BC wheel plates

onewheelnatural · February 18, 2006, 7:18pm

Hey, i’m looking at getting some custom made bc plates made up, but im not sure what thickness the metal should be. any suggestions? any other bc’ing suggestions would also be helpful
thanks
Josh

eyal · February 18, 2006, 8:24pm

I forwarded your note to a friend Dennis who’s been getting really into bc wheels and plates. He should get back to ya soon.

max_pfeifer · February 18, 2006, 8:26pm

hey josh, it depends on what kind of metal you are using; for example aluminium plates would have to be a lot thicker than steel ones. i think they are usually about 5mm, but im not sure, someone like spencer or van would be able to help you out though.
more importantly you want the axle of the wheel to be thick so it doesnt bend. 14mm bmx axles are best, but they are expensive. any axle will be fine if you are just learning to ride, but you will eventually bend thin ones.

hope this has been helpful,

Max

onewheelnatural · February 18, 2006, 8:47pm

thanks guys

max_pfeifer · February 18, 2006, 9:12pm

just get the ones that ed and chris have

onewheelnatural · February 18, 2006, 9:17pm

lol i cant. coz they’re bastards!!! lol they ‘ran outa metal’ lol… o well… hopefully my uncle can make me a set… i hope!!! fingures crossed

max_pfeifer · February 18, 2006, 10:24pm

bugger. oh well. i know a guy who just bought some 90 degree shelving brackets from bunnings and used them. they work but i dont know how much of a beating they would take cos they werent that thick.

Radical_Reed · February 19, 2006, 7:03am

I used shelfing brackets on mine and there all right I think there wearing out now cause if I stand on them wrong they bend a bit

ntappin · February 19, 2006, 9:24am

I have some for sale if you check out the trading post in general discussion.

unidennis · February 19, 2006, 6:17pm

1/4" thick aluminum angle is the way to go! Make sure to get aluminum alloy type 6061-T6. 6061-T6 is a very standard type of aluminum that is most commonly used. It’s twice as strong as 6063-T52, so don’t get them confused with each other. Feel free to ask me any other questions.

-Dennis

Evan_Byrne · February 19, 2006, 10:05pm

sigh

if you guys knew anything, you would know that demesions are a much bigger part in a bc plate than the material or thickness.

unijesse · February 19, 2006, 10:43pm

yeah DUH!!!

hey evan hows your arm, how long till your riding again?

Evan_Byrne · February 19, 2006, 10:47pm

I can lift a soup can, im planing on starting to ride again in june/july.

edsbelly · February 20, 2006, 12:15am

heh heh heh… i am having fun riding it too Josh!

Ed

mawesome · February 20, 2006, 2:51am

i used the bunnings shelving brackets that whoever was talking about and they were fine for someone of my wieght (70kg) but you’d wanna get a stronger axle 'cause the one i used started to bend after a few weeks

Chris_Heritage · February 26, 2006, 11:12pm

I LOVE U 2 JOSH!!!

but we really DID run oot of matel (metal)

BYE!!!

jake_amos · March 7, 2006, 2:28am

joshmo

joshmo dont get heritageboys or eds plates there to wide and not long enough i agree with shelving brackets