Davetrials Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Is there a certain way to do it? it sounds stupid but i dont wanna f**k it up before i sit here for hours on end with a file? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Dremel would be the quickest way, but yeah, most people just use a file! My mate did about 8 holes on his rim and got sick of it... does take ages to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 I know someone who did it, he reckons it took him about 8 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Unless you have one of these:Which gives you a rim looking like this:You are only realy left with a file or dremel, you could also do it by drilling 4 holes where you want the corners to be and them joining with a jacksaw, still alot of effort though.I have done a rim using a file before, was lots of effort and took a long time, 8-10hrs!Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Is there a certain way to do it? it sounds stupid but i dont wanna f**k it up before i sit here for hours on end with a file?If I were doing them I would masking tape the inside of the rim, mark out the squares sizes and spacing you want and then attack it with a dremel to take the most of the material out, use a file to get the edges all nice and flat. If you can keep the rounded corners, that will help reduce stress raisers and cause the rim to crack hole to hole on the corners.IMHO its not really worth doing, a round hole is stronger and you wont save a huge amount of weight, remember youre cutting away aluminium which is hardly the heaviest material going - its alot of hard work for not a huge weight loss. That said any rotating weight off the wheels is a bonus, have you considered losing the weight in tyres and tubes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 That must still've taken quite a while to do though, Adam! Nowhere near as much as doing it manually obviously but still fairly time consuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 That must still've taken quite a while to do though, Adam! Nowhere near as much as doing it manually obviously but still fairly time consuming.Rear rim took 1hr30, front maybe 3hrs including making it single walled (big job on a DX32 because they are tripple box section!), so not too bad realy....Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley-Wood Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 im thinking of attacking my front rim with a drill, file etc, i get lazy after about 30 mins so i dont really want one done and one half done haany other ways than a dremal lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Powell Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Did my front one but it took f**king ages! and alot of effort, its a whole day job with a hand file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike W Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) 8 hours work or 35 quidSpent enough time filing to know id rather just buy one than spend 8 hours of my own time doing it myself however rewarding it may be. Edited April 23, 2009 by Mike W Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Anscombe Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 Ive done it once....with a hand file......i wont be doing it again Looks ghetto as f**k though Every one send your rims to big man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 took me most of the day, not worth the while buy a rim. I used glow in the dark tape as rim tape looked cool as ,might try reflective tape next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weebryan Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 (edited) took me most of the day, not worth the while buy a rim. I used glow in the dark tape as rim tape looked cool as really hard to take pics of the rim glowing, might try reflective tape next time Edited April 25, 2009 by weebryan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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