Manky Monkey
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« Reply #75 on: September 11, 2013, 08:56:06 PM » |
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Them's nice Dave.
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On the last freedom moped out of Nowhere City.
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« Reply #76 on: September 11, 2013, 09:46:43 PM » |
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Them's nice Dave.
I agree ON,as the say over here "you've got great hands on ye" |
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« Reply #77 on: September 12, 2013, 07:50:38 AM » |
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Them's nice Dave.
Nice work going on over there, do you want to come over to my gaff and give me a hand  (only joking) not quite got to the starting stage yet, should be soooooon. |
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Why do every five minute job take all day, and
if it can go wrong it will go wrong
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like a head with a sore bear :)
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« Reply #78 on: September 12, 2013, 08:56:53 PM » |
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Them's nice Dave.
Nice work going on over there, do you want to come over to my gaff and give me a hand (only joking) not quite got to the starting stage yet, should be soooooon.  Aint you started yet Merv? I'm just setting up for my next build  Nice job your making Dave  |
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what do you mean, I cant do that !! |
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« Reply #79 on: September 15, 2013, 08:10:52 AM » |
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not quite got to the starting stage yet, should be soooooon.
 Top links finished apart from paint. Would have liked a nickel finish but haven't got around to trying that yet. Yes I know the pic makes them look slightly bent and different lengths but that's lens distortion. |
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« Last Edit: September 15, 2013, 08:16:32 AM by Old Newbie »
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #80 on: September 15, 2013, 10:14:09 AM » |
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lovely bit of engineering O N |
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« Reply #81 on: September 15, 2013, 05:37:25 PM » |
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Would have preferred to make them as I beam section but not having a mill meant that they had to be shaped by hand file.
Lower ones should be different as I would like to make them look like they have friction dampers.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #82 on: September 16, 2013, 10:17:18 PM » |
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ON do you fancy making some more ?
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LIVE FAST and DIE YOUNG,, past 50 AND STILL HERE NOW. WAITING. FOR. THE. GRIM. REAPER
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« Reply #83 on: September 17, 2013, 04:50:39 PM » |
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I shall assume that you are pulling my proverbial. NO!!! Took at least 3 hours graft, each to get them to where I was happy. I still have two more to do. Welded construction would have been easier but wouldn't have given the look I'm after. Beginning to think that perhaps making girders was avery silly idea. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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steve brock
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« Reply #84 on: September 17, 2013, 06:59:39 PM » |
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Making mine has taken many hours too, a great achievement all the same |
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Steel wasn't invented to make bloody staples with..
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« Reply #85 on: September 17, 2013, 08:17:24 PM » |
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Hi guys.......what's the latest on these forks?
Theyarevlooking so good itwould be great to see some more pics and an update........please
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Confucius say woman who flies upside down has crack up!
He who holds The Angle Grinder of Destiny holds the fate of bikekind in his hands.
Where did that 13mm spanner go then?
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« Reply #86 on: September 17, 2013, 09:57:28 PM » |
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Not much more to say at the moment. Hopefully Will get the lower links cut out tomorrow (wish I had a laser cutter/flowjet/profile cutting torch but I don't  so it's angle grinder and hacksaw). Waiting for a shock absorber (bid in on ebay) then I can fix the lower shock mount position. other things to do include the four mudguard mounts and the brake hose splitter location. The brake calliper mounts will have to wait until I take the trike off the road for the winter. I also intent to make handlebars with built in brackets to fit to bolt on flanders style risers Pic of axle pinch bolt side. Not the neatest welding but it will do. |
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« Last Edit: September 17, 2013, 10:05:11 PM by Old Newbie »
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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« Reply #87 on: September 18, 2013, 12:10:53 PM » |
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Got one of the lower links roughed out. Still a long way to go but this shows the general idea.
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
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« Reply #88 on: September 18, 2013, 02:52:10 PM » |
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One done Next comes the hard bit. Making another exactly the same. |
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Getting older but no wiser! Just using bigger hammers.
The answer to most problems, fire and lots of it.
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Manky Monkey
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« Reply #89 on: September 18, 2013, 03:46:32 PM » |
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Nicely done Dave. How did you create that rounded shoulder? Looks machined rather than hand filed.
What are "Flanders" style handlebar mounts? (I'm guessing it's nothing to do with the Simpsons).
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