Search:

Type: Posts; User: gjws

Search: Search took 0.00 seconds.

  1. I've got 30 years experience as a sparky, I'm...

    I've got 30 years experience as a sparky, I'm pretty good with hand tools and can cobble together pretty much anything with what I have in the back of the ute. Time for the next iteration.
  2. Thanks very much for the details response BaronJ,...

    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...
  3. Thanks Pete. Yep, I'm sure I could knock these...

    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...
  4. This is about starting off in metalworking with a...

    This is about starting off in metalworking with a small project, not about wheel balancing :U
  5. If you could come around and help me position...

    If you could come around and help me position this with my wife, that would be a great help :)

    I understand what you mean, I guess we're really pretty lucky that such equipment is within reach of...
  6. Thanks Grahame. I think I could work around...

    Thanks Grahame.

    I think I could work around the need for a mill on this project. I had a good look at my reciprocating saw this afternoon and with a metal blade installed I think I'd be able to...
  7. Yep, I can definitely see that happening, every...

    Yep, I can definitely see that happening, every time I look at my bike I find another item I'd like to make for it :)

    I'll see what I can find in the secondhand market, hopefully I can find...
  8. Thanks caskwarrior, good to know I at least...

    Thanks caskwarrior, good to know I at least guessed the correct setup :)

    Looking at the RF-45 I'd say a milling machine isn't in my near future, that's an expensive piece of kit! I'll certainly...
  9. Manufacturing spoke weights. How were these made?

    Hi all,

    I'd like to start getting in to some hobby metalworking and I've found something I'd really like to be able to make. These spoke weights look to be fairly simple, and I'd like to...
  10. Thanks again for all the great advice and...

    Thanks again for all the great advice and guidance!

    In answer to your question Joe and Jekyll, yes, it was a pretty impressive stack. I hit the base of a long, steep hill at around 50kph, dust...
  11. Pete F, I love the analogy, clearly billet...

    Pete F, I love the analogy, clearly billet aluminium is a stupid term, because if you told me you were going to wire your house with copper, indeed I would look at you like an idiot :)
    ...
  12. Thanks guys. Miraculously I found a complete...

    Thanks guys.

    Miraculously I found a complete set, BNIB for $400, should arrive next week.

    I'm still really interested to understand billet aluminium though. Would straightening these introduce...
  13. Thanks for the reply guys. Simon, the triple...

    Thanks for the reply guys.

    Simon, the triple clamps, in particular the lower clamp in my case, are what hold the forks to the bike. You can think of it like a normal bike, but where as the fork...
  14. Is it safe to straighten a billet aluminium component?

    Hi all,

    First, I'm a sparky and know very VERY little about metal, so apologies for any terminology errors :)

    I had an accident on my dirt bike a while ago and twisted one of the triple clamps....
Results 1 to 14 of 14