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View from the back. This print has exceeded my expectations.

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Chris
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C’est fini!
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Thanks. Yes, it fits better on the build plate and handles the curves much better in that orientation. I love Moi (from the creator of Rhino BTW) but it’s fillet engine is not perfect. Sometimes I need to bring a part into Inventor to create a complex fillet with compound curves. Moi is good for abo...

Watch the wheel pattern being 3D printed!

https://youtu.be/5gD3QSEij2k

Note the exceptional surface finish straight off the printer.

Chris

LIALLEGHENY wrote: ↑Sat Jan 01, 2022 3:57 am Looks like these wheels are for 5" scale? Such as the Redwood Valley? That's a wide wheel at 3.5".

Nyle

Yes, I believe you are correct.

C.

Hi folks. I've been hired to create new wheel patterns for a 15" line out west. I mentioned to my client that I know a lot of other builders would be interested in the wheels, so I thought I should loop you all in. I'll be running the 3D print for the pattern and corebox this weekend, and it sh...

Chris, the number 33 bike is a BMW F750 racer. Only two were made in 1973. Mine was raced by Gus Kuhn in the UK, and then sold off and converted into a street bike in the later 1970s when Gus Kuhn stopped racing BMWs. Airtech has the best selection for sure, but very little German stuff. This bike ...

I'm intrigued by your wheel design. How much did you machine off from the rear to give them an "open" look like a stamping? Right now, they look strong enough to hold up the real goose!

Chris

I can help if you need pattern work and castings for anything. I've been a fan of airheads for quite some time. Those are GORGEOUS bikes, I'd take the 33 in a heartbeat.

Does Airtech still have the fairings available?

Chris

https://www.ebay.com/itm/133851566700?h ... SwA4dWGIZj

https://www.vclco.com/wagons-carts

Bill Shields wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 8:47 pm You can get it from Reeves in the UK by the foot. $100 shipping to the USA plus about $75 / foot for the pipe.

This might be a bit better price.

https://www.onlinemetals.com/en/buy/copper-round-tube

Chris