Topic: Making a Dymag Magnesium Wheel video

[754]

I will try to add link later
 Part of this video shows them casting a magnesium Dymag, same as one I have. Lot more work than casting aluminum.  Lot of waste material , probably to eliminate pits.
Lots of voodoo going on to clean the metal before pouring.
Search on Youtube  BBC Technical Studies Die and Investment Casting.

 

[slikwilli420]

I dig the Dymag 3 spoke wheels, truly some 80's superbike kit that makes any big 4 look even better. Between these and a repop set of Morris mags I don't know which I would choose, but either would be spectacular.

[Retro Rocket]

Frank, see the address bar at the top of the page that shows the link, put the cursor on it and click on it {left click}, it will turn blue, then right click on it and a window will open up, click "copy", in your thread just right click again {the window will open again} and "paste" and the link will now be in your reply, you have to learn this sooner or later...

[754]

No left click here.....I copy with a Bic, then transfer to my keyboard..... Works sometimes.

[Retro Rocket]

No left click here.....I copy with a Bic, then transfer to my keyboard..... Works sometimes.

Don't you have a mouse...?

[754]

No mouse, no computer...

[Retro Rocket]

No mouse, no computer...

Phone..?  Plenty of guys post from phones here, should ask someone how they post links....

[754]

Not my phone..my Shoe Tablet.... Look up..waaaayyy up..i posted it ..
 Used the old scribble and hunt peck trick.......learned it from Maxwell Smart..

[Rocketman]

Frank,

Way cool.  Thanks for posting.  If anyone needs old Dymags or Morris magnesium wheels refurbished I can recommend Frame Straight Systems.  http://www.framestraightsystem.com/  He did a set of Dymags for me last year.  Had to blast them, check for cracks, apply a chromate finish to prevent corrosion, and then paint them.  Not cheap, but magnesium wheels can corrode and crack.  More of a problem with older wheels like mine which were on a 1982 roadracer. 

Martin

[754]

 Did you see how much they cut off the side.. I think to eliminate surface pits.
Not really waste if its at the foundry, all get remelted.
They have a lit of other videos , quite detailed explanations of how stuff is made.

[MRieck]

Did you see how much they cut off the side.. I think to eliminate surface pits.
Not really waste if its at the foundry, all get remelted.
They have a lit of other videos , quite detailed explanations of how stuff is made.

I saw that.....and the way he chucked the rim in that container!

[754]

Does that video not answer a lit of questions about casting ? Even car wheels and other parts..
I was surprised at how much they have to fiddle with casting magnesium vs casting aluminum or cast iron.
 I was so surprised when I saw a wheel that I have, being made...