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

[Ruroniarc]

Yeah, I was gonna wait until I was about two years into my education. The school lets you do whatever you want in their machine rooms as long as you don't break ****. I just don't have a clue where I could get the blanks.

Also, about the trade thing. I'm actually going for Electrical and Computer Engineering, but I have a strong basis in Mechanical from my Dad, so I want to incorporate the best of both worlds into my project.

[dgbldr]

Yeah, I was gonna wait until I was about two years into my education.

Good idea. Once you get into engineering a bit, you might decide it's a good idea to model the wheels first and learn how to properly analyze the design for the required loads and speeds.

Tossing some blanks on a CNC and making pretty wheels is OK for a static show car. If you plan on actually driving on them, you may want to make sure they don't fly apart at 100 mph. Also don't forget the legal liability of driving on non-DOT approved wheels.