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  1. Xyphota

    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    Chainstays were pre-bent and pre-tapered, but I did the dimpling for the tire and chainring clearance. I don’t have any good pictures at the moment, I’ll take one later if I remember lol. The seatstays were pre-tapered, but I added a 2 degree bend in them.
  2. Xyphota

    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    So I've been on a bit of a hiatus with my own frame for the last few weeks, mostly because I promised I'd get my buddy a frame by the start of June like 10 months ago, and like everything in life, everything takes longer than planned so I paused my frame progress to build his. His frame is a...
  3. Xyphota

    7” Milwaukee Delta Shaper

    That machine is beautiful! Where the heck were you 3 weeks ago when I bought my big boy shaper LOL? I don't want to speak for @phaxtris , but he may be interested in your shaper.
  4. Xyphota

    Students need to borrow a 110V capable, DC TIG welder.

    Thanks for the welder Tom! They did end up using it so you saved their butts! Of the 85 teams attending, they were on track to finish 15th I believe, but the student machined gearbox blew up towards the end of the endurance race LOL, so they missed out a few laps. The endurance race score is...
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    Xyphota's bicycle related projects

    I made a fork! I wasted probably 6 hours this weekend trying to get a mitering setup for the fork blades to work. I was thinking I could miter them simultaneously like I did with the chainstays and seatstays so I wouldn't have to measure any angles, but I could not get my mitering jig to hold...
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    Machine Machine moving

    That machine looks quite a bit more stout than a bridgeport which is 2500 lbs, this is probably 3-4000lbs? If you can find a copy of the manual, all machinery manuals should have lifting and installation instructions. This is how bridgeport moves their mills: And they lift it via slings under...
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    ML7 Lathe

    Wow good work! Are those the original belts? It looks like it took some serious effort to pull that belt tensioning lever forward. I'm not sure if its just the belts are tight/short on your lathe or if that pivot is seized, but on my previous ML7 and my now ML7R, that lever was never that...
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    Making parts to fix things

    I saw the first picture before reading your text and its telling how crap those tools can be as I knew exactly what the part was from lol. What type of knurler did you use?
  9. Xyphota

    Back Yard Hot Molten Metal Guy

    Welcome to the forum! I'm also in Calgary. Would love to see some posts about your casting on here!
  10. Xyphota

    Shaper vise - How big is too big?

    I’m not compensating for anything, I swear!
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