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This was sposed to be finished yesterday, but load shedding cut 5hrs out of my welding and grinding time. 
Anyhow, a small furnace dolly with a cam action lift and open lid.
Anyhow, a small furnace dolly with a cam action lift and open lid.
This was sposed to be finished yesterday, but load shedding cut 5hrs out of my welding and grinding time.
Anyhow, a small furnace dolly with a cam action lift and open lid.
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What a pity you're not in JHB, as I'd be calling on you for Ally and Copper stock
Sadly Im going to rub it in as well.
The cast ally machines very nicely too.
Grrrrrrrrrr ... I really didn't want to hear that
Grrrrrrrrrr ... I really didn't want to hear that
Just a thought ... Why not have a look at casting some of the common Japanese Off road bike clutch and brake levers
I go through at least one a month
and they're becoming rather pricey with the rand going south 
Just a thought ... Why not have a look at casting some of the common Japanese Off road bike clutch and brake levers
I go through at least one a month
You are not supposed to chew on them when standing for more than a minute...
LMAO ... there is admittedly some grinding of teeth too on occasion
The general consensus at tracks is that you're not pushing hard enough if you're not falling off, and more often than not, the first item(s) to take a beating when you fall off, are them levers
Just thought of another easy-peasy casting job for you @blujeenz ... Make up a mould of a cricket ball and cast that in solid ally ... then file two flats top and bottom, and tap the top with an M7*0.5
You then enlist the services of @DarthBranMuffin to buff it up nicely, before sending it on to me as a build stand
I'll of course take one for the team and test it indefinitely
You then enlist the services of @DarthBranMuffin to buff it up nicely, before sending it on to me as a build stand
I'll of course take one for the team and test it indefinitely
Making the pattern is a time consuming business, I had 3 of my own that I melted, but before they went into the furnace I had a squiz as to how they were made. Seems to be a 2 part affair and some finicky machining, at the moment a bit out of my experience level.Just a thought ... Why not have a look at casting some of the common Japanese Off road bike clutch and brake levers
I go through at least one a month
The upside is that I find a lot of bike levers at the scrapyard.
Just a thought, I installed hand guards on my Enfield and broken levers are a thing of the past for me.
Making the pattern is a time consuming business, I had 3 of my own that I melted, but before they went into the furnace I had a squiz as to how they were made. Seems to be a 2 part affair and some finicky machining, at the moment a bit out of my experience level.
The upside is that I find a lot of bike levers at the scrapyard.
Just a thought, I installed hand guards on my Enfield and broken levers are a thing of the past for me.
I'm sure making a mould / pattern is no easy task, and ... for a man of your skills ... challenging, and not insurmountable, to which I eagerly await further updates on your progress
... in the meantime, I'll continue breaking levers to provide you with raw materials As to your hand guards ... GET RID OF THEM ASAP!
If you come off over your handlebars, they will trap your hands, and you will literally snap your hands clean off at the wrist ...
They should have been banned years ago!
I'm sure making a mould / pattern is no easy task, and ... for a man of your skills ... challenging, and not insurmountable, to which I eagerly await further updates on your progress
As to your hand guards ... GET RID OF THEM ASAP!
If you come off over your handlebars, they will trap your hands, and you will literally snap your hands clean off at the wrist ...
They should have been banned years ago!
Bro, let me just butter him up quick, you'll thank me later.
Have you seen @blujeenz 's work? Bro that man is talented and skilled. You had to see him cast his trolley wheels, amazing!
Get a move on buttering them dammit! ... I neeeeeeeeeeed them levers
... and yes indeed, I have seen some of his work here on the forum, hence my erm "suggestions"
Get a move on buttering them dammit! ... I neeeeeeeeeeed them levers
You should check his instructables. There's so muchore to this great guy than what we see here. His got his own following too.
Really?
... Please post a link here, as I'd love to take a peek, (and I'm sure others too)
@Resistance thanks for the buttering bro, I have salt, just need some popcorn.
@Intuthu Kagesi my Instructables link, https://www.instructables.com/member/petercd/
I angled my guards downwards so the top of the guards is level with my knuckles.
I T-boned a car and flew over his roof, but not before I crushed my finger tip between his car window and my handle bar, couldnt use my right hand to wipe my butt for a year. Hence my wanting the guards.
@Intuthu Kagesi my Instructables link, https://www.instructables.com/member/petercd/
I angled my guards downwards so the top of the guards is level with my knuckles.
I T-boned a car and flew over his roof, but not before I crushed my finger tip between his car window and my handle bar, couldnt use my right hand to wipe my butt for a year. Hence my wanting the guards.
Eina!@Resistance thanks for the buttering bro, I have salt, just need some popcorn.
@Intuthu Kagesi my Instructables link, https://www.instructables.com/member/petercd/
I angled my guards downwards so the top of the guards is level with my knuckles.
I T-boned a car and flew over his roof, but not before I crushed my finger tip between his car window and my handle bar, couldnt use my right hand to wipe my butt for a year. Hence my wanting the guards.
Don't forget to vote! Whoo hoo!Really?
Redneck weber build. Anyone else use their sink to cook food?
Regards
Regards
@Resistance thanks for the buttering bro, I have salt, just need some popcorn.
@Intuthu Kagesi my Instructables link, https://www.instructables.com/member/petercd/
I angled my guards downwards so the top of the guards is level with my knuckles.
I T-boned a car and flew over his roof, but not before I crushed my finger tip between his car window and my handle bar, couldnt use my right hand to wipe my butt for a year. Hence my wanting the guards.
LMAO at the buttering ... and nothing wrong with a lil' acknowledgement from time to time BTW ... If you're good, you're good!
Thanks for the link ... I'm gonna go take me a lil' peek
On to the hand guards ... I'll take a pic or 20 of my bikes tomorrow, (aint going to my bike garage now ... it's almost la la time), and you'll see that none of my bikes have them.
In my 50 odd years of racing I've never used them, nor have most, (if not all), of the guys that have been around the block a few times either ... it's generally only the newbies and youngsters that use em', as they have fallen foul of the sales guys eager to add on them "extras" to the sale.
I get that you're wary of injuring yourself again, and that you want some protection, aaaaand ... I'm still very wary of them guards, having witnessed some horrific sh## with them, (thankfully not me) ... anyhooooooo ... moving on swiftly ... lemme go check your link
Awesome project. We didn't Weber it we used the full sink as a complete braai stand with a his and hers matching table. We were going to make a smoker ,but never got that far.
I just had a quick peek ... VERY IMPRESSIVE INDEED!Really?
... You are officially worse than me To any forum members reading this post ... Pay the site https://www.instructables.com/member/petercd/ a visit!
LMAO at the buttering ... and nothing wrong with a lil' acknowledgement from time to time BTW ... If you're good, you're good!
Thanks for the link ... I'm gonna go take me a lil' peek
On to the hand guards ... I'll take a pic or 20 of my bikes tomorrow, (aint going to my bike garage now ... it's almost la la time), and you'll see that none of my bikes have them.
In my 50 odd years of racing I've never used them, nor have most, (if not all), of the guys that have been around the block a few times either ... it's generally only the newbies and youngsters that use em', as they have fallen foul of the sales guys eager to add on them "extras" to the sale.
I get that you're wary of injuring yourself again, and that you want some protection, aaaaand ... I'm still very wary of them guards, having witnessed some horrific sh## with them, (thankfully not me) ... anyhooooooo ... moving on swiftly ... lemme go check your link
As promised, herewith a pic of my bike garage ... Not a handguard in site
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