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  1. painly

    Back into it... sorta...maybe a bit.

    Bevan, I remember there being a program that you entered the tube diameter and angle and it would give the shape to be printed , cut out and wrapped around the tube so a line could be drawn and then cut. Imo a file in addition to your hack saw or cut off wheel is necessary.
  2. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    Thanks Peter, The area can be prone to corrosion. Usually the metals used are blackened in some way to prevent this. That was my original thinking with 416. I'm not sure if it would be a bike problem but it would be nice insurance to not have to worry about it. This 303 looks interesting. I...
  3. painly

    yallos from victoria

    I got you beat here in saskatoon. I can almost see Windsor from my window. From one new member to another; welcome. ps, I used to live in Vic, for about a year - 2005/06. Worked Kabuki cab at night and House of Tools during the day!
  4. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    Thanks for the real-world example, Brian. Was this replacing a through type hollow axle? A friend of mine has broken two of the stock 7xxx aluminum ones on his enduro bike.
  5. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    I have been looking a bit more into it...here is where I am. Dia is 3/4in to allow for cadence drive teeth machining. Locally - steelmet supply. o1 in 3ft sections = $83.94 4140 htsr per ft = $6.75 (don't carry normalized) metal pros had good selection and pricing, but with cutting and...
  6. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    Thanks for your analysis and heads up about KBC, Peter. being confined to dimensions is an issue and one of the reasons modern mountain bikes use different BB spindle designs. I cannot retrofit a different design without serious rework of the internal cadence gear. So I am going to stick with...
  7. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    Sorry for no dimensions, I couldn't tell you length off the top of my head, maybe 150mm, the diameter is 15mm. Hi John I have emailed them direct and didn't receive a response. This kit had a hall sensor go faulty around 100km in as well. I couldn't have told you what a hall sensor was before...
  8. painly

    Bicycle bottom bracket spindle material choice.

    What I have come up with for suitable materials are 4340 or 4140, or in stainless, 416. But to get the properties desirable, these materials need heat treatment. This is the conundrum I am faced with, without a furnace. My question is whether or not there is a machinable, on kiddy machines...
  9. painly

    Back into it... sorta...maybe a bit.

    Hey Pete, "The Beast" looks just that! I like it. For most of my miters I used a machined tool post of sorts that fit on the lathe. Maybe I will dig it out tomorrow and post a pic. If I recall correctly, I did some fancy interlocking v-block stuff so I could get 4 points of contact on the tube...
  10. painly

    What to look for in a Welder?

    I have had my Campbell Hausfeld 110v 130 amp mig for 23 years now and have put likely around 100 rolls of 2lb wire through it. Now it is in its 3rd whip, but the machine keeps ticking. I love it for its portability and simplicity. I ran gas on it for a few years but have learned to love it as a...
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