(MBBO#05 Class-2) '68 Junior 7...Looks Like it's Done.

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Used for a rig few years ago... in a clutch needed dual chucks to work a piece...
I like saving old air tools... generally have decent barrings and tolerances ...
Easy to center off drill press head..
Yep ^^ on the lathe its a breeze
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You don't have to do the drill method, Luke...you have a lathe. Much more stable platform to sand and polish :thumbsup:

Jason
Oh yeah... Forgot about that! :21: I also very rarely use Alloy pieces, I'm not set up to weld it, and I pretty much modify everything I use...

Luke.
 
Oh yeah lathe would be nice. Not bad in the drill if you can get them running straight but the front one of these was kind of wobbly no matter how I tightened it on there.

Having had to get through powdercoating then polishing the aluminum hoop from last year's build, that's a special kind of nightmare I don't wish on anyone. Yet you keep doing it. You're obviously sadistic.

These were just paint so not too bad. Getting it easy on this one. Had to sand all the paint off just to make it difficult enough. We all have our special madness...:21:...I was actually thinking of you when I was cleaning the axles.

Actually kept the lube/re-assembly fairly neat...for me.

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Then here's the before and after.

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Got the spokes here already. Would be nice to wait for a day off but I might chip away at it a little at a time on these work days. Did the polish yesterday and assembly today.
 
You are a Polishing Machine. Those look great!!
What ^ ! Nice work Chad, you are the shiny king!:41:
Nice job! :41:

Thank you fellas!

Started putting the front wheel together and realized I had botched the spoke order. Also even though the front rim was shiny there were some visible machining grooves so had give it some time in the sanding sink.

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Did 150-1200 grit. Then a quick polish.

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That's better. Got the right length spokes and got the wheels built.

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All done.

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All greased up with the Parks grease and adjusted. Hoops tightened up nice. I think I may need some low profile brake pads. Will probably go with some salmon colored ones.
 
Thank you guys!

Give some feedback in the Quandro hubs, have you used them before? I've been looking at them as well as ebay Chinese sealed hubs. $30 or so a set sounds pretty good.

This is my first set but they seem fine. These are just loose ball hubs. I'm sure some sealed ones would be even nicer. They spin nice and smooth with the fresh Park grease in them.

Had to slap these on the bike for a test run. Had the kid take some pics with my phone.

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Out having some fun with all of our gears..:happy:

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Just had to flip some spacers around in the back for the brake. Still need to trim the cables and finish reaming the head tube for the threadless fork. I think that's all I need to do before I can paint...:39:
 
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Thank you Fellas!

Made some progress today. My friend messaged me back and said I could use his blast cabinet so I had to tear her down.

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Was hoping I had used the good sram chain with a master link. Sure enough.

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Blast cabinet works nice. Was a little awkward with the frame inside the cabinet. Got her pretty clean though.

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Did a little bit of filing on the welds. These were rough.

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Might have to slap on some paint tomorow.
 
Thank you Fellas!

Made some progress today. My friend messaged me back and said I could use his blast cabinet so I had to tear her down.

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Was hoping I had used the good sram chain with a master link. Sure enough.

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Blast cabinet works nice. Was a little awkward with the frame inside the cabinet. Got her pretty clean though.

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Did a little bit of filing on the welds. These were rough.

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Might have to slap on some paint tomorow.
Sure is nice to have a friend with a blast cabinet.


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Sure is nice to have a friend with a blast cabinet.

It is indeed. If I did another frame though I'd do a chemical strip first. Was tight trying to get to every spot on the frame. Chain guard was fun though and only took a few minutes.

Any painting progress, Chad? Your little guy is gonna have one sweet ride when this is done!

Oh yes...thank you for the reminder. Wanted to get this out in the nice Indian summer air to cure up a bit,

Only a tiny bit of clear on it. I'll ad the decals next week and then hose it down with the rest of the clear.
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The black is kind of nice. It's Duplicolor metallic black. The charcoal is a Chrysler color. The usual rattle can monkey business.

Hoping this color scheme will help blend the black bits in with the shiny bits.
 

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