Yeti build thread. Not in the wrong section.

[LumPi Panda]

Pedals. Wish I'd taken some pictures of these unpainted with the SPD mechanism in.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Who doesn't love having a new bike to build? Everything primed and ready for paint.

But next...


wheel building.

 

[Spankyfart]

FML, this is sick.
Your skills are amazing sir.

 

[Corduroyboy]

Who are you trying to fool? You've got a massive oversize ruler and you've painted a few spare parts with a few tins of primer. Either that or you are certifiably, insanely, stupendously, unbelievably, sickeningly talented. Yes, much easier to accept the massive oversize ruler theory. And a massive fake hand earlier on.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Thanks everybody for the kind words.

Who are you trying to fool? You've got a massive oversize ruler and you've painted a few spare parts with a few tins of primer. Either that or you are certifiably, insanely, stupendously, unbelievably, sickeningly talented. Yes, much easier to accept the massive oversize ruler theory. And a massive fake hand earlier on.

Nice try, but the truth is actually more simple than that...

 

[LumPi Panda]

I feel a sense of immense shame admitting this part.

Having decided not to use any 3D printing, or "cheating" as I call it, I confess that I did print the grips.
I wanted to turn them out of aluminium tube, but that meant buying a 0.5mm knurling tool; £30 for a crap one, about £120 for a good one.
Seeing as the chances of having to knurl something this scale ever again were somewhat slim, I couldn't bring myself to justify the expense.
So I cheated.


Modelled in CAD.


Sliced in Chitubox.


Printed in resin.

There, I've confessed it.

And I'm sorry.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Pretty much everything else was built properly. Flat sheet of plastic, laser cutter, glue and filler.
For example, this is how a front mech starts life.

 

[LumPi Panda]

Final dry fit before paint. The wheels are just loosely laced together with a continuous length of monofilament fishing line. The proper wheels will have individual spokes.
Stay tuned, that's up next.

 

[benjabbi]

This is definitely my Bike Of The Year so far. So cool, your work is outstanding! I'll let you off for the grips
Can't wait to see the wheels and of course, the end result. Well done!

 

[LumPi Panda]

Hubs, obviously.
Turned the shells out of chemiwood, laser cut acrylic flanges as above. Whole lot airbrushed over with a coat of black acrylic paint, graphics are waterslide transfers, then flashed over with a drop of gloss.


The slots seen previously in the rim layers have been drilled out. Spoke nipples made of brass tube are poked through from the outside. The white jig ensures they all stick out the right amount.