Specialized Rockhopper saga

[27motorhead]

Nice work! Are you making the tabs yourself or are you buying and chopping them up? I think it's the later. Also are you MIG welding these on?

Love the Frankenhopper name!

Nice seatpost puller too. Always keep meaning to make one of these!

 

[Lostcause]

Nice work! Are you making the tabs yourself or are you buying and chopping them up? I think it's the later. Also are you MIG welding these on?

Love the Frankenhopper name!

Nice seatpost puller too. Always keep meaning to make one of these!

Thankyou very much. Yeah I make the tabs myself, I’ve rescued a lifetimes supply of 5 and 6 mm plate steel from the skip at work. I clamp a caliper to the disc and then cut up some cardboard until I’m happy or run out of patience then use that as a template for the steel.
I have mig welded them on before and managed to keep the welds neat but a friend of mine Tig welds them on now for me. I asked him how much he would charge to weld the tabs on and he reckons £30 so it’s not too pricey.
£15 for paint so less than £50 for a disc mod, well minus all the bolt on parts lol

That seatpost puller was an absolute beast lol I’ve only got a small shed so unfortunately it’s back in the skip at work where its bits are from. I don’t know where you are from but if it’s still in the skip and you want it you can have it but collection from Stockton I’m afraid.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

I clamp a caliper to the disc and then cut up some cardboard until I’m happy or run out of patience then use that as a template for the steel.

You get results when you use CAD: Cardboard Aided Design

 

[27motorhead]

You get results when you use CAD: Cardboard Aided Design

Paul Brodie has used that line a few times in his usual deadpan manner!

 

[27motorhead]

Thankyou very much. Yeah I make the tabs myself, I’ve rescued a lifetimes supply of 5 and 6 mm plate steel from the skip at work. I clamp a caliper to the disc and then cut up some cardboard until I’m happy or run out of patience then use that as a template for the steel.
I have mig welded them on before and managed to keep the welds neat but a friend of mine Tig welds them on now for me. I asked him how much he would charge to weld the tabs on and he reckons £30 so it’s not too pricey.
£15 for paint so less than £50 for a disc mod, well minus all the bolt on parts lol

That seatpost puller was an absolute beast lol I’ve only got a small shed so unfortunately it’s back in the skip at work where its bits are from. I don’t know where you are from but if it’s still in the skip and you want it you can have it but collection from Stockton I’m afraid.

Good stuff. I love making stuff. Couldn't quite tell if it was neatly MIG'd or not due to the filing/grinding. Nice work.

Shame you can't keep the puller due to space. I'm miles away in South Wales, but @The History Man might be interested as I'm sure he's closer. One day I'll get around to making one. It's on the never ending list in my head!

 

[The History Man]

Thankyou very much. Yeah I make the tabs myself, I’ve rescued a lifetimes supply of 5 and 6 mm plate steel from the skip at work. I clamp a caliper to the disc and then cut up some cardboard until I’m happy or run out of patience then use that as a template for the steel.
I have mig welded them on before and managed to keep the welds neat but a friend of mine Tig welds them on now for me. I asked him how much he would charge to weld the tabs on and he reckons £30 so it’s not too pricey.
£15 for paint so less than £50 for a disc mod, well minus all the bolt on parts lol

That seatpost puller was an absolute beast lol I’ve only got a small shed so unfortunately it’s back in the skip at work where its bits are from. I don’t know where you are from but if it’s still in the skip and you want it you can have it but collection from Stockton I’m afraid.

Can you retrieve it? I work in Fairfield Stockton and have a stuck post!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lostcause]

Yes no problem, I’m sure it’ll still be there. I’ll have it by Friday

 

[Lostcause]

Won’t be needing these posts so simply unscrew with my favourite 28 tpi junior screwdriver….

 

[Lostcause]

Then screw in the hose guide and beautification bolt for the other side….

 

[Lostcause]

This is my first attempt at a paint repair, although the shade is wrong and there’s an obvious line where I tried to conserve the decals I’m happy enough with that. Can’t be too precious, it is a do it all Frankenhopper after all.
I fancy going to the York cycle festival next weekend and I’d like to take this but no time left to get it together how it will stay so a temporary single speed build perhaps …