Some recent work in the shop (updated 8.21)

[thatkid]

Finished up a set of springs for my buddies VW R32 (4th one is in the oven). Also did a brake torque arm with a chrome base and OSU orange top coat.


Finally got my quick change toolpost and got it mounted so I felt like playing on the lathe. I made a peg. Not sure if I'll make a second one like that or not. I'm toying with the design for my custom build and this is the first one I came up with it. Opinions?

[reelrazor]

I'm not a big fan of the square ends.

I like a tapered look on footpegs, myself.

[thatkid]

I want to know if you would consider moving to the UK, preferably North East England, pretty please. That work is not excellent!!

IMO it's breath taking. I can't find words to describe it.

[thatkid]

I want to know if you would consider moving to the UK, preferably North East England, pretty please. That work is not excellent!!

IMO it's breath taking. I can't find words to describe it.

Heh, I would love to move to the UK actually. Visited twice and would still like more time to poke around. I just don't think shipping about 4k lbs of shop equipment is going to be cheap.

However a flat rate post box is only $36 for a medium size I believe. I can fit a lot of small parts in there and ship them off to you!

Thanks for the compliments though. So far everyone that's seen the springs wants them.

[delvryboy]

what's the diameter on the pegs? Them springs are sic.

[thatkid]

what's the diameter on the pegs? Them springs are sic.

The pegs are made from 1" bar stock but after turning it and knurling...probably about 7/8" or just a hair over. I modeled them after the CFM pegs.

[haunter]

stuff looks great!

[yamaha_george]

Tk,
The powder paint stuff looks great, the pegs you need to rethink.
straight pegs in a crash............... you do not want to see how much damage they cause. The design for grip is ok , square ends as some one else says look HD esque. .

A friend made a pair all in one piece (square shape at each end for the pivot bolts ) and then had them "split" by a water jet machine at an angle to make two tapered foot rests

[ragedigital]

straight pegs in a crash............... you do not want to see how much damage they cause.

The work looks really good, Nate. You're come a long way!

They still use similar pegs in racing. They just get them so cheap, they keep replacing them. Maybe scoring them in the center, so if the bike does fall it snaps it in half and works more like a slider than a bike "flipper over doo-hickey".

[yamaha_george]

straight pegs in a crash............... you do not want to see how much damage they cause.

The work looks really good, Nate. You're come a long way!

They still use similar pegs in racing. They just get them so cheap, they keep replacing them. Maybe scoring them in the center, so if the bike does fall it snaps it in half and works more like a slider than a bike "flipper over doo-hickey".

Big D,
Honda racing team, used a friends company to make pegs & levers, use just that technique for their race bike Pegs & levers .
Having had them in my hand (super light with the bottom channeled out ) I do not know how any rider weighting the pegs does not snap them I do not know.
What I do know is the team took the spoils & the good stuff and sent just enough material for their order alone !
Spoil Sports !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[thatkid]

I'm pretty sure I've outdone myself this time.

[yamaha_george]

I'm pretty sure I've outdone myself this time.

Nate ,
you sure have, but remember pants in a 25% off sale is not a good buy ,but a good bye LoL

[ragedigital]

Nate - that is awesome! I think that's a first.

How much of a pain was it to do that?

darrin

[thatkid]

Nate - that is awesome! I think that's a first.

How much of a pain was it to do that?

darrin

Oh man. Luckily I only had to tape off the rear rotor. I had the shop lackey tape off the fronts. (They were for her wheels anyway) Absolute pain in terms of detail and time consuming. If I were to do it for a customer's wheels it would honestly be somewhere around $200 to do it. Not to mention I think I burned my hand about 3 times trying to get the damn things into the oven. That problem is about to be a thing of the past though.

As much as I hated the process, the end result made it all worth it. And the owner of those sexy wheels is VERY happy with them.

[McFizzer]

Nate.... thats beautiful...

What If I popped the rivets out of my rotors and just sent the insides...

Got laid off from my shop for the winter..not enough work for 4 of us erghhh. Back to the grind at the other place. I figure every month I'll be able to have money for 2 medium sized things orrrr 1 big thing so I'll be in contact..