Adrian K

[akendall1966]

Hi All,

Just happened across this site and its just up my street. Motorcycle rider and restorer with a slowly evolving workshop, always been of the philosophy why pay someone to fix / make something when I could invest some time and money and equip myself with the knowledge and tools to do it.

Recent project this Christmas holidays include bench and bending tool for a recently acquired fly-press. Also a wheel building jig to allow assembling spoked wheels from 17" to 21" rims to be set up concentrically with the correct 'dish' (lateral offset between hub and rim) while the spokes are laced and tensioned.

Will post up some pictures this evening.

Currently infatuated with the idea of building a CNC plasma cutting table, and the possibilities to fabricate cool stuff on it.

[kbalch]

Hi Adrian,

Welcome! Sounds as though you've come to exactly the right spot. If you haven't already done so, be sure to check out our Motorcycle category. I'd love to have a look at your wheel building jig, myself.

When you're ready to share some of your own homemade tools, we'd love to see them. Please post them directly in the Homemade Tools, subforum. We'll add each one to the database, as well as to your builder page on the site.

Non-tool items should be shared in the Not a Tool, but Homemade subforum.

Ken