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« Reply #630 on: March 12, 2015, 08:44:55 PM » |
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Another full day spent on it. Tone's well & truly knackered now.
The pin holes in the welded up areas have messed with his funked up filigree plans, so he can't cut as deep into the centre of this panel as he'd like. Still pretty damn cool as far as I'm concerned.
You can see dark areas around some of the "Junkyard" lettering here. I'm assuming that's Chemical Metal, or whatever the Spanish equivalent is, in the holes & won't show once the background's blacked.
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« Reply #631 on: March 12, 2015, 08:52:05 PM » |
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Love the way the filigree's entwined around the lettering.
Shining a light across the case shows just how deep the work is. I'm amazed you can produce something like this from a beat up ol' Jap' engine part.
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« Reply #632 on: March 15, 2015, 09:06:45 PM » |
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More detail added to the "Frog" today.
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« Reply #633 on: March 16, 2015, 09:01:22 AM » |
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That is truly amazing glad I'm not the one that's got to dig deep into my pocket to pay the man.
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« Reply #634 on: March 16, 2015, 10:01:44 AM » |
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Yeah, not cheap.
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« Reply #635 on: March 16, 2015, 12:40:26 PM » |
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I'm glad it's not cheap, it's art, it's crastsmanship, and it's beautiful - so often those sort of skills are not properly rewarded!
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« Reply #636 on: March 16, 2015, 09:32:18 PM » |
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I agree Bobbi -apart from the being glad it's not cheap bit.  I'd planned the bike as a very simple hardtail for blatting about on, on sunny days. Just hope the engraving doesn't seriously out-shine the rest of it now. Tony's finished the righthand cover, but can't engrave the oil filter housing, (the small circular bit on the right), cos the face is only 1mm thick. Chatted with him by FaceBook message earlier & his mate the machinist in Yorkshire's going to turn a new one on his lathe with a domed face, so Tony can do his thing on it. That's another 60 quid. Cover finished & buffed. |
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« Reply #637 on: March 16, 2015, 10:02:08 PM » |
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that is  you will just have to make the rest of the finish just as big budget now  on thing always leads to another. when we were building the trike i always thought it was going to be a bit ratty buy when is saw it finished and on it's wheels i knew it would have to get a good paint job to finish it right..i know you'll do that justice |
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« Reply #638 on: March 16, 2015, 10:14:28 PM » |
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That is seriously wonderful ,a true piece of art
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« Reply #639 on: March 16, 2015, 11:31:23 PM » |
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« Reply #640 on: March 17, 2015, 06:31:13 PM » |
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Ewww.
Yeah, it was supposed to be a nice simple every day rider. Something I wouldn't worry about using in bad weather or parking unattended. Now if I ever fall off, I'm gonna have to hurl myself under the bike to protect my investment.
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« Reply #641 on: March 17, 2015, 07:53:47 PM » |
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Now if I ever fall off, I'm gonna have to hurl myself under the bike to protect my investment.
That or fit some massive crash bars. |
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« Reply #642 on: March 17, 2015, 07:59:16 PM » |
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Air bags -or an XS trike.
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« Reply #643 on: March 18, 2015, 11:05:22 AM » |
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Scrolled or shiny ally bobbins from the down tube engine mount? Could look sweet and be practical in a spill.
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« Reply #644 on: March 18, 2015, 08:56:56 PM » |
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Or maybe just frame the casings, hang them on the wall as art & not bother building the bike!
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