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freebeard · 01-20-2018, 02:43 PM

Not to take away from your accomplishment; but I landed on the first page and saw the question from 200903.

There is a lot of thickness where the spoke meets the rim. One could drill the metal and put in a Heli-coil. They're used for thread repair but could be used proactively. They would be invisible from 5 feet away with a Moon cap off. Or stand proud to accommodate the lip of a pizza pan.

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Instead of sheet metal screws, they could be tiny, tiny washer-headed stove bolts. 1/8th" or so with more depth.

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freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 27,695 Thanks: 7,775 Thanked 8,584 Times in 7,068 Posts	Not to take away from your accomplishment; but I landed on the first page and saw the question from 200903. There is a lot of thickness where the spoke meets the rim. One could drill the metal and put in a Heli-coil. They're used for thread repair but could be used proactively. They would be invisible from 5 feet away with a Moon cap off. Or stand proud to accommodate the lip of a pizza pan. edit: Instead of sheet metal screws, they could be tiny, tiny washer-headed stove bolts. 1/8th" or so with more depth. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . ."We're deeply sorry." -- Pfizer Last edited by freebeard; 01-20-2018 at 02:57 PM..