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Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 23:34 |
how does there website look wierd :boggle: it goves you information, description and pictures of the services they offer. | |
Dan295 |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 23:31 |
quote: ive looked at them before, website looks abit wierd though, ive heard so many good things about wicked wheels tho, good luck finding it, Flaunden is like a maze :lol: | |
willhouse |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 23:18 |
you can get wheels polished quite easily, and any shape surface can be polished. speak to 'the polisher' on edition38 for good prices on it. or also speak to roccojocco on edition38 if you want wheels diamond cut | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:48 |
http://www.wheelrefurbishing.com/index.htm | |
ed |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:43 |
Wicked wheels do it in Wycombe. Though I'm sure that there was another place aout Ayelsbury way who were able to do it, but it was a long time ago since I was looking. | |
Graeme |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:41 |
where and how much? | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:33 |
ok nice one, Ive found a company that does it and there prices seem reasonable and there work looks good | |
Robin |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:31 |
you could do it on a 5 axis mill, it'd be dort of like cutting a billet wheel, but with a little less cutting. | |
RobHayes |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:30 |
yes, sorry, i mis-interpreted contour. although contours could be done wth ashaped tol, but i'd imagine this wouldn't be too easy, and the tooling would most likely have to be one-off | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:24 |
ok that makes sence | |
ed |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:19 |
It depends on what you are classing as a contourd face. The wheels on RobHayes's VXR are flat faced from a lathes point of view because they only curve inwards and in the direction that a lathe can cut, so the machineist can trace that pattern with the machine. If the wheels spokes are curved like a set of TSW Alpines for example you could diamond cut it, but the effect would be somewhat wierd because you don't have a flat surface to work to with defined edges, if you get what I mean. | |
Robin |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:19 |
quote: only the flat bit on the front of the spokes is done on yours is it not? like my old Ronals? | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:15 |
i remember ages ago. i think it was nismo posting up some pictures of some S2000 wheels that weren't flat that had been diamond cut. | |
RobHayes |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:15 |
contours can be done, as mine are....but would probably have to be done on a cnc lathe rather than manual, to keep the curve or whatever smoother | |
Kurt |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:13 |
my old bk wheels had the spokes diamond cut, some kid rode into my car with stunt pegs and scuffed and chipped one, wheel refurber at work didnt even know where to start and couldnt do them | |
ed |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:11 |
It's only possibly to do flat faced wheels really. You could theoreticly do contoured faced wheels on a CNC mill, though the effect would be slightly different and the cost would be massive. | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:09 |
so is it only possible to diamond cut a flat surfaced alloy (if that makes sence) or can contours be followed? | |
ed |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:09 |
£200 for a set of wheels isn't that cheap to be honest. | |
John G |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:05 |
thats cheap! considerin people sellin normal alloys that have been diamond cut usually wack the price right up | |
Robin |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:04 |
What ed said. | |
ed |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 22:03 |
Wheel is placed on a lathe. The wheel is spun on the lathe and a diamond tipped cutting tool is passed acorss the face of the alloy wheel following any contour of the wheel so it only cuts a few microns of metal off and the paint surface. | |
Hamish |
posted on 6th Nov 07 at 21:59 |
Can someone please explain how this is achieved on alloy wheels? |