I have often wondered how to easily make spoked wheels using a 3D printer. The scale I chose is 1/8th, and at this scale, the wheel model is approximately 62 mm in diameter.

At this stage, I have identified two possible options:
1- Use the bridge technique to stretch the filament strands in midair to form the spokes needed to manufacture the rim.
2- Print the spokes flat for each of the layers that make up the rim.

The first technique, inspired by the famous Hair Lion for those who remember it, poses several problems:

At a scale of 1/8, the diameter of the spokes is approximately 0.6 mm. This means that in this case, printing must be done with a nozzle of at least 0.6 mm. The print details will therefore be less accurate.

In addition, the spokes are arranged in a cone shape. This means that the different layers of spokes must be printed either as several separate elements or with the outer rim detached in several layers.

After several attempts, this idea was abandoned because the spokes were not taut enough, despite attempts to adjust the printer settings to stretch the filament. Furthermore, as the filaments were not positioned perpendicular to the hubs, twisting occurred, which affected the result.

So I went with the second option. The main problem with the second solution is that the spokes are square instead of round. But will the result still be interesting?

After several 3dprinted attempts, using a template, here is the result in pictures:

Printing of the 5 rim layers for a Bugatti Type 57, as well as the installation template and a 4 mm drill bit to facilitate installation.

Assembly steps :

Result after gluing and drying:

Experts will recognize the hubcap from the Bugatti TYPE 57!