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Re: pic: 6 inch wheel design

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Originally Posted by Borisdamole View Post
no way.... it would be machinable, you would just have to do 2 milling operations.... it would require flipping the wheel over to machine the back half.....

the trick with that is getting the orientation correct when you flip it, but it would not be too bad...

looks like a fun project for some students on your team to machine!
It doesn't look like the spokes are flat, but it may just be distortion from the render.
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