This page is for various small items that have
been made. Nothing big nor too specific but things that needed to
be done. There are a few more items to be added when I get
pictures.
I bought a
1992 Klein Rascal
that came with Bullseye wheels. The collars on the hub could not
be removed. The set screw was steel and even though the collar
itself was aluminum, the set screw had corroeded couldn't be taken
off. It was soaked in pentrating oil for weeks and it didn't come
off and applying heat, while often effective, would probably cause too
much damage. Eventually the screw's allen heads got stripped, so
I machined a new set of collars. Easy enough.
Needed a few new end caps for a bike rack and
the caps were $14 for four. They really weren't that well
designed and over the years allowed a slight bit of water to seep in
and rust the bars and bubble to coating. So, I made some end caps
on the lathe. They fit much tighter and I got to some experience
with materials other than aluminum and steel. This type of
plastic cuts so easily on the lathe. It's nice to work with