I think I used toothpicks the last time I did lettering
The Wonky Donkey
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MattiThundrrr
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Aaarghhh how long do I have to wait to assemble? This is more boring than...
What's more boring than watching paint dry?
What's more boring than watching paint dry?
waiting for bare metal to rust so I can shoot it with clear?
MattiThundrrr
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That's a double whammy!
MattiThundrrr
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Did I say cinder block? I meant to say Rat Rod Paint Stick Holder.
Stick goes in hole, shard of brick wedges stick in place.
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Oh, brilliant, use what ya got
MattiThundrrr
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Some clown posted this custom for sale for $200.
Mine will look better and worse at the same time. And nobody will think it's worth two hundos.
Mine will look better and worse at the same time. And nobody will think it's worth two hundos.
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If he brings it to my house I will pay 200 bucks (I am bluffing that this guy lives in Canada or the US)
MattiThundrrr
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Neither, he's in Montreal, the European city that got lost and wound up in North America
MattiThundrrr
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Haha Sandman on the edge of his seat waiting for this one!
It should be rideable by the end of the week. Theoretically. Sometime this winter I might get some details painted. When the littlest gets faster in a year or two, I'll add a drivetrain. So it might be finished by 2022.
It should be rideable by the end of the week. Theoretically. Sometime this winter I might get some details painted. When the littlest gets faster in a year or two, I'll add a drivetrain. So it might be finished by 2022.
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MattiThundrrr
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PS this thread was started a year ago. Notice how much built up stuff I posted on day one? This build started before the thread. I don't always update right away.
MattiThundrrr
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That reminds me, I painted these guys flat black last week.
Forgot to take after pics
Forgot to take after pics
MattiThundrrr
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So, it's together.
Wacky clip on bars, couldn't slide em down as far as I wanted, and scratched the paint in the process. Wanted them below the curve, but they're actually sorta comfortable
Raw hockey stick footrest/place to jam your foot into the back wheel to slow down
Solid steel nuts. Reasons.
Obviously there are issues. Apparently I didn't really do a tight fit mock-up last year or I might have noticed this:
Anyone have a solution that doesn't include cutting it shorter?
Also, brakes might be nice. Maybe a u brake on the front.
We good, Sandy?
Wacky clip on bars, couldn't slide em down as far as I wanted, and scratched the paint in the process. Wanted them below the curve, but they're actually sorta comfortable
Raw hockey stick footrest/place to jam your foot into the back wheel to slow down
Solid steel nuts. Reasons.
Obviously there are issues. Apparently I didn't really do a tight fit mock-up last year or I might have noticed this:
Anyone have a solution that doesn't include cutting it shorter?
Also, brakes might be nice. Maybe a u brake on the front.
We good, Sandy?
I have used a piece of PVC pipe as a spacer a few times. Used a big washer on top of the PVC. Found those in the electrical conduit parts at Home Depot.
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What is the problem? The top nut won't go all the way? I have some that can be screwed all the way down so check your other headsets if any on hand. Also you could get the bottom nut from another headset and use it as a top nut, then you put some spacers and the real top nut.
I've used a combination of the two above
Top nut
PVC spacer
Another top nut
Top nut
PVC spacer
Another top nut
MattiThundrrr
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Yeah the top but isn't threaded all the way through. There's a little lip preventing it from going down any further. My parts stash is limited, the only other headset I have also has the lip on the top nut. I guess I'll have to prowl around for something to use for a spacer. Thanks guys.
*Still software trouble, can't see the image @handyandy1100 shared
*Still software trouble, can't see the image @handyandy1100 shared
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Ok, just take the bottom nut from the other headset and use i as a top nut, then some washers and the original top nut on top. Perfect case scenario would be - bottom nut, anti rotation washer, second bottom nut, another anti rotation washer, then a few spacers and the top nut. I tried a fork with a longer steer tube that I didn't want to cut, but wanted to hide the rest of the thread.
Something similar to this (only in this pic I tried a spacer under the bottom nut because not enough thread, duh, and there is a second top nut in between):
Something similar to this (only in this pic I tried a spacer under the bottom nut because not enough thread, duh, and there is a second top nut in between):
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