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2016 POTD Thread Archive
- Thread starter sanddan
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Yep, it is. The back is sapele.
Enjoyed watching your grinder video, and the one on the surface surface grinder especially. How did the lathe setup work out finish wise? Added it to my list of favorites that I maintain for all the great info here. You guys provide a lot of entertainment for me here while I'm away from shop. Thanks, Mike
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My shop has morphed into a bicycle shop. After several years in the weather, rust has taken its toll on the chain, the sun has deteriorated the cable housings and tires and made brittle the housings on my shifters that have cracked..
I love twisting wrenches on bicycles. I've purchased a new set of tires and tubes, a new set of handlebar shifters, cables and housings, a new chain and some new pedals.
I stripped the bike completely down and carried the frame to the carwash to clean is throughly. The tires and tubes are changed and tomorrow I'll string the new shifter and brake cables.
I have to say I was slightly amused at what I saw at the bike shop. Grown men were bringing their wheels in to have the shop install new tires and tubes. Grown men. Good grief. When I was a kid, 8 years old, my best friend and I used to completely dissemble our bikes, including the coaster brakes, wheel and stem bearings and 3-speed hubs to clean them (with gasoline) and lubricate them — for fun. We didn't have computer games.
I mean, for cripes sake. You don't even need any tools to change a tire! I do have a set of bicycle tire irons, but I worked the back tire off the rim by using nothing more than a section of 1/4" wooden dowel. I did get my tire irons out to do the front tire, just because I could find them.
My make shift bike gantry stand.
I love twisting wrenches on bicycles. I've purchased a new set of tires and tubes, a new set of handlebar shifters, cables and housings, a new chain and some new pedals.
I stripped the bike completely down and carried the frame to the carwash to clean is throughly. The tires and tubes are changed and tomorrow I'll string the new shifter and brake cables.
I have to say I was slightly amused at what I saw at the bike shop. Grown men were bringing their wheels in to have the shop install new tires and tubes. Grown men. Good grief. When I was a kid, 8 years old, my best friend and I used to completely dissemble our bikes, including the coaster brakes, wheel and stem bearings and 3-speed hubs to clean them (with gasoline) and lubricate them — for fun. We didn't have computer games.
I mean, for cripes sake. You don't even need any tools to change a tire! I do have a set of bicycle tire irons, but I worked the back tire off the rim by using nothing more than a section of 1/4" wooden dowel. I did get my tire irons out to do the front tire, just because I could find them.
My make shift bike gantry stand.
Franko. did you buy a new seat or is that how you tough Texans ride to prevent falling off?.
John.
John.
I made a prototype knob for the guitar I am building (making all the hardware, too!):
Ripthorn, that looks great. I have a question in regards to the lamination, is the tangential wood shrinkage between the two species close enough not induce twist in the bridge? I have fixed many guitars but only built a few Martin clones (i.e. D4 etc) guitars and a couple solid body electric bass guitars but I have some Koa and curly Mesquite I would love to pair together. I have worked with some folks who were very sensitive to the action so I have shaved and tweaked bridges, necks etc. so I was concerned about pairing the two woods.
I have always enjoyed working on guitars when they were brought to my shop to be fixed but I don't play so I have to rely on the description of others when trying to fix or build which can make it challenging.
Again, looks good. Be sure to post the finished project!
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