Is nothing sacred any more?

[Bogstandard]

Yesterday, I decided to do a bit of precision machining, so after a lot of very careful measuring, a bit of material selection, I came up with this. Accurate to +/- 0.000"

Actually it is called a fork brace and is supposed to make my nearly 20 year old bike handle like a young 'un.

Oops!!! Seems like I could have bought one.


http://www.pricedright.co.uk/view-item.cfm?stockid=635



Ah! Well, with all the cash I have saved, I can now afford to invest in a few more felt tips.



Bogs

 

[itowbig]

this way its more sentimental to ya. you can hold bragging rights to it to.
looks very nice

 

[Bogstandard]

Sid,

The only trouble is that it is covered up with big blingy bits, so it will never be seen again.

Bogs

 

[Kludge]

Yesterday, I decided to do a bit of precision machining, so after a lot of very careful measuring, a bit of material selection, I came up with this. Accurate to +/- 0.000"

The store-bought one is only +/- .002". Obviously yours is the superior piece.

Best regards,

Kludge

 

[malcolmt]

Hi Bogs

I doubt you would have been happy with the mass produced "quality" item. Also £70.00 wow that is a lot of coffee and fag vouchers.

All the best

Malcolm

 

[Bogstandard]

Kludge,

I guess you realised it was a bit of sarcasm on my part.

I hate it when vendors try to BS their way to a sale.

I would also take their fitting time with a pinch of salt. If you have all the bling fitted, it will take ten minutes just to get to where you start to fit it.

I also would have liked to put new SS bolts in the brace, but it just so happens that they are the first 7mm screws I have ever handled, so the old ones go back in the holes.


Malcolm,

You are perfectly correct.

It took me a few hours of my time and a bit of stock, but the most important part was that I learned how to use the new machine a bit more. Every little exercise helps.


Bogs

 

[Dhow Nunda wallah]

Shock, horror!
bogs, I reckon you could build a girder front end for a vinnie at half the price.

 

[John S]

He probably could if he could find the tapered tubing anymore.

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[Dhow Nunda wallah]

"He probably could if he could find the tapered tubing anymore."

just taper it with a 1mm cut off wheel weld and file

 

[Kludge]

I guess you realised it was a bit of sarcasm on my part.

Huh? You? Sarcastic? Never happen! ;D

I hate it when vendors try to BS their way to a sale.

During the height of the Cold War, a story went around about a race between a Soviet made car and a US made one. The US made one won but the Russian newspapers wrote that the Russian car came in second while the American one came in next to last. I doubt any such race took place but the point is more of how the news article was written.

It's the same in advertising. And it's all BS.

I also would have liked to put new SS bolts in the brace, but it just so happens that they are the first 7mm screws I have ever handled, so the old ones go back in the holes.

It will happen. Not today but it will happen.

It took me a few hours of my time and a bit of stock, but the most important part was that I learned how to use the new machine a bit more. Every little exercise helps.

Another point. But add to it the one about going out for store-bought being absolutely no fun at all. In fact, some people would consider it cheating.

Best regards,

Kludge