Decided to try performing a ******

[tonydanzah]

I have had an audi A8 wheel for years now. I tried selling it local, ebay and calling wheel distributors. No one wanted it, so it has sat for years. Recently I followed the thread with all the wheel wall clocks and figured I would give it a try. It took two grinding wheels, and the last 1/3 was with a sawsall.

now i just need to figure out how to mount a clock.
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[Mickey O]

******: link

 

[GeorgiaHybrid]

Uh.....You might want to re-think the title line there.....

I can't wait for some of the comments that are headed your way.

 

[tonydanzah]

come on now, keep your mind out the gutter. No tongues were used in this operation.

 

[ghnl]

Geez, I click this thread right after replying to 'how to make a car salesman's face pucker'...

 

[DIC]

Uh.....You might want to re-think the title line there.....

I can't wait for some of the comments that are headed your way.

No comment here............

 

[alex71]

pfft! You used an angle grinder and sawzall to cut that? a real man would have used this:

 

[dieseldodge01]

What goes on in the shop, stays in the shop

 

[socketjockey]

So, I'm understanding, you're performing a ******, on the clock. Does your boss know?

 

[Ser50]

i love those wheels. damn you. at least you only wrecked an orphan.


i guess you didnt try vwvortex.com, one of the largest internet forums and its filled completely with vw/audi people.

 

[Nuts]

I'm guessing that lathe has two zip codes.

Nice clock

Nuts

 

[babzog]

pfft! You used an angle grinder and sawzall to cut that? a real man would have used this:

I always wondered how they made those things. Looks like someone has a big tool.

 

[BanjoSavesTheDay]

Wow that will make a sweet clock. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

*insert token rim job joke here*

 

[jeepnut24]

WOW that poor wheel. Those are quite popular swaps for other models. Should have gone to vwvortex and sold it there. They are hard to find....

 

[stock z/28]

I dont have any jokes, but I am glad you spelled clock right.

 

[Todd.Brock]

I was thinking the same thing about the wheel. I used to run in the Vdub circles, a few moons ago. I couldnt tell if that was what was called a "fat 5" wheel that also came on the earlier TT coupes and convertibles.

 

[arkangel06]

Wow that title needs to be changed I was pretty scared to even open it.......

Also Wow that lathe is f*cking massive!!!

 

[nato]

. . .

You're gross!

 

[Unearthed]

I dont have any jokes, but I am glad you spelled clock right.

Thank you for that. Chewed tuna fish sandwich now on monitor.

 

[Unearthed]

And keyboard.

 

[Ser50]

I couldnt tell if that was what was called a "fat 5" wheel that also came on the earlier TT coupes and convertibles.

there is an TT wheel JUST like that with a different rim are IIRC. we/I still call them TT wheels, wheel-whores probably would distinguish them better than most.

its actually funny how many popular OEM wheels are mistaken and how many have gained incorrect names.

 

[tonydanzah]

I knew after I cut it up, someone would tell me where to try selling it. But whats done is done. Can only move forward.

 

[Mickey O]

pfft! You used an angle grinder and sawzall to cut that? a real man would have used this:

We had one quite similar at a place I used to work, brought it in on a freight train, had to operate it off a platform with a ladder, no rim jobs though.

 

[crewchief888]

We had one quite similar at a place I used to work, brought it in on a freight train, had to operate it off a platform with a ladder, no rim jobs though.

we had one about that size in the machine shop i used to work in, used it mainly for cutting crane hoist drums.
i saw one even larger at the old blaw-knox machine shop in east chicago back in the mid 70's, had 60' + bedways, and dual carriages, what a friggin monster