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The lunchbreak stem project (finito pics 21st)
« on: January 24, 2014, 05:24 PM »
This year has carried on where last left off with work and i have hardly any time to blow my nose let alone do anything bmx related.
As an antidote i have decided to give myself a little lunchbreak project to break up the day.
The wood neck bike rack was fun so another stem project seems to be the order of the day. With this in mind the first thing to do is find a donor stem shaft.
I have used those cheap suntour copy stems, off the bay, with great success in the past but with the supply of them drying up Bert was kind enough to send me one for nowt ( thanks again Bert  :daumenhoch: )

First up is carefully cutting a slot in the back of the stem just shy of going through to the shaft then prying the slot open to release the shaft  :)



Next i ordered some 6082 aluminium off the bay, These two pieces are 2 inch wide, 3/4 inch thick and were cut to 100mm long.
They cost around £8 for both  :daumenhoch:



Will keep updating this thread as the stem comes on but thats it for the first lunchbreak  :LolLolLolLol:
« Last Edit: February 21, 2014, 08:08 PM by oldschoolace »
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Re: The lunchbreak stem project
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2014, 06:09 PM »
Ooh I love a thread like this, keep up the good work.  :daumenhoch:

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Re: The lunchbreak stem project
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2014, 06:11 PM »
I already prefer the stem in the bottom picture

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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2014, 06:38 PM »
Will keep an eye on this, nice one Clint  :daumenhoch:

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Re: The lunchbreak stem project
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2014, 07:44 PM »
I already prefer the stem in the bottom picture

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Re: The lunchbreak stem project
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2014, 10:49 PM »
I'm not giving the game away me old chum, been waiting to see how this is gonna look  :popcorn:
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« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2014, 10:47 AM »
So realising i need a new 7mm drill bit i thought i would have a quick look round the usual places last night to save me driving round everywhere. Gutted is all i can say!!!

Turns out screwfix had a computer glitch yesterday morning and EVERYTHING online was priced at £34.99!
Bobbins if you only want a drill bit but some fookers were buying garden rooms originally at £3.5k and ride on lawn mowers at £1500  :shocked:

Would have been so nice to restock the workshop, they honoured it all too  :'(
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« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2014, 10:50 AM »

 Must be nice to have time for a lunch break Clint  :LolLolLolLol:  looking forward to seeing your next update

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« Reply #8 on: January 25, 2014, 10:56 AM »
Alright our kid  :daumenhoch:

Got to be done mate, back to 7 days a week again and all work and no play makes Clint a grumpy bugger  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #9 on: January 25, 2014, 12:23 PM »
Did this on cad a while ago  :daumenhoch:



Don't think it will catch on though  :D

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« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2014, 12:30 PM »
Cool, did you get it made up?
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« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2014, 12:38 PM »
Cool, did you get it made up?

Nah, I only make parts for old stems, not repoops,your one off project looks pretty cool  8)

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« Reply #12 on: January 25, 2014, 12:50 PM »
 :coolsmiley: I did this 4 my Mason Smith freestyle stem  :daumenhoch: took fricken hours and hours tho  :-\

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« Reply #13 on: January 25, 2014, 12:59 PM »
Any pics of it Steve?  :)
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Re: The lunchbreak stem project
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2014, 02:05 PM »
Nice  :4_17_5:

Particularly like the bevels, they look really considered  :daumenhoch:
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« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2014, 02:57 PM »
Day 2 on the project and potential disaster averted  :)

I have always suspected my cheap looking new vice was slightly untrue so decided to test it before i started drilling any important holes. Sure enough it was out a fair way from base to bed and as the base is easier to access i set about it with the disc sander  >:D



The polished looking bits are my efforts and the deep grooves are the original finish. ( It looked like Stevie Wonder had been at it with an axe  ;D )
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« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2014, 04:33 PM »
Clever chap, I'd have just gone at it & ended up with wonky holes  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2014, 04:36 PM »
Clint, stop dicking about with stems & get cracking on me table. And kitchen.  :-*


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« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2014, 04:43 PM »
 :LolLolLolLol: yes boss
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« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2014, 04:55 PM »
he just wants to see you in a toolbelt Clint ^"^
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« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2014, 04:57 PM »
Think you might have a point there, had me fooking about moving a shelf a few inches last week  ???  :LolLolLolLol:
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« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2014, 06:16 PM »
I like the way you drill things!

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« Reply #23 on: January 27, 2014, 02:56 PM »
Day 3 on the project and got a fair bit done  :)

Drilled the bolt holes in the top cap ready for tapping




Drilled and countersunk the body for the bolt heads




Next Big Birtha made an appearance for the stem shaft




Stem shaft offered up (not knocked it yet)




Big day tomorrow, got to pair the two pieces together and drill the hole for the bars  :)
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« Reply #24 on: January 27, 2014, 06:54 PM »
Had to work a little late to wait for a delivery so cracked on with the pilot hole for the bars  :)

Note the piece of mountboard between the two pieces. Hopefully this will give me just enough space to nip the pieces up around the bars leaving an almost seamless gap



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