How to easily revive chewed wheel hexes.

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Kim

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  1. Kraton 6s
  2. Notorious
  3. Voltage
Hello guys.
This is Kim from Korea.

I love Notorious & backflip.
I would like to recommend my experience that I fixed my chewed wheel hex in backflip.
It is usual thing that wheels chewed up in the standing backflip.
I have ground 6wheel hexes on my test in order to find best backflip.
After fixing it as shown in the picture below, there has been no problem at all for a month so far.

It is easy. You need just 6 screws as below.
Firstly recommended M2 or M3 and length 6mm screw (hex thickness is 6mm). If it were re-chewed you can use more bigger M3 or M4 screw.

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The screw causes the pressed hex face to swell.

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(before fixing)
Notorious’s hex has space for screw.

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(after fixing)
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(after fixing)

set screw or screw for wood anyone you can use.

If there is no space to put in set screw, you might need drilling.
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After fixing of screw, hex got stronger than before. Because of metal screw.

I hope this description will be helpful for you.
I think you don’t have to buy new wheel any more in this case.
Thanks,
 
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