Trojan Horse

[Fv2]

You stole my basket idea!

Ooops

 

[LukeTheJoker]

Mmmmm, that paint!

 

[Fv2]

Found a couple skiptooth links in my cabinet. Need them to make the chain long enough, but neither of my chain tools fit.
So now I'm wondering how I got these links off the chain I used for setback??

 

[Jude Ephesus]

Found a couple skiptooth links in my cabinet. Need them to make the chain long enough, but neither of my chain tools fit.
So now I'm wondering how I got these links off the chain I used for setback??View attachment 232847

@us56456712 will know! -He’s had several great posts on here regarding chain care and restoration.

if you have any options, he’ll know.

 

[BobbyStillz]

Found a couple skiptooth links in my cabinet. Need them to make the chain long enough, but neither of my chain tools fit.
So now I'm wondering how I got these links off the chain I used for setback??View attachment 232847

Take your triangle park tool, and grind out the center tab. It will fit your skip links perfectly.

 

[Fv2]

Take your triangle park tool, and grind out the center tab. It will fit your skip links perfectly.

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Easy enough. Thanks.

 

[JA331]

You stole my basket idea!

That basket is sweet.

 

[GeePig]

When I was young, I would have done that with a pin punch on a piece of wood with a hole in it. Now we all have chain tools...

 

[us56456712]

Skip tooth chain breaker

I found a solution to breaking skip tooth chains. Not ideal but it works better than any brakers I have found. I took a Sunlite Mini Chain Breaker ($10.49 on Amazon) and broke off one of the centering guides. It broke off easily with a punch and hammer as it is made out of cheap pot metal...

ratrodbikes.com

 

[Fv2]

Got the chain to the proper length, thanks @Jude Ephesus @BobbyStillz @us56456712 the modified chain tool worked great.

Also decided I'd rather make my own tank.
I have a bit of a scrap wood surplus, so I started cutting. Still a bit of woodwork to do, but when done I'll use some leftover glass cloth and resin from my camper and boat builds to make a shell.

 

[The Renaissance Man]

Looking forward to the tank! Love the paint.

 

[OddJob]

Glassed tank, el camper style huh? Kool! Will it have flip up sides and sleep two?

 

[Fv2]

Glassed tank, el camper style huh? Kool! Will it have flip up sides and sleep two?

Unfortunately, no. But the gypsy wagon I plan to start in fall will...

 

[Fv2]

Basic shape, basic bad photo. Some sanding to do yet. Sanding, the bain of my existence.

 

[us56456712]

Got the chain to the proper length, thanks @Jude Ephesus @BobbyStillz @us56456712 the modified chain tool worked great.

Also decided I'd rather make my own tank.
I have a bit of a scrap wood surplus, so I started cutting. Still a bit of woodwork to do, but when done I'll use some leftover glass cloth and resin from my camper and boat builds to make a shell.
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Here is a tank I made last year. I took fast drying drywall mud and pored it into a homemade wood box. I used cooking spray for mold release. I made a drywall mud plug for the internal and squeezed carbon fiber/epoxy in between. Three layers. I used a Columbia winged tank I had to make the molds. I think I posted my process under “how to” using the Tips section.

 

[Fv2]

Sanded about as far as I care to. Have to wax it, then glass and resin.
I made it a little wider than the bell that will be inside.

Yes. As a matter of fact, I do know it's a mess.

 

[Fv2]

Not sure if I mentioned this before, but the wife and I retired last week. Now I know why retired people don't just fish all day.
All that stuff you were too busy to get done, you now get done.

Anyway, I took some time between yesterday and today to wax and glass my tank buck.
First pic is wax, second is first layer of glass. I'll do the second layer tomorrow.

As you were.

 

[OddJob]

Congrats on you guys adding 5 more days on to your weekend!

One of the most challenging, and fun in kind of a hard way, was my fiberglass chain guard for Bel Airflow Shelby.
First time I'd ever really worked with it, and the learning curve is steep! I ended up incorporating some fast setting Bondo to smooth out the rough spots and fill in the gaps.

GlaSs oN~!

 

[Fv2]

Congrats on you guys adding 5 more days on to your weekend!

One of the most challenging, and fun in kind of a hard way, was my fiberglass chain guard for Bel Airflow Shelby.
First time I'd ever really worked with it, and the learning curve is steep! I ended up incorporating some fast setting Bondo to smooth out the rough spots and fill in the gaps.

GlaSs oN~!

I've become pretty good with fiberglass, but I hate it.
Did end up knocking one half over and didn't notice the goober it picked up, but I can take care of that.

 

[Fv2]

Layer 2. And out of resin. If it's not heavy enough, I'll either order more resin or just carve out the wood. Either way, should be a nifty tank.