Custom Wheelchair Footplates
The final design was made of aluminum, buffed and anodized to protect the part. Aluminum was chosen because of its strength to weight ratio.
Design and Prototyping
We found that some designs were not good for small toes or just did not translate into cut aluminum. We did a number of experiments to find shapes and pattern them in a way that worked better than others.
Machining and Finishing
Once we had a design ready to be cut out of aluminum we turned to our CNC mill. After a few mistakes, the finished parts were buffed on a buffing wheel and then anodized various colors.
