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jonnytheleyther on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
So impressed, my mrs has a degree in Engineering Design and Technology and CAD was what she loved, she even did a little bit of CAD work on designing a Unicycle so she's blown away by it too.
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Northwind on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Loving this... I see you've deviated from the One True Glue Stick, purple elmers glue, do you find it makes a difference?
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Thankyou all for the kind comments, glad someone finds my rambling interesting. Loving this... I see you've deviated from the One True Glue Stick, purple elmers glue, do you find it makes a difference?...
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Northwind on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Yeah, I spent ages mucking about til I realised all I really needed was the right temperature on the bed and the height and settings just right. I mostly use purple glue straight on the bed but every...
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bigdean on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Right pictures of shaped metal as promised.As mentioned I've widened the rear pivot by 10mm so made a spacer.Here's the mandrel as normal.And here it is with the spacer.Now epoxy is sticky stuff so to...
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Your garage must be man cave heaven bigdean.
View ArticletooFATtoRIDE on "Family-friendly bike-carrying camper build"
Hi, can someone give me a short lecture on how to add extra seats to a campervan conversion, both from the technical/mechanical requirements point of view but also from the legal point of view (getting...
View Articletomaso on "Family-friendly bike-carrying camper build"
My XLWB Ducati maxi extra high roof camper weighed in with full tanks etc at 2.9 tonnes. I drove down to the local scrap dealers and they weighed it for me.
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tooFATtoRIDE: If you're still looking, go to https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/210809/changes-to-seatbelt-installations-guide.pdf , scroll down to page 9 and...
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bigdean on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Another updateThe new swingarm was glued together ready for the first layer of carbon just to hold everything in place. The a mishap i kind of left it near a heater turned up to high and it warped.So...
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bigdean on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
So again print out bits, this time though had a little experiment with hollow parts and some with infill.The hollow part is only a few grams lighter but way too flexible to be of any use. A spot the...
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Also been playing with the camera. here's a vid of the swing arm fitting together.[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HD6NITZeoU&t=9s[/video]
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FunkyDunc on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Fantastic ! How many £1,000's have you spent so far though ?
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bigdean on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Fantastic ! How many £1,000's have you spent so far though ? Not in the £1000's but if you dont count you can't say
View Articlemolgrips on "DIY Carbon full suss- attempt"
Good thread.Any of you carbon fibre fabbers want to make me something really simple? Possible product to be made?
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