wheel and other parts fabrication

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed May 14, 2003 10:51 am

i just showed my brother the german wheels. and what he said

a swiss laithe could crank out hundreds an hour for like 50cents a wheel.

and get this... he knows a dude who has all the stuff to make them. and my brother and the dude he knows dont live in germany. he says the rim part could be lasercut lexan or mylar which would be cheap. i need exact dimensions and he can cad it up yo!

noxorc · Post by **noxorc** » Wed May 14, 2003 11:15 am

Here my $1 for investment.

I think Silla has the diminsions.

that would be awesome to MFG here in USA.
If we know what CAD tool he uses...maybe we can supply our own designs.

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed May 14, 2003 11:22 am

k probably autodesk. hes used a few so im not sure what he prefers.

he thinks this will be easy to do. a lot easier if you make the wheel/rim all one piece and keep it kinda simple at first at least. he was talkin about making 40wheels in the first run to see how it goes.

Namuna · Post by **Namuna** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:06 pm

Making the wheels ain't rocket science man, it's just about having the right equipment and some machining know-how.

It's cool that your Bro is gonna give a try, I hope it works out!

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed May 14, 2003 12:16 pm

ya well experience in manufacturing he has. hes a few credits away from an applied mathematics degree. and hes worked for an ee and a few me firms. plus he likes cars hehe

i dont know the guy who has the laithe but toledo is a manufacturing kinda town so im sure the dude is legit.

SuperFly · Post by **SuperFly** » Wed May 14, 2003 4:35 pm

I don't think you would want to lasercut the rim styles out of lexan, but photoetch them on thin metal (like the German ones). I would think it would not only be of higher quality, but cheaper as well.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed May 14, 2003 4:36 pm

my grand daddy could sit out on the porch and widdle some out of a stick

TheFanMan · Post by **TheFanMan** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:14 pm

I would pay just about a squillion dollars if someone could make my favorite konig rims:
http://store1.yimg.com/I/speedandstyle_1737_3742725

I would practically puke with excitement if I could get those on a bit

hogjowlz · Post by **hogjowlz** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:16 pm

it doesnt look that difficult. at first hes gona wana do something simple and see if its worth his time but down the road im sure its possible to do whatever short of 1billion spoke gold daytons.

Post by **CaboWabo** » Wed May 14, 2003 5:18 pm

can he make spoked rims that spell out "JB Weld"? lol