BentTooner
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Hi, all
I just bought the plans ($16.95) for a home built Atomic Zombie Warrior tadpole trike I plan to motorize.
I currently ride a LWB Rans Tailwind recumbent and a SWB Rans Rocket recumbent that are motorized with a FD kit from BMP and a Robin EH035.
I'm working on the Warrior's rear forks now and will post my progress and pix as I go. The plans were not as technical as I expected but are good so far.
My first criticism of the plans is that there is no 'materials' list in them so I didn't know how much steel to buy.
I bought three, 5' lengths of 1.5" square steel tubing with 0.065 wall thickness (16 gauge) for $2 per foot (total $30) at the local steel store. I bought more than I think I'll need in case I make mistakes.
I'm using a Harbor Freight MIG 125 welder and doing the cutting with a cut-off wheel on an angle grinder.
If anyone has any questions about the project or knows of any 'gotcha' mistakes or aspects of the Atomic Zombie plans, please let me know.
Thanks!
I just bought the plans ($16.95) for a home built Atomic Zombie Warrior tadpole trike I plan to motorize.
I currently ride a LWB Rans Tailwind recumbent and a SWB Rans Rocket recumbent that are motorized with a FD kit from BMP and a Robin EH035.
I'm working on the Warrior's rear forks now and will post my progress and pix as I go. The plans were not as technical as I expected but are good so far.
My first criticism of the plans is that there is no 'materials' list in them so I didn't know how much steel to buy.
I bought three, 5' lengths of 1.5" square steel tubing with 0.065 wall thickness (16 gauge) for $2 per foot (total $30) at the local steel store. I bought more than I think I'll need in case I make mistakes.
I'm using a Harbor Freight MIG 125 welder and doing the cutting with a cut-off wheel on an angle grinder.
If anyone has any questions about the project or knows of any 'gotcha' mistakes or aspects of the Atomic Zombie plans, please let me know.
Thanks!