Frankenstein
Deceased - Frankenstein 1991 - 2018
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I already stuffed a short piece of pipe in it, my concern is the 3rd clamp on each side will create a place for the tube to slowly collapse against with vibration. My other thoughts crossed fiberglass though I really don't like playing with the stuff, I know it would be strong enough though I personally like the idea of being able to drill and tap and drop helicoil in with some extreme strength behind it, and can tighten a bolt down without it bending the steel.
The pipes are basically crimped in place now with the bolts torqued down, taking them out isn't going to happen anymore, the first one I torqued that was too short a gap (oops) wouldn't come out, I had to slice the steel tube open after I removed the portion from the bike.
I like jb weld for what it does, in every application I've used it with proper preparation it just hasn't failed, it seems like a reasonable option, if a good part of the tube volume is steel rods then it shouldn't take a crap load. I don't really mind weight, I seem to do well enough with what I'm using and if I put some on the bike I can loose some on myself to make up for it. I really kind of wanted to make this a slower bike anyway and keep maybe 35 max for what it will do, I can build a lightweight toy bike anytime I please, there's a frame hanging in the basement waiting for its day, I just don't have any particular reason to at this time.
Maybe aluminum rods? Spoke metal isn't always the easiest stuff to cut into, aluminum is light and easy and I can helicoil it if I want rather easily. I can get away with some thicker rods too, it would take a lot of spokes to fill it up.. I don't know what do you think?
The pipes are basically crimped in place now with the bolts torqued down, taking them out isn't going to happen anymore, the first one I torqued that was too short a gap (oops) wouldn't come out, I had to slice the steel tube open after I removed the portion from the bike.
I like jb weld for what it does, in every application I've used it with proper preparation it just hasn't failed, it seems like a reasonable option, if a good part of the tube volume is steel rods then it shouldn't take a crap load. I don't really mind weight, I seem to do well enough with what I'm using and if I put some on the bike I can loose some on myself to make up for it. I really kind of wanted to make this a slower bike anyway and keep maybe 35 max for what it will do, I can build a lightweight toy bike anytime I please, there's a frame hanging in the basement waiting for its day, I just don't have any particular reason to at this time.
Maybe aluminum rods? Spoke metal isn't always the easiest stuff to cut into, aluminum is light and easy and I can helicoil it if I want rather easily. I can get away with some thicker rods too, it would take a lot of spokes to fill it up.. I don't know what do you think?