Depending on the thickness this would be quite easy to machine at home. 4mm should be fine, no? 6082 Alu can be bought to size online quite cheap - 4mm x 160mm x 160mm is £1.60 from here http://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/ Make the design in wood or plastic then use a router to trace the shape. It's how I'm going to be replacing the broken spider on some cranks I have.
If I had the time and the money I would make these for people, probably even slightly custom due to different frames.
Depending on the thickness this would be quite easy to machine at home. 4mm should be fine, no? 6082 Alu can be bought to size online quite cheap - 4mm x 160mm x 160mm is £1.60 from here http://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/ Make the design in wood or plastic then use a router to trace the shape. It's how I'm going to be replacing the broken spider on some cranks I have.
If I had the time and the money I would make these for people, probably even slightly custom due to different frames.