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Hey all-

I've been wanting to get a laid back seat post made for the Phillips bike I have (my daily rider to and from college), but have no access to welding equipment. I'd really like to have the 'lucky 7' style with a bit of a brace fitted, sort of like this shape: (pardon the rough drawing microsoft paint, it's just for shape)

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Here's the bike by the way:

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Please let me know if anyone could help me out, and what I'd owe ya for the job. I will gladly supply measurements :D

Thanks a million,
 
Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

check ebay, search for bmx seatpost. You'll have to ask the seller what the diameter is though.
 
Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

also check your local body shop. say hey can you weld this in trade for this 6 pack.. body guys like beer too.....
 
Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

I'm not sure where a 'trustworthy' local weld shop is, the area I'm living in isn't the best to explore for that...

I measured the post, it's 1 inch into the frame and 7/8 inch into the seat
 
Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

The problem with the posts I'm finding for sale is they seem to be 7/8 inch all around. Hence, my dilema of probably needing to get one welded specifically for my ride. Any takers?
 
Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

Didn't dig out the camera till i finished mitering the 7/8 tubing stock, but here is the project.

First thing was that it was great to have a good plan!

Then I transferred the angle on to a piece of scrap wood and made a jig
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Tack the 7/8" tubes together, working from side to side
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After a bit of clean up with the bench grinder
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Fortunately i had just enough 1" exactly steel stock that sleeved over the 7/8 nicely
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Weld that on and clean it up..
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Time for a gussett, what to do...what to do....
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Ground the wobbles out of my hack saw cuts and added some notches into each side of the gussett to ensure lots of welding surface.
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Ta Da!
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Re: Any welders out there who could help me out?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
BRILLIANT!!!

I am totally amazed at how this turned out, it's far cooler than I ever imagined.

Thank you so much Walker!!!

I'll post up some pics of it installed on the bike when it arrives :)
 
Re: Awesome custom lucky 7!

Sorry for the delay in pics, I've been swamped lately. But I've been riding her since monday, and WOW what a difference! I'm 6' tall, and that bit of lay back in the post makes it incredibly more comfortable. I tilted the bars down for a better position withthe new post.

A shout out to Walker's skill, he's a phenominally nice guy and talented craftsman, and I couldn't be happier :mrgreen:

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