pic: 6 spoke wheel [Archive]

Akash Rastogi

10-12-2009, 23:30

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Rion Atkinson

10-12-2009, 23:32

Looks very nice! I have used inventor for over a year. I still can't make a decent wheel.

I love the design.. Maybe with some modifications you could make it competition ready?

sanddrag

11-12-2009, 00:03

Looks great! Couple suggestions I have:

What is the radius in the fillet between the spoke and rim? A lot of times machinists won't like to go any smaller than a 3/8" tool when making something like this, so you might want to make sure that radius is about 0.2 or so.

Also, it looks strong enough, but it can can lose a lot of weight in the hub region. I'd remove a lot of that material between the bolt holes.

Cory

11-12-2009, 00:53

What is the radius in the fillet between the spoke and rim? A lot of times machinists won't like to go any smaller than a 3/8" tool when making something like this, so you might want to make sure that radius is about 0.2 or so.

More important is the radius between the hub and the spokes. It's tiny. I would just get rid of it. It's not serving any purpose and it would be a nightmare for your machinist.

Scott Bahl

11-12-2009, 02:10

structural strength aside, that's one of the neatest looking wheels i've seen.

Akash Rastogi

11-12-2009, 15:00

Thanks guys for the suggestions and comments. :) I'll be sure to fix the radii and the hub. Also, the spokes are a quarter inch thick.

sdcantrell56

11-12-2009, 18:58

Its a really cool looking design and I think with a couple changes such as removing a bunch of material around the hub and changing some of the radii, you can improve the strength while still preserving the visual appeal.