How to make the Fastest Wheels in History

Cisco Bloodhound TV visited sponsor Otto Fuchs in Germany to see the first stage of the 1000mph wheels being made.

[music; Al Lethbridge]

[kamenrider]

im really amazed by the forklift driver actually..

[PixelCortex]

There's just something about seeing a solid block of metal being squished like putty

[Edwardi]

That Press is an amazing piece of machinery!

[bloodhoundssc]

You'll be pleased to hear that most of BLOODHOUND is manufactured here in the UK.
We did look for a UK supplier to do this but the few big presses we still have in this country are set up for steel. Apparently the cost and time of changing them to work with aluminium for the small batch of BLOODHOUND wheels wasn't viable.
Otto Fuchs make the discs for jet engines every day, so they are pretty much industry leaders and wheels are certainly something you don't want to fail!
^JT

[NJG]

True art and coordination between two individuals for them to come out with hand precision while not truly using their hands.

[bloodhoundssc]

Top Gear were there to pick up the story: See link in description
^JT

[FirestarterAJ]

That press is unbelievable. Truly fascinating. I would have liked even more detail though.

[Russell_and_Rosko]

I like to weld aluminum. For car projects mostly...this is an amazing perspective to see such a large billet forging manipulated like play doh. Mind blowing.

[Flickmasterflex]

greatest 'forklift' driver ever

[markhorton]

It just goes to show, that even in today's environment of mass produced crud, there's still room for craftspeople. I love truly well made, over engineered stuff.

[SirRawtcha]

I would love to see the entire process, that looks so neat!

[IANRPARKER]

Super film chaps. That press is just FANTASTIC.
How will the gyroscopic forces affect the car?

[Neceros]

That's the biggest power hammer I've ever seen. Kudos to that billet handler, too

[aussienetwork]

BLOODY HELL, A 1KG BAG OF SUGAR WEIGHS 50 TONNES

[andrewpotapenkoff]

The guy who manipulates the billet is just as amazing as that press.

[gulinotm]

Just wow. All pressed with a driven forklift. Wow. 

[BettoSarafelli]

If the total energy of conventional forging and pressing process is added it will be much higher than if the whole process was done by aluminum steam injection under high pressure and subsequent cooling for high-power magnetic field.

[ShotTower]

Seriously wtf how did someone build that monster? The forces involved are just mind boggling.

[davijayakumar]

Could u plz explain why the nose of the car is pointed rather than being round

[ShotTower]

That press, just dear god I expected the force of it to rip up the concrete around it.