Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share I've been working on my bikes as well as others for just over a year now. DIY currently using. BB/Headset or bearing pressCrown setterBearing removerSteerer cutter. Got all the info off the net. Still more tool i need to acquire or DIY. Pics to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usxorf Posted June 26, 2013 Share Does ghetto tubeless i.e. gorilla tape count as a DIY bike tool? kvdp and Meezo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Does ghetto tubeless i.e. gorilla tape count as a DIY bike tool? Yes add it! Remember most of us out there knows nothing about bikes(or anything for that matter). We expect thehubsa to help us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Can tips be posted here wrt to using old parts and stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Not mine taking off internet, but mine is almost exactly the sameThread herehttp://forums.bicycl...thread-922.html Homemade Headset Press Well, I finally got around to taking some pics. Another homemade tool example. One 1/2" x 1 ft. threaded rodSix 2" fender washersFour 1/2" nylon washers (Not sure of outside diameter)Two 1/2" Flange Nuts Total - $6.50 at Lowes I've pressed in MANY headsets with this. Works every time. Edited June 26, 2013 by Meezo Gandalf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Plumbers out there, this is just normal copper pipe Thread : http://forums.bicycl...thread-923.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share My Crown Race setting tool, is super simple pvc pipe. Please note the sizing may differ for straight at tapered steerer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share and lastly the steerer cutter. not really DIY, but much cheaper than the ones sold from LBS LOL all my tools are used by plumbers ...... :clap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Can tips be posted here wrt to using old parts and stuff? Post away. PS i sent another message re: your request last week still waiting for them to get back to me tubed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big H* Posted June 26, 2013 Share Things I made, adapt for own use. I service my Tandems on the basic service stand. Meezo, Gandalf and LONE TWO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Post away. PS i sent another message re: your request last week still waiting for them to get back to me Shot boss. I always keep an old spoke handy to extract things like steerer expanders that have fallen down into fork. Use your old tubes to slip over the hangers on your bike stand ( hanging or standing ) so as not to scratch your stays or wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cippo Posted June 26, 2013 Share and lastly the steerer cutter. not really DIY, but much cheaper than the ones sold from LBS LOL all my tools are used by plumbers ...... :clap: Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big H* Posted June 26, 2013 Share Wheel truing stand I made (this picture is out of the WheelPro manual)..... http://www.wheelpro.co.uk/ Gandalf and HowardSteele 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanievb Posted June 26, 2013 Share Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower. it should work if you use it very, very slowly otherwise you may crack the carbon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big H* Posted June 26, 2013 Share Use an old disposable syringe with a thick needle blunted on sandpaper for oiling difficult places. See the pic of the oiler I got below. Cut rubber bands out of old tubes. Workx well in many places like marking the spot on the chain where you started lubricating. Bend two hooks in a length of old spoke about 150mm long. Use it to keep your chain in place when you remove or fit the quick links. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meezo Posted June 26, 2013 Share Do these work well on carbon steerers as well? Great for cutting alu bars narrower. it should work if you use it very, very slowly otherwise you may crack the carbon Yes what fanievb said. And again a plumber or mechanic comes to mind. Sorry forgot to mention. For cutting carbon get 2 times hose clamps the ones mainly found in cars engines or hose pipes. Use them as a guide leave just enough place for your blade(preferably the finest you find at a hardware) and cut away. Very gentle on the carbon. Tips : use electrical tape(insulation tape) around the carbon bits you want tp cut to prevent the splinters. If there are any, get a very fine sandpaper and sand it down nicely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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