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Woo? A package for Marc? Well this looks quite nice...
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Marc
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I'll be too busy until maybe next week to put it together. Providing the headset cups don't give me trouble, I should be able to get it together in a few hours...
Plus I'm still trying to get my fork delivered from Fedex. That's been a weeklong saga.
Never request a signature if you're shipping to someone's house, and they work during the day. So annoying.
What kind of trouble do you envision the headset cups giving you? Not going in straight, being slightly off in size, or??
How close are you to the Fedex depot for your area? I always end up going to ours and picking up packages that require signature. Of course it's easy for me since I work 2 minutes from both the Fedex and UPS depots...
Marc
New member
I'm trying not to envision any trouble from the headset, but... I'll find a way to have a problem.
My local Fedex depot is about 20 minutes away. It's just the slightly annoying fact that corporate apparently is continually confused as to when the depot is actually open. So far they've been wrong twice.
My local Fedex depot is about 20 minutes away. It's just the slightly annoying fact that corporate apparently is continually confused as to when the depot is actually open. So far they've been wrong twice.
Trekchick
Active member
Okay okay, I get it!
I am told I'm a tease, yet I produce a SS project and follow through, while you produce this project then say............."just wait"
When it comes to bike projects, foreplay is overrated
I am told I'm a tease, yet I produce a SS project and follow through, while you produce this project then say............."just wait"
When it comes to bike projects, foreplay is overrated
bigbog
Active member
....
That's a nice mess of parts...!
That's a nice mess of parts...!
Trekchick
Active member
The gauntlet has been thrown, Marc, can you meet the challenge?
Tick Tick Tick...........time's a wastin!
Tick Tick Tick...........time's a wastin!
Marc
New member
Haha, the gauntlet has been cast deep, I'm leaving tonight for a wedding in Charlotte, coming back Sunday night. I'll get it done though, don't you worry.
Like I said, the most time consuming part will be the headset. But fortunately, I'm pretty sure I can make a press, probably with stuff I already have around the house. I know I have a ton of threaded rod, and I think the bench grinder belt will hold on enough to get a few more minutes of use out of it.....
My grand dad had like 6 tubing cutters so cutting the fork should actually be clean this time, unlike the last time (which was with a hack saw).
And the fork already has the star nut installed, so that pita part is done.
Actually, the old vice in the shop might open wide enough to get the headset cups in just using that... I'll have to see.
But the handlebar and stem will be a direct transfer. Recabling will be the second most time consuming thing, but even that's pretty easy...
Trekchick
Active member
You'd have it half done if you'd do less of this >
Ooof, that's right, you're an engineer! Nuff said!
Marc
New member
You'd have it half done if you'd do less of this >and more of this >:smash:
Ooof, that's right, you're an engineer! Nuff said!
No, no... if I was acting like a typical engineer, I would have drawn out the assembly process in Pro-E to explain where I expect the difficulties to be....
Trekchick
Active member
Do I hear a tick tick tick of the time clock or a tink tink tink of the tools?You'd have it half done if you'd do less of this >and more of this >:smash:
Marc
New member
You may here my spaghetti buzzer go off in about 10 minutes. I had a nice 30 mile ride to keep my legs loose today in prep for this weekend. Then grocery store then I'll either vice the headset tonight or bring it to work tomorrow and do it in the Instron...
Lol, using a $20,000 machine to press a $80 headset into a $800 frame. Seems wrong somehow.
Lol, using a $20,000 machine to press a $80 headset into a $800 frame. Seems wrong somehow.
Trekchick
Active member
Not at all....
I use a 200,000.00 Pay Loader to load a 500,000.00 gravel crusher, to make a 200.00 truck load of gravel. :lol:
Is it done yet?
Marc
New member
No... it would look kinda bad to do this during work hours... much better off just web browsing
Marc
New member
Correction, our Instron is actually a $100,000 piece of equipment.
And can do up to 30,000 pounds. Probably won't need quite that much though.
And can do up to 30,000 pounds. Probably won't need quite that much though.
Don't hit the wrong button and crush your headset..
I wanna see a plot of the pressure needed to press it in...
Trekchick
Active member
When shall we expect pictures?
Shall I be demanding and expect pics by midnight or shall I be nice and let him post tomorrow?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, how nice am I?
You be the judge
Shall I be demanding and expect pics by midnight or shall I be nice and let him post tomorrow?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, how nice am I?
You be the judge
Marc
New member
When shall we expect pictures?
Shall I be demanding and expect pics by midnight or shall I be nice and let him post tomorrow?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, how nice am I?
You be the judge
Didn't you say the end of the month?
I thought tomorrow was the 31st?
