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Unread 17-12-2007, 21:02
Ben Piecuch Ben Piecuch is offline
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Re: pic: New wheel CAD

I'm sorry, did you say "way too heavy?" How light do you need to make your wheels? Even with a 6wd setup and a 0.5lb wheel, you're only saving 1.5lbs from your drivetrain over what you show here.

I think our wheels were about a pound each last year. Then again, we were concerned about machining time, and not weight. It would have taken twice the time on the lathe/bridgeport to take another 1/4lb out of each wheel... Not worth the effort for us, though YMMV. Good luck with the lighter wheel.

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