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Discussion starter · #83 ·
sc0ttyb said:
Sweet! Now gimme a gloss black finish on dat wheel! :p
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See, now we're starting to have some fun! :D

I need to work on this finish a bit more, but this is the first rendering. I think changing the colors of the R logo to add contrast will make it look better.

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and here is a simple screen shot.

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Discussion starter · #85 ·
I just came across this old picture on my Photobucket account from a few years ago. This was my old one car garage setup from a few years ago. It was tight but it worked.

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AAC Welder said:
See, now we're starting to have some fun! :D

I need to work on this finish a bit more, but this is the first rendering. I think changing the colors of the R logo to add contrast will make it look better.

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Mmmm, yeah, gimme 4 of those, forged, 19", under 20 pounds, for under $600 a wheel. I also want a pony and a kitty and a puppy and a unicorn and
 
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Discussion starter · #89 ·
sc0ttyb said:
Mmmm, yeah, gimme 4 of those, forged, 19", under 20 pounds, for under $600 a wheel. I also want a pony and a kitty and a puppy and a unicorn and
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jsausley said:
While we're working on a wishlist, why not make them $6 a wheel? I don't need those two other zeroes.
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Ask Santa, he is your best bet... :laugh:

Btw, the above wheel is 18" x 8"
 
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What would this wheel look like without that giant cup in the center? I am thinking that the spokes would concave, instead of being so flat. Then the cup where the lug bolts are would be gone, or mostly gone.
 
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ecirwin said:
What would this wheel look like without that giant cup in the center? I am thinking that the spokes would concave, instead of being so flat. Then the cup where the lug bolts are would be gone, or mostly gone.
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Like this?

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AAC Welder said:
Like this?

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Nice, I like that smooth transition a lot better.

Now that we are playing with that surface, what if it had a curvature inflection and the spokes ended up tangent with that inner plane where the lugs are. That would really smooth out the whole shape.
 
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Discussion starter · #96 ·
ecirwin said:
Nice, I like that smooth transition a lot better.

Now that we are playing with that surface, what if it had a curvature inflection and the spokes ended up tangent with that inner plane where the lugs are. That would really smooth out the whole shape.
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Here you go :)

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and a wheel with a little RS style

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AAC Welder said:
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Looks pretty good. Although that center area could probably use a little something, or maybe the spokes could come closer to the lug holes.

I was thinking this design was starting to look like the VMR V709, but I think your original design is much more like that. Now it is kind of like a cross between the V709 and V721, but the center is much smoother. The rim/spoke intersection is also very different.
 
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ecirwin said:
Looks pretty good. Although that center area could probably use a little something, or maybe the spokes could come closer to the lug holes.

I was thinking this design was starting to look like the VMR V709, but I think your original design is much more like that. Now it is kind of like a cross between the V709 and V721, but the center is much smoother. The rim/spoke intersection is also very different.
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I reduced the center area's diameter and lightened up the rendering a bit.

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Its fun watching the design change with everybody's input. I hope more people chime in for other projects as well.
 
Discussion starter · #100 ·
rjlangle said:
I was serious :(
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Oh I apologize, I read it incorrectly the first time around. I could print one off in our 3D printer and it wouldn't be too bad. If you wanted one machined out of aluminum I'd have to talk to my machinist.
 
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