Roadmaster Wagon Wheel

Our vintage Roadmaster Wagon's wheels had rotted out from being out in the sun too much. I modeled a replacement and changed the design a little, to be one with a hub and spoke design instead of a solid wheel. The original wheels are made of such a thin plastic that it was kind of a pathetic design to begin with IMO. This one is much thicker in the hub section and you can control how strong yours will be with your infill settings and the choice of filament.

A better design for this wheel would utilize a bronze bushing or a ball bearing instead of just a simple hole. But I thought I'd try this out first to see if that was overkill. It's been over a year now and these wheels have held up well. The photo is of the wheels after more than a year of use. If I have to print another set because of excessive wear on the axle hole, I will come back and update the design to use a bushing or bearing.

You should be able to reuse your old hub caps and they will fit in this wheel, but I printed new