Looks good
Nito
Nito
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Still have to fab the front socket...just a quick mock.
Carl.
Boy... am I getting excited or what!
Glen.
I wonder how hard it would be to make a lacquered parchment rear disc?
Carl.
Edited my picture to be closer to the real deal. No Monark fork, no mustache handlebars...
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I'm liking what I see so far, the truss really adds panache to a diamond frame.
I'm curious to see how far you take the Jules Verne vibe.
I'm curious to see how far you take the Jules Verne vibe.
Rear disk would be awesome!
A rear disc should be a piece of cake for someone with skills... and you have them skills... I know you do 
Glen.
Glen.
Thanks Guys! Working on my punchlist...
1. Paint
2. Tires & Rims
3. Handlebars and wrap
4. Seat
5. Light
Wish I could swing a Monark style fork... but before I can even do #1 I have to finish stripping the frame and grind off all the cable stays...
Carl.
1. Paint
2. Tires & Rims
3. Handlebars and wrap
4. Seat
5. Light
Wish I could swing a Monark style fork... but before I can even do #1 I have to finish stripping the frame and grind off all the cable stays...
Carl.
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Two things I love waiting for...
Paint to dry, and parts in the mail.
Meanwhile, designs fly around in my head...
Carl.
Edit: While I'm waiting... Anybody got the math to figure out a cone (wheel disc)?
Google here I come... I want to layout the cone flat. There's gotta be a formula...
Paint to dry, and parts in the mail.
Meanwhile, designs fly around in my head...
Carl.
Edit: While I'm waiting... Anybody got the math to figure out a cone (wheel disc)?
Google here I come... I want to layout the cone flat. There's gotta be a formula...
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Anybody ever feel the need to fabricate your own wheel disk?
Just Google cone layout calculator.
There's many calculators for figuring sheet metal cones
just plug in the numbers...
Any day this old carpenter learns something is a good day...
Carl.
Just Google cone layout calculator.
There's many calculators for figuring sheet metal cones
just plug in the numbers...
Any day this old carpenter learns something is a good day...
Carl.
Archbar
Carl.
No more pics for now but things are rollin'... Got my tires and crank, fabbing copper truss rods for the longer fork. I need to find me a motocycle style light soon. I want to curve my truss rods around it. I still need to find a 700c rim with a coaster cuz I'm not going fixie and I cut the mounts for the brake arms off the frame already in prep for paint, hehe... Yeah I cut all the cable tabs off the frame too, she's lean and clean. Did anybody catch the glass part of the arch with antifreeze in it? It's so sic on the bike! I have a little detail using a green Mickey's big mouth bottle under wraps and I'm still dreaming of the rear wheel disk...
( for a wheel I don't have yet ) but we still got a month to go...
Carl.
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for a wheel I don't have yet ) but we still got a month to go...Carl.
Looking awesome Carl! The antifreeze looks cool, real steam punk vibe going here...
Luke.
Luke.
Yeah I saw that and thought... "lordy loo that's cool... hope he's thinking of a way to make bubbles in there"
You say we've got a month to go like it's heaps of time... yikes, so much to do
.Glen.
Sprayed a can of flat rat black on mine today...
I preheated my basement some with a space heater. I also warmed the can in some hot water, flowed on nice, AND it was a black bike to begin with. I also wet sanded it everywhere that I didn't already work on when I stripped the cable stays off.
Carl < Is on schedule...
Edit: Yep. I'm recycling posts from another thread...
I preheated my basement some with a space heater. I also warmed the can in some hot water, flowed on nice, AND it was a black bike to begin with.
I also wet sanded it everywhere that I didn't already work on when I stripped the cable stays off.Carl < Is on schedule...
Edit: Yep. I'm recycling posts from another thread...
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Working on my punchlist...
1. Paint --- 75%
2. Tires & Rims --- 50%
3. Handlebars and wrap Done! (I found some to match the bars on HeadBanger!)
4. Seat --- still looking...
5. Light --- In the post...
Yets...
Detail paint, steam punkage, decals, truss rods, more steam punkage, rear wheel disk, chain guard, seat, gauges, sharpie work, and more steam punkage, and clear coat. Ya! Less than 30 days...
Carl.
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Looking great, love the bars/ wrap, and that archbar looks sick! I can't believe that's the same bike you started with, can't wait to see it finished.
Love that bar wrap...
Luke.
Luke.
