Friday, February 26, 2010
Spinning, once again
Spent some time making a set of 2" riser extensions. There really is no way to make these things quickly by hand, which means they can't be made to be profitable. Maybe I'm just really slow on the lathe.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
rear leg work
The bends are in place, just need to do some finish welding. Wish I had the motor with me so I could line things up and mount the rear fender. Now I have to ask Darren what kind of tank he's thinking about.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
slugs
Here's some video of the slugs I turned down for the rear transition under the stock forged motor mount to bottom frame rail area. Nothing groundbreaking, but this will have to do while I'm working on the final touches of the rear bends.
Friday, February 19, 2010
Ironhead hardtail part 2
Here's some clips I took a little while ago. This frame has been a learning process as it is the first ironhead I've made a hardtail for. It's tough to make the lower frame rails transition into the new rear section cleanly, but I think I figured it out. I'll have the finishing touches done by the end of the weekend.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tube coping with paper templates
My drill press mounted coper/fishmouth fixture thingamajiggy can't cope a smaller angle than 45 degrees. There are a couple free online programs that will determine the cope profile you need with just punching in the tubing sizes, wall thickness, and cope angle. Calculate the profile, print it, wrap it, and notch. Tube notcher+ works great, just convert your inch measurements to mm.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Daniel's whip
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Jack's new shovel
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