Tools - Show Me Your DIY Tools

[27motorhead]

Great thread! Here’s some tools I made back in the early 90s as a teenager and still going strong today:

TOP (Left to right)
Chain keeper made from a spoke
Freehub injector tool to clean/purge and regrease freehubs
Simple tube scavenged and cut to length for added oomph/leverage for Allen keys
Quick homemade freewheel tool to remove brothers BMX freewheel

BOTTOM
x2 chain whips using left over chain and 6mm plate.
x1 chain whip from tubular steel with pressed end and poorly knurled handle (knurling tool was knackered!) and left over chain

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Teak and mahogany wheel jig and tools....

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...but what about atmospheric moisture warping the wood out of spec? Kidding. I like it. Nice job. I like the static arm then the plate with the markings on the bottom next to your sliding arm. Pretty neat!

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Mech hanger straighteners seem to be a favourite here. I made mine from a dead M750 rear mech and a strip of ally extrusion. Wind it in and rotate the strip around the rim to check clearance. Any adjustment can be made with a long allen key in the mounting bolt and a bit of persuasion in the right direction. View attachment 769890

That is Mad Max looking. Nice work and idea!

 

[MuchAlohaNui]

Great thread! Here’s some tools I made back in the early 90s as a teenager and still going strong today:

TOP (Left to right)
Chain keeper made from a spoke
Freehub injector tool to clean/purge and regrease freehubs
Simple tube scavenged and cut to length for added oomph/leverage for Allen keys
Quick homemade freewheel tool to remove brothers BMX freewheel

BOTTOM
x2 chain whips using left over chain and 6mm plate.
x1 chain whip from tubular steel with pressed end and poorly knurled handle (knurling tool was knackered!) and left over chain

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Very nice!

 

[Tootyred]

The hanger bolt is just fine pitch standard m10 x 1 bolt.....bolt and 4 nuts about a quid from the local fastener shop.

Just incase anyone wants to make one...

 

[novocaine]

The hanger bolt is just fine pitch standard m10 x 1 bolt.....bolt and 4 nuts about a quid from the local fastener shop.

Just incase anyone wants to make one...

But I had a axle spare, soooooo.

 

[chickendrumsticks]

Posted this before -- my headset press. You can get really cheap, better ones on eBay, but I was impatient and made it from what was available. Works just fine. View attachment 769786

Can it be used for removal as well?

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Can it be used for removal as well?

Pressed in cups can usually be driven out with a thick dowell and a few persuasive taps with a hammer

 

[chickendrumsticks]

I knocked these up. On the "out" tool the washer that does the work is like a rectangle with rounded corners, allowing it to slip into the head tube at the same time spanning the full width of the cup on 2 sides when in position. This helps ease the cup out evenly. tap and rotate a bit, tap and rotate a bit more... The smaller washer keeps the tool vertical.
The "in" tool is more straightforward. The small washer goes in first to help even out the pressure. Tap, tap, tap. Bingo!

 

[Dr Dremel]

Great thread idea! Here´s my Ghetto Belt Sander™ for that factory brushed Ti finish. Made from 2 hole saws and Scotchbrite/duct tape belts.