# Wheel Shaving/Milling locally? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 16, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559 "2008-07-16T10:41:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![green](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/green/32/5996_2.png) [@green](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/green)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/21 "2008-12-03T14:08:44Z")
If you can find me a milling machine that I can use ill do it. ---
**Author:** ![jcscaddy003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jcscaddy003](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcscaddy003)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/22 "2008-12-04T04:28:20Z")
the machining should be done on a lathe. it has to be a gap-bed lathe to allow clearance for the wheel radius. ---
**Author:** ![Dominator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a4c791/32.png) [@Dominator](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dominator)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/23 "2008-12-04T05:07:06Z")
Not all the many 18" swing lathes handy. You can do it on a mill or lathe. Doesn’t matter. All that does is that the work piece is positioned and held proper. ---
**Author:** ![jcscaddy003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jcscaddy003](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcscaddy003)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/24 "2008-12-04T05:29:03Z")
true. but most larger gap-bed lathes can handle a 10" RADIUS. for a matter of a fact i had to modify a pulley on a vertical band saw in our shop that has a 9.375" radius. having a big enough chuch or surface plate is the issue. ---
**Author:** ![prhockey21](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/prhockey21/32/6035_2.png) [@prhockey21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prhockey21)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/25 "2008-12-04T05:30:10Z")
Anyone? Looking to get this done asap so I can get my wheels touched up and powdercoated. Thanks green, but don’t know of any. ---
**Author:** ![jcscaddy003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jcscaddy003](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcscaddy003)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/26 "2008-12-04T05:34:39Z")
what is the wheels radius? ---
**Author:** ![green](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/green/32/5996_2.png) [@green](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/green)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 6:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/27 "2008-12-04T06:50:58Z")
> [@11/17/07 IMPORTFEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/11-17-07-importfest/38547/48): > > the machining should be done on a lathe. it has to be a gap-bed lathe to allow clearance for the wheel radius. He has a better chance finding a milling machine. If Jeff at First Try still had his it I would have done it already. ---
**Author:** ![prhockey21](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/prhockey21/32/6035_2.png) [@prhockey21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/prhockey21)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/28 "2008-12-04T10:22:20Z")
They are 18" Wheel’s. So i’m assuming ~9"? ---
**Author:** ![jcscaddy003](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/258eb7/32.png) [@jcscaddy003](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jcscaddy003)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559/29 "2008-12-04T12:02:58Z")
it also couls be done on a boring mill, and most job shops have a lathe with the necessary swing and a boring mill. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wheel-shaving-milling-locally/198559.md?page=1)