Author Topic: Time to start the Marlboro woody build (Read 20337 times)

chubby · « **Reply #75 on:** April 21, 2015, 05:13 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on April 21, 2015, 05:09 PM

Im not sure soaking does a great deal to be honest. The problem is that i bought all the dowels for the frame kiln dried which sets the lignin in the wood (the stuff that makes it flex) It cant really be unset by water thought water can soften the wood itself a little.

Made a jig for the slight S shape in the chainstays. Hopefully the curves are gentle enough to bend the dowels but i suspect i may need green Ash for that too

Get some metal tubes, belive they work quite well on bicycles

oldschoolace · « **Reply #76 on:** April 21, 2015, 05:15 PM »

MartyC · « **Reply #77 on:** April 24, 2015, 02:32 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on April 19, 2015, 10:48 AM

I did think that and they would be easy enough to do but I'm going for an early look and 4 piece bars don't really convey that. Might make a set anyway

How early? VC8s were around in 82/83. ELF blast bars were much later but have no bends but would look out of place.

Gary72 · « **Reply #78 on:** May 19, 2015, 11:22 PM »

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oldschoolace · « **Reply #79 on:** July 17, 2015, 07:12 PM »

This project has been taunting me in the corner of the workshop for too long now. This afternoon I decided it was about time I did some more. 2 hours of polishing, sanding and repolishing and I finally got one side of one dropout to the finish needed to be plated

chubby · « **Reply #80 on:** July 17, 2015, 07:36 PM »

Is that the ratty old shite drop Clint ??

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oldschoolace · « **Reply #81 on:** July 17, 2015, 09:05 PM »

Yep a Marlboro drop never looked so good

Gnarlyscoots · « **Reply #82 on:** July 17, 2015, 09:22 PM »

Will this be ready for MK ar Clint

chubby · « **Reply #83 on:** July 17, 2015, 09:53 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on July 17, 2015, 09:05 PM

Yep a Marlboro drop never looked so good

Just used sand paper

Looks fookin great pal

oldschoolace · « **Reply #84 on:** July 17, 2015, 10:09 PM »

Quote from: Gnarlyscoots™ on July 17, 2015, 09:22 PM

Will this be ready for MK ar Clint

Sadly no Terry, I will be lucky if I get the Vitus built in time for MK let alone this.
Next year though

Dremel and wet or dry Rich

oldschoolace · « **Reply #85 on:** August 26, 2015, 04:38 PM »

Well, my spot of fettling for the lake ride trophy (and a fire at the big workshop) has got me back on the job. Got the fine mahogany inlay banding done today, well pleased.

Tasty top tube action

chubby · « **Reply #86 on:** August 26, 2015, 05:03 PM »

Nice spot of varnish & jobs a good un

dancetothedrummersbeat · « **Reply #87 on:** August 26, 2015, 08:12 PM »

How did i miss this thread?! Absolutely top work there Clint! Can't wait to see the end result

oldschoolace · « **Reply #88 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:20 PM »

Looks like my green wood troubles for the steam bending might be over. Amazingly found a guy coppicing timber in Manchester today. Looks like the bars may be from wood felled right next to city's ground

chubby · « **Reply #89 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:53 PM »

Forgot it's world famous for woodland is Manchester

oldschoolace · « **Reply #90 on:** September 02, 2015, 07:59 PM »

Centre of the universe bud, bound to have some decent woodland

CustardLips · « **Reply #91 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:08 PM »

Quote from: chubby on September 02, 2015, 07:53 PM

Forgot it's world famous for woodland is Manchester

Course we've got trees... Northern Monkeys have gotta live somewhere.

chubby · « **Reply #92 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:29 PM »

Quote from: CustardLips on September 02, 2015, 09:08 PM

Quote from: chubby on September 02, 2015, 07:53 PM
Forgot it's world famous for woodland is Manchester

Course we've got trees... Northern Monkeys have gotta live somewhere.

Bound to be some decent bar shaped branches in that lot, have a healthy smell of piss to no doubt

CustardLips · « **Reply #93 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:49 PM »

Quote from: chubby on September 02, 2015, 09:29 PM

Quote from: CustardLips on September 02, 2015, 09:08 PM
Quote from: chubby on September 02, 2015, 07:53 PM
Forgot it's world famous for woodland is Manchester

Course we've got trees... Northern Monkeys have gotta live somewhere.

Bound to be some decent bar shaped branches in that lot, have a healthy smell of piss to no doubt

Oh aye there'll be plenty of bendy branches in there after a lifetime of catching cookers, couches, fridges and tele's.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #94 on:** September 02, 2015, 09:53 PM »

that pic is just missing a worn compe 3 hanging from a lamp post

CustardLips · « **Reply #95 on:** September 02, 2015, 10:01 PM »

Quote from: oldschoolace on September 02, 2015, 09:53 PM

that pic is just missing a worn compe 3 hanging from a lamp post

Yeah and some poor fookers Adidas hanging from a telegraph wire.

oldschoolace · « **Reply #96 on:** September 02, 2015, 10:20 PM »

Ah happy memories of an urban childhood. Dirty mags in the bushes, a game of kerby and jamming the phone box coin return hopper to collect a bit of pop money

oldschoolace · « **Reply #97 on:** February 02, 2016, 05:02 PM »

Well its been a while, far too long in fact but i finally got back to doing a bit today. Thought it was time to do a test fitting for the tenoned socket fittings for each tube.
Because i had to cut the original tube out and file them flush with the lugs, (they were braised in), it meant i couldnt just insert the ash dowels stright into each lug socket. Each dowel end with have to have a custom tenon cut to match each lug socket

Happy with how its going so far

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chubby · « **Reply #98 on:** February 02, 2016, 05:05 PM »

What's gonna keep it in there

oldschoolace · « **Reply #99 on:** February 02, 2016, 05:08 PM »

Its pretty tight bud but will be smearing the lug sockets with an industrial strength epoxy