Agemax
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i could, but i am interested in Petes thread
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Back on the topic... picked up a 1200 x 400 x 2.5mm thick piece of aluminium yesterday. 3mm would've been better, but all they had as an offcut was 2.5mm which should be thick enough I would think.
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Started it today
Started it today
Forgot about this thread!
Got a start on it today:
Yes, it's a horrid way to cut the holes out, but the only method I could think of at the time, and yes my wrist is not happy about the hacksawing and filing...
I ran out of time and my wrist was hurting too much to continue today, and I've left the corners of the hole on purpose so I can use a round file to try to get rounded corners so it looks a little nicer.
Anyway, I'll use this pipe to bend it once I've finished cutting the holes out:
Hoping this turns out ok first time around because I don't know that my wrist would cope with cutting and filing all that a second or third time...
Started it today
Forgot about this thread!
Got a start on it today:
Yes, it's a horrid way to cut the holes out, but the only method I could think of at the time, and yes my wrist is not happy about the hacksawing and filing...
I ran out of time and my wrist was hurting too much to continue today, and I've left the corners of the hole on purpose so I can use a round file to try to get rounded corners so it looks a little nicer.
Anyway, I'll use this pipe to bend it once I've finished cutting the holes out:
Hoping this turns out ok first time around because I don't know that my wrist would cope with cutting and filing all that a second or third time...
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Forgot to update this last night... getting close to done if I can figure out a good way to bend it.
Marked out properly where to bend and marked the holes for the mounting bolts, but I only realised I hadn't marked them just before I finished for the evening so I haven't drilled them yet.
I was going to bend like this but it won't conform nicely to the pipe like this and I tried this just before realising I hadn't marked or drilled the mounting holes:
My thought at the moment is to set something up with a gap of about 30mm and use the clamps to "pull" the pipe down on the plate into the gap which to my mind says it should form nicely to the pipe shape.
It might not work but I hope it will and most of all I hope it bends it right so I don't have to start again.
Once I get the shape right I can then work out the mudguard mounting and round off all the edges properly so it looks a little neater. So far I've just run a file around to get the sharp bits off.
As to final finish, I'd love the brushed look, so I'll have to figure out how to achieve that. I think it's just fine sandpaper in one direction but not sure.
Marked out properly where to bend and marked the holes for the mounting bolts, but I only realised I hadn't marked them just before I finished for the evening so I haven't drilled them yet.
I was going to bend like this but it won't conform nicely to the pipe like this and I tried this just before realising I hadn't marked or drilled the mounting holes:
My thought at the moment is to set something up with a gap of about 30mm and use the clamps to "pull" the pipe down on the plate into the gap which to my mind says it should form nicely to the pipe shape.
It might not work but I hope it will and most of all I hope it bends it right so I don't have to start again.
Once I get the shape right I can then work out the mudguard mounting and round off all the edges properly so it looks a little neater. So far I've just run a file around to get the sharp bits off.
As to final finish, I'd love the brushed look, so I'll have to figure out how to achieve that. I think it's just fine sandpaper in one direction but not sure.
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For better or worse it's done:
I need to take a file to the mounting holes as they're too far apart by about 1mm or so, but other than that it looks to be not too bad.
The only concern is if I've introduced an issue with fork travel where the guard will hit the bottom triple clamp and will it pinch the tacho cable?
Should be able to do something with the tacho cable and I can always knock some off the bottom of the brace to lower it somewhat.
Agemax, it didn't work out to be a work of art, but it seems to be functional at least...
I need to take a file to the mounting holes as they're too far apart by about 1mm or so, but other than that it looks to be not too bad.
The only concern is if I've introduced an issue with fork travel where the guard will hit the bottom triple clamp and will it pinch the tacho cable?
Should be able to do something with the tacho cable and I can always knock some off the bottom of the brace to lower it somewhat.
Agemax, it didn't work out to be a work of art, but it seems to be functional at least...
Agemax
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hey Pete it looks good, are you gonna paint it or polish it? i would lower it a couple of inches, would give more fender clearance and better ridgity(?)......ridgididity????For better or worse it's done:
I need to take a file to the mounting holes as they're too far apart by about 1mm or so, but other than that it looks to be not too bad.
The only concern is if I've introduced an issue with fork travel where the guard will hit the bottom triple clamp and will it pinch the tacho cable?
Should be able to do something with the tacho cable and I can always knock some off the bottom of the brace to lower it somewhat.
Agemax, it didn't work out to be a work of art, but it seems to be functional at least...
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Thanks mate! I'm quite shocked it turned out ok...
I'm thinking brushed... once I figure out how to do that...
I'm thinking brushed... once I figure out how to do that...
Agemax
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just wet flat it with some medium wet and dry, use different grits till you get the look you likeThanks mate! I'm quite shocked it turned out ok...
I'm thinking brushed... once I figure out how to do that...
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Cool, that simple hey? Nice! I can even do that quietly at night 
I'll give it a go once I've sorted the guard mounting out.
I'll give it a go once I've sorted the guard mounting out.
