Recent content by dracothered

I believe you can also soak it in white vinegar to remove the coating...

Be careful welding galvanized metal as it produces harmful fumes that can really mess you up.

I feel for you Luke, when I had mine done it was all 4 at one time... Sorry to here about the move.

I would put a piece of flat plate across the top following the chain stays and then hide an angle iron under it the full length that you were showing of putting it in between the stays. This should give you the needed strength and not ruin the looks.

I got some work done on it, most of the work was cutting apart an old build that never worked out. So far it seems to be fitting together well. The crank will go on the frame about where it sit on the ground. Here is my thinking stool

Yea grade 8 bolts and nuts should hold up better to due that type of work.

That should work just fine.

I do hope you just didn’t order an AC transformer as that will not work with straight DC power coming from the battery’s. You will need a DC to DC step down power supply.

Tell me this bad boy is tubeless... It looks bad (well you know what is suppose be here)...

Tonight was really nice outside after work, but I didn’t get a lick of my build done. Been dealing with some type of head cold or something like that. At first I thought I might have inhaled to much welding fumes but I not sure about that. Hopefully I should get back at it later on this week if...

What I plan on doing is take a bearing cup from a three piece crank set and welding it to a pipe that slips over the hub of the wheels I have to attach the freewheel to the rear wheel. This should work if the way I envision it all going together works out. Both the freewheel hub and 3 piece BB...

I think the problem is they are to far out board from where they should be to look right.

Nice little shop you have there. Hey your workshop may be small but as you said it keeps you out of the weather...

Well I got the hump welded on.

Float the flame in there by using thin gauge wire that is blacked out so it isn't as noticeable and make the flame the center of attention...