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Make that 4 sets, another customer is dropping off a set today

Ooo that looks heavy and I’d need a mill big enough to fit it but looks like a nice piece that would do the job very well. Maybe I’ll keep an eye on it I currently have 3 sets (12 wheels ) ready to be split and another 3 sets sitting at a vendor awaiting split. If the price is competitive with...

The more I think about it the more I think a mill could fit my needs better as @YotaBota mentioned. With a large 3 jaw Chuck that could grip the outside of the rim on a rotary table I could accurately and slowly cut the rims off as well as open the bores on new rims. Anybody have a suggestion on...

Definitely would work and could probably work to bore the rims as well

I don’t really have the time or energy to build anything to do this job but hell if any of you want to take a crack at making something for some side cash I could be keen however I do truely think I’ll need a big lathe to do everything I need. I just finished checking out that combo unit and it...

@Susquatch the rims remain solid on the face of the wheel and need to be hammered off once the weld is cut due to the precise fit so there’s not much worry about the old rim flying off or separating when the cut is finished. I often have to either pry the old ones off with a pry bar or knock...

@Susquatch none of these photos really show where the cut is made exactly but basically the wheel is made up of 3 components. Inner rim, centre/face, and outer rim. The face is sandwiched between the two rims and then welded together, when changing the outer rims the weld needs to be cut in...

Generally the rim I’m cutting off is 2.5” or smaller so I’m hopeful the cross slide could reach far enough for me to get a parting tool in there. I’m currently outsourcing the splitting but the 3 week+ lead times are killing me and I think the machine could pay for itself in a year or two. I’m...

Some people have converted brake lathes to work but not all models work and currently none for sale that could accommodate a whole wheel. I’ve got an old tire balancer that I thought about converting as well but I think the body of it would be too flimsy to be able to bolt tooling to

I found this little craftex combo unit which seems a little cheesy and the price also seems out of line but this might be enough to fit my needs. I’m unsure on the terminology on the spec sheet but it seems like it’s either able to spin 16” or 20” with a fairly small footprint. And would tick...