the Black Knight, a 400four tale.

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irk miller said:
Dude, that's awesome!!!

Thanks bro! :)

And THANKS so much for all your helpful suggestions. Castors are perfect.
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that bench is the bees knees man

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haha thanks guys. I very happy w it.
 
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I am a fan of everything that is happening in this thread. That bench is perfect.
 
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JustinLonghorn said:
I am a fan of everything that is happening in this thread. That bench is perfect.

Thanks brother, Im a huge fan of yours. The tile/hardwood Combe is fantastic.
Was the wood floor already installed? How did you cut it to fit tiles?
 
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Laid out the tiles on top of the hardwood with grout spacers. Traced the tiles with a sharpie. Used a combination of a circular saw, oscillating saw, and a hammer/chisel to cut the shapes into the wood. Lots of work for such a small area of tile. Ha.
 
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I don't have enough superlatives for that bench. And it's clearly not just beautifully made but brilliantly practical. I'd like one, please and thank you!

And this bike looks killer too, fantastic!
 
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And I'm not normally and exclamation point kind of guy!
 
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LOUDDDDDD NOISESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Unbelievable, what a job. That's the best stand I've ever seen, awesome.
 
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Dude, the stand is awesome. I need to build me one of those!
 
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Thanks so much everyone...now I hope the bike turns out as good as the stand. ::)
 
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advCo said:
Dude, the stand is awesome. I need to build me one of those!

DO IT!!!!!

Heres the detail plans...

http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=75622.0

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Re: The Black Knight, Back to work.

3-4 days w 3-1/2 gallons of apple cider vinegar, rinsed w water, rinsed w alcohol-dried w heat gun, then a light coat of Marvel Mystery oil.

Minor flash rust but clean down to the bottom.

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The zinc coating on spokes on the rear wheel are black-ish-gray.

So working to polish them to match the super nice front rim.

Kanticoy recommended steel wool w kerosene, no kerosene on hand so tired steel wool w penetrant.
It worked but it was a bunch a work.
Tried Hurcos chrome cleaning secret. Cooktop cleaner w paper towel.
It worked as well and was the same amount of labor.

Gonna stick w cooktop cleaner w paper towels, as it may be easier on the zinc coating.

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So far I got 3 done and 33 more to go...I will work on them when I dont feel like doing anything else. ::)

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don't tell anyone, but I actually stole that secret from ridesolo
 
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LOL. Just an FYI, that cooktop cleaner is basically calcined kaolin and feldspar (that's where "cerama" comes from) in a cleaner base, so you could come up with a formula to make yourself pretty cheaply.
 
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