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« Reply #45 on: July 02, 2013, 05:46:14 AM » |
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Finally got the top yoke finished (last time I said that I realised I'd forgotten the shock mounts).  Trying to get a cast/ forged look. Not perfect but after twenty hours of welding, grinding and filing I've decided it's good enough.  Its a bit heavy ( 1.7 kg just the top yoke) but it's not going to break. |
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« Reply #46 on: July 02, 2013, 06:01:55 AM » |
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looks good ON ,it does look cast
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« Reply #47 on: July 02, 2013, 07:24:17 PM » |
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Lovely workmanship as always Dave.
My, that's a nice mug you have there. If only there were somewhere online where one could purchase such a marvellous receptacle.
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« Reply #48 on: July 06, 2013, 08:25:45 PM » |
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Thanks guys. Not a lot done recently, been too busy enjoying the trike and bikes while the weather stays good. As for the mug, got mine from some dodgy looking character at a local workshop, but I think you can get them from - http://www.mankymonkeymotors.co.uk/merchandise.html That big enough Andy?  |
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« Reply #49 on: July 06, 2013, 08:56:51 PM » |
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« Reply #50 on: July 13, 2013, 06:06:57 PM » |
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Had a bit of luck and got all four pivot pins for less than £12.00 New old stock Austin 1100/1300 rear suspension pivots, that with a very small amount of lathe work to suit the bearings, will be perfect. |
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« Reply #51 on: July 13, 2013, 06:08:20 PM » |
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« Reply #52 on: July 13, 2013, 06:23:46 PM » |
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« Reply #53 on: July 14, 2013, 01:54:20 PM » |
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« Reply #54 on: July 14, 2013, 04:45:01 PM » |
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Planned on taking the trike out and visit one of the many shows on today but have knackered my back.
So dosed up on paracetamol and a little Scottish cure all, I set about making the rear fork legs. Trying to get the bends exactly right proved difficult
as the tube has a bit more spring to it than the steam pipe used for the frame.
Then two hours of sweating with hacksaw and file saw one of the tubes prepped each end. The other will have to wait
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« Reply #56 on: July 15, 2013, 12:59:03 PM » |
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some tidy bends and notching well done i struggle to get bends as tight as that whats the secret ?
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« Reply #57 on: July 15, 2013, 02:59:54 PM » |
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Bends aren't perfect but as long as there are no wrinkles and any flattening is less than 10 % of the diameter, then I'm happy. With this tube I just allowed a minute or so between each 5mm of ram movement. The idea being to allow the steel to stretch slowly. No evidence that this makes any real difference, but I was in no hurry and thought I'd try it.
For small, thin wall stuff I fill with molten lead. Bigger stuff, I'd normally pack with sand.
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« Reply #58 on: July 16, 2013, 12:24:07 AM » |
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Had a bit of luck and got all four pivot pins for less than £12.00 New old stock Austin 1100/1300 rear suspension pivots, that with a very small amount of lathe work to suit the bearings, will be perfect. sh#t its a few years since i last changed some of them |
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