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Machined Stainless Steel Steering Wheel Hub for Packard Hot Rod Made on Tormach PCNC 1100

Written by Andrew Grevstad | Apr 23, 2013 7:19:18 PM

Here's a really nice build sequence from PCNC 1100 owner Jeff Rasnake, detailing how he made a custom stainless steel steering wheel for a Packard Hot Rod. First, he modified the original wheel by opening up the center bore to fit on to a new steering column:

 

After turning the new stainless steel hub to size on his lathe, Jeff set up the hub in soft jaws to mill out the spoke slots:

 

The next step was to cut out the logo boss in the center:

 

And Finally, here's the hub after polishing to remove tool marks and the finished steering wheel:

 

Nice work, Jeff!