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NEW APEX FL-5 Production Sample is Here!

The first production sample of the APEX FL-5 wheel has arrived! This is a 18x10” ET25 FL-5 in Anthracite sample. We’ll be receiving more samples over the coming weeks of the FL-5 and SM-10 design in various sizes and concavity profiles.

Below are detail shots of the 18x10” ET25 Anthracite wheel out in the sun.

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FL-5 Revision details

The FL-5 already had a radius cut, but the lack of 5 axis machining was causing the cutter to not track correctly. The mill took excess material off the wheel in an area we didn’t intend. That’s been resolved with just optimizations to the cut path and a revised design that works within the machine’s limits. In the process we reduced the taper and also lengthened the cut so more material could be removed.

Below is a photo showing the FL-5 error were the cutter changed milling widths/depths unintentionally.



Below is an image of the revised machining of the FL-5 which is much cleaner, longer and more consistent.