Wheel painting jig

[Burl Rice]

I'm always looking for a way to do things faster. I had tried having a wheel painting jig laser cut in the past. It worked OK, but I felt like I could do better. A while back, I had this printed at Shapeways:

I cast four copies, and then made a new mold, which produced this:

Here's what it looks like with wheels mounted:

And the finished wheel:

 

[mike]

Thats a fantastic idea !!

 

[tac foley]

First, find your local 'Shapeways'....................great idea, though.

tac

 

[pugwash]

Incredibly good, but, er, no rust?

 

[Burl Rice]

If I'm going to rust them, I generally wait until I'm ready to weather the whole car. This is just to give a base for later.

 

[stockers]

First, find your local 'Shapeways'....................great idea, though.

tac

You could always use the postal service!
Shapeways are in the 'Links' area here.

 

[Burl Rice]

A guy on LSC printed his own with a FDM machine:

http://largescalecentral.com/forums/topic/26855/wheel-painting-jig
(Look near the bottom)