tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post6535020454745492370..comments2023-08-30T11:18:33.021+02:00Comments on The accidental hermit: BrazenUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-78832895801257445272011-06-01T00:33:24.623+02:002011-06-01T00:33:24.623+02:00I like that orange Bahco fine metal cutting saw. K...I like that orange Bahco fine metal cutting saw. Keep one in portable tool box always. Not as hefty as my bench sized hacksaw but very effective. It is great to see other mechanical people using their wits and simple means to solve a practical problem. The older I get the more I appreciate basic constructs made from what is on hand. A "lost wax-jewelry-grade" masterpiece isn't needed for many of the things we work on. We'd have to polish everything with Simichrome if we did that. Won't take issue with your axle nuts having incomplete purchase on the axle, since you aren't warranteeing it for anyone else to rely on.Eileen A. Brodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15755750337175215845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-64379832878922936392011-05-03T20:21:50.523+02:002011-05-03T20:21:50.523+02:00Nice.Nice.Gunnar Berghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451985764040900726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-27646122275864351312011-04-29T19:38:17.970+02:002011-04-29T19:38:17.970+02:00Workbike Andy, very observant! Yes, the one place ...Workbike Andy, <i>very</i> observant! Yes, the one place I know of that normally stocks that little thingamajig to fasten the wire finally got a new shipment! <br /><br />And yes, it will be interesting to see when racks come back in style. You know somethings's wrong when you hear about people who don't buy groceries on their way home from work "because I bicycle to work today".Northmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655788565660714552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-10589098678142745732011-04-29T19:20:57.686+02:002011-04-29T19:20:57.686+02:00That's a great idea which I'll now steal a...That's a great idea which I'll now steal and keep in reserve until someone comes into the shop wanting us to fit a luggage rack on their supermarket special mountain bike. I anticipate more people doing this as oil prices rise and people need bikes to transport stuff.<br /><br />Or maybe we're all so used to having solutions dropped on us they won't know how to imagine such an idea.<br /><br />Thanks for showing us your Towns Bike: it's a handsome machine. It looks like you fixed the problem with the hub brake cable. Is this the case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-55047943303102656822011-04-29T12:25:17.530+02:002011-04-29T12:25:17.530+02:00I suggest this as your next upgrade: http://www.de...I suggest this as your next upgrade: http://www.designspongeonline.com/2011/04/bicycle-wine-rack.htmlReidarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961092940881180362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-25082585842735887042011-04-29T07:18:52.516+02:002011-04-29T07:18:52.516+02:00Great wee idea there, that bike looks aceGreat wee idea there, that bike looks acecoastkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06722983165386248189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-68129541004019381092011-04-28T16:45:05.076+02:002011-04-28T16:45:05.076+02:00Argh! Now that you mention it, I should have had a...Argh! Now that you mention it, I should have had a small hole on either side of the big one, one to accomodate the fender. Improving on a job tolerably well done, however, is not my strongest point. <br /><br />Thanka for that part about threads and tension. I found myself wondering a lot about that but not everybody seems interested in discussing this.Northmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655788565660714552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4844065586392095541.post-47203995340435151642011-04-28T16:36:42.394+02:002011-04-28T16:36:42.394+02:00That is how I made the rear rack fit the front of ...That is how I made the rear rack fit the front of my homemade cargo bike. I worried at first that the adapter would turn under load but it has not and it has been throughly tested. You might try fitting the fender stay to where the rack is attached but that might pull the fender into the wheel. You would need some unsightly washers however.<br />I have read that the first two threads carry the tension on a nut and the rest don't count. I have a number of half nuts and not one has every given me trouble. <br />As for locktight I have used nail polish, silicone and spray glue (the kind used to fix a sanding pad to a disk) with acceptable results. Usually I don't bother with anything because when I get through with my torque wrench it is not going anywhere.<br />Nice bracket. It's way better looking than mine.Oldfoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14688289425207257034noreply@blogger.com