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What is the best way to go about measuring the size of your wheel?
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With the smooth side up of the plywood up (your measurement bed) use a metric ruler, and a Sharpie to mark from the abutment piece: 78mm, 80mm, 84mm, 90mm, 100mm, 110mm, etc. Then lay the wheel on the plywood snugged up to the abutment piece and wa-lah! A quick way to read what size your wheels are and how much you have worn them. I use it to batch worn wheels together by size. One trick I use that is related to this is before rotating my wheels, I roll the skate on a smooth, flat surface (counter top) and make note of the wheels that are not turning (touching) and then make sure they are one the inside in the new rotation. Hope this helps someone. LezSk8
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The BEST way?
A dial caliper. Good ones can be a mite expensive, but I'm sure you can find a cheapie POS at a flea market or at Big Lots or some other close-out place. Or, try Harbor Freight or one of those other garbage tool outlets. They serve their purpose, even though I wouldn't use anything they offer for critical work. JB |
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Or is it wa-lah wa-lah?
Hmmm....
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Oh, I see my question got promoted to its own post. Thanks for the suggestions! I like the DIY method that Lezsk8 suggested. Deffinately keep my eye out for a cheap caliper, too.
And really, I was thinking it would be more along the lines of "Ooo-la-la." ![]()
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ooo ee oo ah ah, ching chang, wa-lah wa-lah bing bang
im sorry, i just had to post it
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LOL!
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Wa-lah!
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Personally, I use this ancient device in my desk drawer. It's long, about 12 inches, made of thin wood and has a bunch of lines down the length of it, with the numbers 1 to 12 on it. I forget what it's called.
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![]() *looks around to make sure no child protective service agent is listening* But seriously, I found it difficult to measure differences of a few millimeters with a regular ole ruler... though I guess it would get the job done for look just to see how far gone a wheel is.
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