3D Printing Snow Tires for Your RC Car

[Brian_Krassenstein]

RC cars have been a fun hobby for enthusiasts for a long time, but since 3D printing has spread in popularity, hobbyists are finding themselves increasingly able to customize their RC vehicles to their own specifications. Daniel Norée helped to enhance customization through his OpenRC Project, allowing for others to share tips, files, ideas, and more in building RC parts and vehicles. A friend of his, Thomas Palm, has been a participant in the OpenRC Project for some time, and has been developing and designing 3D printed wheels and tires. With 36 different combinations available of wheels and tires, users can completely customize their RC vehicles, allowing for them to drive on snow or sand with ease. Check out the full article for more details on Palm's designs, as well as impressive videos showcasing performance possibilities: http://3dprint.com/43569/3d-printed-rc-snow-wheels/


Below is a photo of an RC car with snow tires of Palm's design:

[Palmiga]

Big thanks for the nice article. CAD file templates (hope you want to contribute with more models) are now available here: https://grabcad.com/library/set-of-w...penrc-truggy-1

[richardphat]

Obviously, as soon as you put screws on the tire it's going to scratch/cut everything....
Just don't put the fingers near it, and there won't have trouble to begin with.

[DBFIU]

Excellent job, I have a bunch of very expensive RC trucks running some serious brushless setups. Unfortunately I live in south florida where winter comes every 100 years. So I have no need for snow tires.

But maybe sand tires... Yea, totally!!