I've been wanting to make a shop stool from a bike frame after seeing the different stools made on RRB. You may recall I got a free bike as recorded in Mayhem in Miami .
Wildcat pointed out the frame of the 1978 Schwinn was kinked behind the headtube. That gave me a donor bike.
After sawing off the frame just ahead of the seat tube, I cut the brake bridge. That was a helpful tip I read on RRB. It makes it easier to spread the frame for more stability. Then I filled the remaining brake bridge nubs with epoxy putty. Using a hole saw I made wooden plugs for the top tube, bottom tube and BB openings. Then I installed a 1/4-20 thread insert to attach "SS fender washers with SS 1/4 - 20 bolts. I used a threaded rod and acorn nuts on the BB. Also, put in some Rivnuts to hold a water bottle cage.
Once finished I added a seat.
There was a kink in each chain stay from spreading. Since I had some extra epoxy putty made up I smoothed out those kinks.
The stool replaced my old hardwood D'Addario strings stool I got using points from D'Addario banjo, dobro and guitar strings. That stool has seem better days.
Wildcat pointed out the frame of the 1978 Schwinn was kinked behind the headtube. That gave me a donor bike.
After sawing off the frame just ahead of the seat tube, I cut the brake bridge. That was a helpful tip I read on RRB. It makes it easier to spread the frame for more stability. Then I filled the remaining brake bridge nubs with epoxy putty. Using a hole saw I made wooden plugs for the top tube, bottom tube and BB openings. Then I installed a 1/4-20 thread insert to attach "SS fender washers with SS 1/4 - 20 bolts. I used a threaded rod and acorn nuts on the BB. Also, put in some Rivnuts to hold a water bottle cage.
Once finished I added a seat.
There was a kink in each chain stay from spreading. Since I had some extra epoxy putty made up I smoothed out those kinks.
The stool replaced my old hardwood D'Addario strings stool I got using points from D'Addario banjo, dobro and guitar strings. That stool has seem better days.
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