Wheel Blanks Options

[Ruroniarc]

Hey, I don't know if this is in the right section, or even possible, but I figured I would ask.

I am going to college next year, and I'm going to be attending Worcester Polytech Institute. Which means, I have access to about 13 CNC machines. I'd like to machine my own rims for my Celica. Does anyone here know of a place where I can get wheel blanks, like ready-made rims but nothing cut out of them?

Once again, I'm not sure if they even do this outside of the motorcycle realm. But if at all possible, I want to CNC my own rims, for something a little more unique.

Thanks guys.

Small Edit For Picture: This is a motorcycle rim.



This post has been edited by Ruroniarc: May 19, 2009 - 5:14 PM

[Legit94GT]

So that is cool that you are going to a school with all that, glad to see that some people still want to work in the trades;)
Problem 1. Because it is a school i high doubt that they will let you make them cause if something were to break and you crashed your car cause the rims broke they could be liable. Maybe sign a wavier or something?

Problem 2. It will take alot of technical cnc programming to make your rims. Assuming you are making something nice, and not just something with some holes drilled in it. I am talking about needing to use like 4 axies (sp?) at once if you want to make some cool looking rims, and depending on what software they are using it would be alot of work. no saying you can't do it, but i don't know if you have any experience doing any of that or whatever, but this would be an advanced project that probablly should wait a bit till you got some experience under your belt.

Problem 3. Ordering the wheel blanks. Companies do exsit that do exactly what you are talking about, and it might be more effecient to have them do it. They will be heavy, and storing them could be problematic. you would probablly need to have them deliver to your school and stored there.

feel free to email me if you wanna talk more about all this, i am a cnc machinist and know a thing or about a thing or two