Pretty happy with how that turned out. I got pretty close with the hole saw and then did some hand filing. I used a hole saw size in between the upper and lower measurement of the taper. That got it pretty close and it didn’t need much hand filing.
The garage frame building journey
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Anybody build anything recently? I made a hammer for a friend yesterday. He’s always helping me out and I noticed he liked my hammer. So, I made one for him yesterday.
The head was some scrap mystery steel.
Threading m8
Turning down the replaceable hammer head to the od of the scrap steel
Mitering the handle
tacking
et voilà
The head was some scrap mystery steel.
Threading m8
Turning down the replaceable hammer head to the od of the scrap steel
Mitering the handle
tacking
et voilà
No. I been doing house remodeling stuff. Once it’s done I will get back to it.
just rode Moab which was very cool
just rode Moab which was very cool
I bought the vevor 7x16 mini lathe, this one has a 1.26” through spindle instead of 20mm that normally comes with the 7” lathes. It’s going to be a few more weeks before my knee is healed enough to even lift it onto the bench though. I bought it on the 11/11 sale on aliexpress for less than the normal 7x14 mini lathes typically go for, I wasn’t expecting it to ship from New Jersey and get here in under a week.
Nice! Lathes are so practical for bikes and other stuff.
Just found an old link to PP frame construction in Taiwan, I know it's not mine or a garage build but not too many companies link frame building shots.
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The new ones are made in France, Forestal does the back ends, not sure if they do the front.
Have a glimpse on the Shan nº5 production stages
Want to know all the secrets of the Shan nº5 fabrication? We invite you in the production backstage in Taïwan where we spent all the winter to ensure a perfect quality. From tubes butting to forming, from welding jig fabrication, to tube mitering, from welding tubes, aligning, painting… to its...
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A guy from Banshee showed a small bit of Pacific Cycles back in the day. I think there was a more recent one too - could see other brands frames being made up.Just found an old link to PP frame construction in Taiwan, I know it's not mine or a garage build but not too many companies link frame building shots.
The new ones are made in France, Forestal does the back ends, not sure if they do the front.Have a glimpse on the Shan nº5 production stages
Want to know all the secrets of the Shan nº5 fabrication? We invite you in the production backstage in Taïwan where we spent all the winter to ensure a perfect quality. From tubes butting to forming, from welding jig fabrication, to tube mitering, from welding tubes, aligning, painting… to its...
I wish I could remember, but there was a good site a few years ago, that you could look up basically any company and see where all their shipments were coming from overseas. It was interesting..
This guy is getting after it.
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Thesis project: Machining a full suspension enduro bike
I had one course during my studies where I did like 4 setups and had probably 15 minutes of machine time so basically no experience. But I was instantly hooked from the first press of that magical cycle start button!
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Nah, anti-vibration stickers.
I’ve been working on a new frame lately. Here are some pics of then new build.
Ready for some tack welds.
Ready for some tack welds.
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I got that last frame back from the painter and built it up. It’s a little longer, has a tapered head tube and a lower starting lev ratio.
Why the brass bolt? Its not bendy?
Exactly. It’s just a washer on a steel bolt.
That miter on the x tube looks tricky. Did you creep your way up to the final fitup? Did the other one fail or you wanted to attempt the x challenge? Looks sweet!
It failed. Tube was too thin. I knew it. Put in a thicker TT
It was a huge PITA to make. I creep up on it.
It was a huge PITA to make. I creep up on it.
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Well it looks cool! Nice work on the miter. I’d like to try something like that.
Here are a few more pics of my last frame.
How many triangles have you made so far?
Around 10 and an ebike. Some of them just looked like a bike frame though. It took me a while to learn how to weld and miter properly.
The first 2 were sketchy and got retired. Also, I cut up some of the short ones from the beginning to harvest the seat tube assemblies to make new ones. In addition, I changed geometry and suspension each time. The latest ones have different geo and suspension so I like them a lot more than earlier versions. The welds and general construction are a lot nicer too.. The last one I just finished is better in every way than all the ones before.
I‘m enjoying this hobby and seeing progress so it’s motivating. My wife, brother and trail building buddy get to ride the extra ones too.
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Give the first 2 to local kids and a go pro, express you get all rights to footage. Just saying!
Your stuff has come a lot way since those first attempts! Latest stuff looks awesome. Just doing geometry refinements at this point? Got any plans to give rear triangles a go?
Thanks Adventurous!
The latest ones have longer reach, longer chain stays, slightly steeper head angle and a lower starting leverage ratio. One is for an enduro build and the other DH build. Shock extender allows for a 205x65 to reduce the travel to 170 on the enduro build.
Plans? Nothing precise really. It’s a hobby and I like learning the welding and machining stuff. I’ve mostly only worked with wood and some laminates in the past so metal is kinda new to me.
There are some process and technical solutions to making the pieces that are much better only recently. Figuring out ways to do things more precisely and easier is something I’d like to improve. I made some new parts for the frame jig yesterday and saw where I can improve some more things. Making parts to make parts is also part of the fun for me.
I don’t have any plans for a rear end anytime soon. Making a steel rear end is a lot harder than a front triangle regarding stiffness and weight for a full suspension design. Devlin on Instagram is making a pretty cool steel fsr bike but with a tube linkage and a steel rear end. https://www.instagram.com/p/C27KtBgReDJ/?igsh=amJnd3I2bmdibzUw.
This one got converted into enduro duty yesterday. It’s low and long but with a steeper head angle than the others. Feels very nice a little steeper.
