Needs Pictures: 0
Results 16 to 19 of 19
-
14th Jan 2018, 06:40 AM #16Novice
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- melbourne
- Posts
- 14
Thanks Pete.
Yep, I'm sure I could knock these up with a drill press and a hacksaw, but that's not my aim, I simply thought it would be a simple project to get started with.
I currently use wheel weights and place them under the rim tape before the tube even goes in, I have a working solution, but it's not as much fun, and I'm not learning anything new doing it
-
14th Jan 2018, 06:43 AM #17Novice
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- melbourne
- Posts
- 14
Thanks very much for the details response BaronJ, I really appreciate to time you have put in to it! Some great tips in there.
I'm going to get one of the small Sieg lathes, but every time I look it like "hmmm, for a few extra dollars I can get this one.....no wait, what about this one....ooooooohhhh look at that one!"
-
14th Jan 2018, 09:52 AM #18Most Valued Member
- Join Date
- Oct 2007
- Location
- Sydney
- Posts
- 3,112
They possibly are good projects to begin with, and that's the whole point of doing them by hand. When somebody first begins their apprenticeship the projects done in trade school are all using hand tools. The reason is that using hand tools is the most fundamental skill set, and unless you were working in a production setting punching out widgets, will be essential in the field.
Unfortunately these days instant gratification amateurs rush in with a wallet full of cash and want to know what machine they should buy, expecting a widget to drop off it at the end of the process. Unless the skill of using hand tools reasonably well is gained it will be a very difficult and expensive area of interest.
-
15th Jan 2018, 04:43 AM #19Novice
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- melbourne
- Posts
- 14
Similar Threads
-
Quality Engineering & Manufacturing Pty Ltd Melbourne
By YBAF in forum GENERAL DISCUSSION / OFF TOPICReplies: 0Last Post: 17th Apr 2016, 04:05 PM -
Can The Spoke Section Diameter Of A Drill Press Spindle Be Reduced By 0.2mm
By thumbsucker in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 9Last Post: 12th Aug 2015, 11:27 PM -
Manufacturing expo
By CGroves in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 26Last Post: 7th May 2013, 11:32 PM -
rusty gym weights - any advice?
By Mindabout in forum METALWORK GENERALReplies: 10Last Post: 30th Apr 2010, 10:54 PM