WANTED: Someone with a lathe!

[integerspin]

They look good.
I have a Matsuura, yet to be used as I am fitting modern electrics.
Never having even seen a cnc machine apart from the 3.8 tons of iron
in the corner of my garage I have no idea how you go about parts like those?
Any chance you could take some pics while machining a part, one of the yokes would be ideal?

 

[Chute55uk]

Loving the yokes How many axis were they made on? the fat things looks very similar to some of our assessments although not as cool

 

[Rampage]

Thanks very much, it fits perfect

 

[gtRTSdh]

Back on topic.

You'd have to be nuts to consider making a steerer from solid. Buy pipe, skim as and where required!

Kinda what I thought I was considering the bulge at the bottom I'm sure that's put there under pressure rather than machined and I would be worried about the strength, steerers are cromo right?

LOL a lot of steerers are made of lots of things, notably Aluminium which is not the strongest metal on the planet. The grain structure would be better if made from a decent grade of pipe than if made from a solid bar.

 

[mikee]

just heat treat it before finish machining if your concerned about that
6061 T6 or similar is fine

 

[unkleGsif]

Jeez... ive heard the one about Too Many Cooks, but is there one about Too Many Engineers? :roll:

Maybe you should all CNC or lathe up some buns or handbags


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[Chute55uk]

Jeez... ive heard the one about Too Many Cooks, but is there one about Too Many Engineers? :roll:

Maybe you should all CNC or lathe up some buns or handbags


G

LOL titanium courier bags ftw

 

[mikee]

Loving the yokes How many axis were they made on? the fat things looks very similar to some of our assessments although not as cool

the yoke is for a set of MC suspenders forks ,the proper ones on the right
its cracked

done on a 3 axis bridgeport interact with a bit of clever programming

the fat badges were done on a home made 3 axis gantry router that i built a few years ago

 

[Gruff]

i qute often make steerers from solid
from alloy
or steel
you have to remember that a bicycle is a simple machine
so most parts are easy made

its all easy if you know how

How much to make me a steerer for my Z2 'zocchi's :?: steel or ally, not bothered which

 

[Rampage]

I can't remember who made this for me now!
I need something else making up.
It's an aheadset spacer but much thicker.
Anyone interested?