fasteddy
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I've been building the side car for a couple of weeks now and just found out tonight how to hook photobucket up to the sight. Now none of you are safe.
I saw a photo of a British Watsonian side car made for bicycles and started to copy it but the train went off the tracks along the line as you will see. It was supposed to be aluminum to start with.
The first pictures are as it was this afternoon with the windshield attached. That will have plexiglass in it and the interior will be upholstered with Naugahyde.
I wrapped the frame in 1/4" luan plywood so the mahogany strips would have something to rest against as I glued and nailed them.
The mahogany came from window and door casings that my brother took out of the house 20 years ago when he rehabed it. The wood was just to nice to throw out.
I cut it into 2" strips and then ripped them in half and ran them through the planer until they were an 1/8" thick. We have a small fully equiped wood working shop. We had to retire before we could afford it.
The strips cupped when they were wet with glue and I had to sand the whole thing smooth. O joy. Lots of nail holes to fill as well.
The batteries are going to go under the rear hatch. We can only have e-bikes in British Columbia.
The colour will be dark with a red under tone but that is my personal choice.
I spent over 40 years restoring antique furniture and really like the colour.
If the wood hadn't been available I would have used mahogany veneered plywood or dark luan plywood or door skins. They can all look great.
The finish will be 6-8 coats of gloss spar varnish sanded every 2 coats to keep it smooth.
It will weigh about 50lbs when it is finished but I built it heavy on purpose. It has to counter balance me and I'm no feather weight.
I'm going to build another one and I'll see just how light it can be made. I'll let you know when I start.
Not sure how I'll attach it to the bike just yet but the bike has to be restored yet. It's the Monark in the pictures.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and if you have any question or comments please feel free to e-mail or PM me.
The one thing I will do different on the next build is to make it 1 1/2' x 4' not 2' x 4'. It is to hard to bend the plywood and strips around a. I just needed battery room but would not use that shape for an e-bike again.
You will have to click on "my home" thanks to this site wiping out part of my photo bucket name.
Fasteddy
I've been building the side car for a couple of weeks now and just found out tonight how to hook photobucket up to the sight. Now none of you are safe.
I saw a photo of a British Watsonian side car made for bicycles and started to copy it but the train went off the tracks along the line as you will see. It was supposed to be aluminum to start with.
The first pictures are as it was this afternoon with the windshield attached. That will have plexiglass in it and the interior will be upholstered with Naugahyde.
I wrapped the frame in 1/4" luan plywood so the mahogany strips would have something to rest against as I glued and nailed them.
The mahogany came from window and door casings that my brother took out of the house 20 years ago when he rehabed it. The wood was just to nice to throw out.
I cut it into 2" strips and then ripped them in half and ran them through the planer until they were an 1/8" thick. We have a small fully equiped wood working shop. We had to retire before we could afford it.
The strips cupped when they were wet with glue and I had to sand the whole thing smooth. O joy. Lots of nail holes to fill as well.
The batteries are going to go under the rear hatch. We can only have e-bikes in British Columbia.
The colour will be dark with a red under tone but that is my personal choice.
I spent over 40 years restoring antique furniture and really like the colour.
If the wood hadn't been available I would have used mahogany veneered plywood or dark luan plywood or door skins. They can all look great.
The finish will be 6-8 coats of gloss spar varnish sanded every 2 coats to keep it smooth.
It will weigh about 50lbs when it is finished but I built it heavy on purpose. It has to counter balance me and I'm no feather weight.
I'm going to build another one and I'll see just how light it can be made. I'll let you know when I start.
Not sure how I'll attach it to the bike just yet but the bike has to be restored yet. It's the Monark in the pictures.
Hope you enjoy the pictures and if you have any question or comments please feel free to e-mail or PM me.
The one thing I will do different on the next build is to make it 1 1/2' x 4' not 2' x 4'. It is to hard to bend the plywood and strips around a. I just needed battery room but would not use that shape for an e-bike again.
You will have to click on "my home" thanks to this site wiping out part of my photo bucket name.
Fasteddy
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