Robot Carl Loves The Pololu 1" Plastic Ball Caster
My GoPiGo3 based robot Carl was marking up the floor with its stock metal ball caster, so I mounted this Pololu 1" Plastic Ball Caster in its place. The included hardware and shim plates worked perfectly to mount to the bot, (I did fashion a thin mounting plate from a plastic jar lid.) The new caster also contributes to the bot's improved rotational accuracy. Pictures of why I needed this plastic caster to make my robot "House Broken": https://forum.dexterindustries.com/t/is-that-robot-house-broken/5262?u=cyclicalobsessive Pictures of the mounted caster and the improved rotational accuracy are here: https://forum.dexterindustries.com/t/wheels-encoders-hardware-and-software-theory-vs-reality/5319/8?u=cyclicalobsessive
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Andre
Very easy rolling
They are not cheap, but the ball rolls really well in the case. Especially with the enclosed dowel rolls.
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Dietrich
Great Product
Used the casters on a card caddy. Installation went very well using the thick spacer and small screws.
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MikeP
Couldn't ask for better
http://www.spiked3.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/DSCN1942.jpg Good adjustability and performance. Seems heavy duty enough for it's size.