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Buchanan’s Spoke and Rim is a long time supplier of services for wheels. Someone was allowed to film some of their processes, and shared the below message. For more info on Buchanan’s, here is their website http://www.buchananspokes.com/
Had a tour of Buchanan's Wheel's last week. With Ken Buchanan's permission, he allowed me to video the process of making a rim out of extruded aluminum. A very interesting process. Interesting story on how Jim Buchanan got started with the help of Earl Flanders of Flanders Motorcycle Accessories.
Thanks to Ken and Scott Fabbro for giving us the tour and educating us. These guys are two very talented and knowledgeable dudes. Enjoy.
- making extruded aluminum round.
- mating the two ends by molten metaling.
- shrinking and making the rim perfectly round.
Had a tour of Buchanan's Wheel's last week. With Ken Buchanan's permission, he allowed me to video the process of making a rim out of extruded aluminum. A very interesting process. Interesting story on how Jim Buchanan got started with the help of Earl Flanders of Flanders Motorcycle Accessories.
Thanks to Ken and Scott Fabbro for giving us the tour and educating us. These guys are two very talented and knowledgeable dudes. Enjoy.
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