Blue Seven (Parts)

[Scale-Master]

Thank you.
No plans to sell copies, I don't think anyone would be willing to pay me a fair price for my effort.
Plus you'd need the tires and they only are available from one kit that I know of and retail on it is about $430.00 U.S.
Although someone with a lathe could make the outer parts for the rim and make them fit other tires they may have...

Brief How-To:
I machined the center in 6061 billet aluminum, old school style, not CNC or CAD driven.
7 spokes, split and tapered, figure that into 360 degrees...
Took about 10 hours of machining time for the master center.
I made a silicone mold and cast copies in resin.
Except for the center, the rest of the wheel parts are all individually machined.
There are fronts and rears with different widths and offsets.
The valve cores move like real ones, just for fun.
The gray color is Tamiya Light Gunmetal. - Mark

[mike@af]

Wow, by hand. I'd love to make rims by using a manual mill, but I dont have any idea how I would make them so perfect. Im guessing you have a radial style rotate table?

[Murray Kish]

Awesome!

PLEASE show us some 'in-progress' pics of the machining stuff. I'd love to learn more about the 'old school style'...

Murray

[willimo]

The valves "work?" Wow! Fancy work. Those are beautiful rims. What's the inside/outside diameter of those tires, if I may be so bold?

[Scale-Master]

Well, they are 205/50R16 (F), and 225/50R16 (R) and it's 1/12 scale. Do you want to know the actual measurements of the bead and tread area diameters of the model tires?

[Hiroboy]

Love them wheels
Can we see a photo of your Lathe and Milling Machine setup Please?

[willimo]

Originally Posted by Scale-Master

Do you want to know the actual measurements of the bead and tread area diameters of the model tires?

No, I trust Tamiya bits to be in proper scale.

[rx7king]

holy shit

[_WIDE_LOAD_]

[Okiemodelbuilder]

Another masterpiece from the Scale Master!!!

[Scale-Master]

Here are some in progress shots, captions below each picture:

The spokes and mounting holes have been cut on the mill using a rotary table and the facets have been cut into the face on the lathe.

The taper of the spokes have been cut in on the mill and the nearly finished part is being removed from the stock.

The primered parts are the resin copies of the aluminum master, the holes for the valve stems have been drilled in the outer part of the rims. All of what is shown in this frame was painted gunmetal. An additional polished aluminum trim ring makes up the outer side of the mounting bead and another machined (on the lathe) part makes up the inner rim and bead.

[GvEman]

aswesome!!

[Murray Kish]

Thanks. Looks fun!!

Murray

[mike@af]

Thanks for the pictures. Now I have an idea of what to do. Might I ask where you got the end mill?

[bigfrit]

Very true to your screenname, I love it!

Great skill!

Olivier