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redneck wheel truing
A while ago, I got a bmx wheel from my LBS for free. A bunch of spokes had popped their respective nipples after the previous owner had flubbed up doing a 180. So, I just grabbed a handfull of new nipples from the bucket, and walked back to my dad's work a block down. He works at a motorcycle shop, and for some reason the owner mark has a 8 pound brick of solid lead in the back. I was able to use a hammer and the lead block to straigten and reuse all but one of the original spokes. After that, I clamped the axle nut in the vice and grabbed a dlat head screw driver, and trued the wheel pretty well by using a zip-tie over the handle Of the vise. And then, I used the dial indicator that the shop uses for truing motorcycle wheels.
the magic of scotch brite there are thousands of uses for these little things, not quite as coarse as steel wool, and softer. They work good to apply polish, sanding on base coats of paint, and with a bit of water they peel rust off chrome like a miracle. I used that method on my 82 schwinn predator, and it shines like a diamond now.
the billions of uses for random blocks of wood!. If your improving your house/ shop in any way, don't toss out the cut off ends of that 2x6 or wall stud! They make great hammers when you don't want to gouge something up, and if they're the right length, also double as a kick stand.
That's all I've got for now, this probably should be in the "how to" section, but it also fits in here I think..
Ccd
redneck wheel truing
A while ago, I got a bmx wheel from my LBS for free. A bunch of spokes had popped their respective nipples after the previous owner had flubbed up doing a 180. So, I just grabbed a handfull of new nipples from the bucket, and walked back to my dad's work a block down. He works at a motorcycle shop, and for some reason the owner mark has a 8 pound brick of solid lead in the back. I was able to use a hammer and the lead block to straigten and reuse all but one of the original spokes. After that, I clamped the axle nut in the vice and grabbed a dlat head screw driver, and trued the wheel pretty well by using a zip-tie over the handle Of the vise. And then, I used the dial indicator that the shop uses for truing motorcycle wheels.
the magic of scotch brite there are thousands of uses for these little things, not quite as coarse as steel wool, and softer. They work good to apply polish, sanding on base coats of paint, and with a bit of water they peel rust off chrome like a miracle. I used that method on my 82 schwinn predator, and it shines like a diamond now.
the billions of uses for random blocks of wood!. If your improving your house/ shop in any way, don't toss out the cut off ends of that 2x6 or wall stud! They make great hammers when you don't want to gouge something up, and if they're the right length, also double as a kick stand.
That's all I've got for now, this probably should be in the "how to" section, but it also fits in here I think..
Ccd
