Might have to take you up on that, though last time a mini pulled in the drive, some of my outside parts stash came up missing =p I'll work on my vroom vroom sounds to better test the suspension =)ridesolo said:Looks great. Pretty soon you'll have a roller! I'll come down with a length of rope and tow you around the neighborhood behind the Mini. You'll have to supply your own "vroom, vroom." though.
Yeah, a good machine shop makes this hobby much easier for sure. I don't get to make the fancy billet parts like when I worked there, but I'm still thankful that I can still roll in there on lunch break and get a little government work done here and there.Tune-A-Fish said:Yeah, I wish I had a good machine shop connection, so many things could be so much better... gonna have to work on that here.
hurco550 said:Yeah, a good machine shop makes this hobby much easier for sure. I don't get to make the fancy billet parts like when I worked there, but I'm still thankful that I can still roll in there on lunch break and get a little government work done here and there.
I hear ya, but such is true with any shop equipment. I have a neighbor that will let me use his chanel locks anytime I want for free, but I would rather spend $20 and have my own to use when I need em. Bummer there is such a big difference between $20 and $2000 ha. I will bet you though that if you buy a mill or a lathe (or a combo), you will use it for more than a few spacers and such, you will soon have a fully custom machined bikeTune-A-Fish said:For sure, I had to pay $40 (worth it) and drive back and forth wait two days bla bla bla for a shop to take a few thousandths off a pivot race, but too spend a few grand on a lathe for spacers and the occasional use it's hard to justify... but I'm on the hunt for a combo lathe mill anyway
Nope, already tried haha not enough room between the head and the counterboreTune-A-Fish said:Can you get one of these bad boys in there? Walmart has em.