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« Reply #1005 on: January 19, 2009, 08:54:11 PM » |
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I liked the Manksters. Herman was my favourite  Loony borrowed my welder over the weekend to do a little job offsite. I thought he was doing it on Sunday, but it was this afternoon, so I couldn't get into his workshop to find out. I'll be there tomorrow afternoon, so watch this space! |
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« Reply #1006 on: January 21, 2009, 12:37:17 AM » |
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Nope, they're not a straight, bolt-on fit I'm afraid.
Looked promising though, even when we were holding the Vitesse caliper mounts & looking at the Pop hub. Not far out, but enough that they couldn't be adapted. We cable-tied them in place to see what was needed.
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« Reply #1007 on: January 21, 2009, 12:43:01 AM » |
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The central hole was too small & the 4 mounting holes about half an inch too close together, but so close! The lugs the caliper bolts to are too thick too. We guesstimated we could probably make new ones from flat plate, incorporating the Pop mounting holes & the Vitesse caliper mounting holes. So it was time for another paper template.
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« Reply #1008 on: January 21, 2009, 12:55:51 AM » |
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No responsible adults around to supervise me so I had to take a chance with the craft knife. Managed to survive with all my digits intact. Then we realised we didn't have any suitable steel plate. So I jumped in the car & headed 20 miles up the road to BKI Welding in Newbury, Berks to blag a bit of 6mm steel. These guys are great & I've got no hesitation in recommending them -if you need any welding/fabrication done & you're in the Newbury area, give them a try. As I've said elsewhere, they welded up the specialist crankcases for a local guy who married 2 bike engines together to build a V8 bike. The same guy's currently building a bike using a Dodge Viper engine -yes, really! BKI have done some welding work on the engine & also sliced up a pair of Viper car wheels & joined the outer edges together to form a bike rim. Clever guys. Anyway, I wandered in, clutching my scruffy paper template, & they not only guilotined 4 squares of 6mm steel plate for me while I waited for a whole 2 quid, but then used their very scary metal chomping punch thingy to nibble the edges off to roughly the right shape -that'll save me a few hours hacksawing & cost me a fiver. Thanks chaps  So tomorrow I'll chain drill out the centre hole, drill the mounting holes & clean up the edges, then we'll see if they actually fit. 4 bits of plate equals a pair of plates for me & a spare pair. If they work, do either of you guys want the other pair? |
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« Reply #1009 on: January 21, 2009, 02:07:34 PM » |
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whats a chain drill ,andy
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« Reply #1010 on: January 21, 2009, 04:27:58 PM » |
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 Sorry Tone. "Chain drilling" -to drill a series or "chain" of smaller holes around the inside edge of the marked large circle, gradually increasing the drill size until the holes break through into each other, thus removing the material in the middle. If I had a hole saw of the right size I'd use that, (like a circular hacksaw that fits in the chuck of a drill). If I was a little cleverer than I am, I'd drill a large hole in the middle then use an electric jig-saw to cut outwards from there. If I was posh I'd plasma-cut it. Being a stoopid Luddite, (look it up), I'll stick to drilling lots of holes then filing out the bits in between.
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« Reply #1011 on: January 21, 2009, 04:49:16 PM » |
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thats what i done on some of my bits until my mate said he had a plasma cutter,i still had to file it all up though.
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« Reply #1012 on: January 21, 2009, 05:11:30 PM » |
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I'm old school -I actually quite enjoy creating stuff with just hand tools. Also, by the time I've run around sorting out a better way of doing it, I could've done it by hand & saved the hassle.
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« Reply #1013 on: January 21, 2009, 05:45:54 PM » |
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« Reply #1014 on: January 21, 2009, 05:50:44 PM » |
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Thought you might! I'd better get out in the shed & start drilling then.
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« Reply #1015 on: January 21, 2009, 05:53:09 PM » |
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« Reply #1016 on: January 21, 2009, 10:28:40 PM » |
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I'd better reserve my copy with Lunatic then. Anything good in the new issue? |
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« Reply #1017 on: January 22, 2009, 05:15:17 PM » |
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hmmm, dont suppose you made a note on the dimensions of the vitesse caliper mount brackets did you?
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« Reply #1018 on: January 22, 2009, 06:51:02 PM » |
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Which ones? The new Manky ones, or the originals?
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« Reply #1019 on: January 22, 2009, 06:54:34 PM » |
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the originals...
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