What is a good rip-drive thumb-wheel replacement?

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  • Spider-TW
    U R techno-literate!

    • Oct 2006
    • 3554

    #1

    What is a good rip-drive thumb-wheel replacement?

    My son broke the last leg holding his thumb wheel onto his rip drive. I've seen a few after market 'wheels'. Do you have one that you like that is after market or 'custom'?
  • sandfreestyle
    Registered User

    • Jan 2008
    • 1367

    #2
    I have an aluminum one after mine broke. It's made by Critical and never let me down.
    Last edited by sandfreestyle; 06-10-2008, 10:45 AM.

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    • Warwitch
      Resident Skeptic

      • May 2006
      • 3176

      #3
      Save your money, use a water bottle cap.

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      • sandfreestyle
        Registered User

        • Jan 2008
        • 1367

        #4
        Originally posted by Warwitch
        Save your money, use a water bottle cap.
        That is a really good idea

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        • Spider-TW
          U R techno-literate!

          • Oct 2006
          • 3554

          #5
          Originally posted by sandfreestyle
          That is a really good idea
          It won't catch on stuff and if you bump it, it won't push on the shaft as much. Those new shallow ones should be real good.

          Still, I look at that shaft and think that there must be a thousand different wheels or knobs that would work, and a dozen of them must be in my garage somewhere.

          Well, at least now I know where one of them is.

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          • pito189
            viking
            • Oct 2001
            • 2093

            #6
            Originally posted by Warwitch
            Save your money, use a water bottle cap.
            Water bottle cap you say? Pictures?
            Old School Baller
            Have a Viking, still miss my X-Mag

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            • Chronobreak
              Rec Poster
              • Mar 2003
              • 5055

              #7
              plastic ones tend to fail when you need them most, they are hand to have around incase of a pinch.

              get any aluminum one, there are lots of desighns and homeade stuff you can use as well, but a bottle cap isnt one i would reccomend.

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              • Smoothice
                Registered User

                • Nov 2006
                • 4579

                #8
                I used a thick piece of lexan glass. Its clear so you don't even notice it is there.

                I've seen people used dice. Which is pretty cool. Just drill a whole, maybe file a little to match the shape of the shaft and glue it on.

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                • going_home
                  Hebrews 13:8

                  • Dec 2004
                  • 8343

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Spider-TW
                  My son broke the last leg holding his thumb wheel onto his rip drive. I've seen a few after market 'wheels'. Do you have one that you like that is after market or 'custom'?

                  http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Warrior-Halo...d=p3286.c0.m14


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                  • Foxworthy
                    Registered User
                    • Jun 2001
                    • 130

                    #10
                    I like this one

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                    • Spider-TW
                      U R techno-literate!

                      • Oct 2006
                      • 3554

                      #11
                      Good stuff, all!

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