10-12-2009 23:32

Rion Atkinson

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

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?

11-12-2009 00:03

sanddrag

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

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.

11-12-2009 00:53

Cory

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanddrag 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.

11-12-2009 02:10

Scott Bahl

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

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

11-12-2009 15:00

Akash Rastogi

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

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.

11-12-2009 18:58

sdcantrell56

Re: pic: 6 spoke wheel

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.