added 8mm on the inside (like in the original). Unfortunately you now need huge amounts of supports. I also redesigned the whole axle-mount. Now it's a really tight fit and it also has this micro-spacer of about 0.5mm (like in the original), which ensures, that the wheel doesn't scratch the mount inside the mower. I added two files. An stl and a 3mf. The stl is the complete thing, but if you want to have separate print settings for the axle mount (which I heavily recommend - more infill, more perimeters) - the 3mf-file has the two parts separated. One last thing: be prepared to take your time for this. Although I pretty much believe I'm on the upper end of speed possible for this thing on my printer with my PETG, it took me about 26h for ONE wheel ;-) Have fun and tell me, if it worked for you. Best wishes, MEgic PS: first feedback after about 2 weeks in service: these wheels are a treat!!! The hill is no problem at all - even in wet conditions. I even have the feeling, that the robot is now a bit faster, as the wheels have strong grip and don't slip at all. The more variable wheel diameter now doesn't seem to be a problem at all.
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