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General Category => General Announcements => Topic started by: montmil on July 19, 2013, 10:25:27 AM

Title: Homemade Tools
Post by: montmil on July 19, 2013, 10:25:27 AM

Interesting site provides details for DIY tool fabrication.

Several different areas available -automotive, woodworking, electrical, etc- but I checked out the motorcycle section's 383 ideas. Must be a dozen different, but similar, presentations for a five dollar manometer.

http://www.homemadetools.net/category/motorcycle

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: balibeemer on July 21, 2013, 03:58:34 AM

Thanks for that Monty - Living as I do on a different planet, that site will really come in useful!

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: Adrian on July 21, 2013, 06:44:35 AM

Yep my thanks too I've already found two tools that i can use during the rebuild - great site  ;)

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: tommcbride on July 26, 2013, 01:03:05 AM

Brilliant! Thanks!

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: MR.E on July 28, 2013, 02:27:07 PM

thanks

Passed the wooden bike lift plan on to the joiner at work.
I'll post pics when he's made it.

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: Rob Valdez 79 R65 on July 29, 2013, 01:11:06 AM

I don't know if these plans for a wooden bike work stand are on there, or not.  I got the link from "R65 Joan" on these pages over a decade ago!
It has really need software that allows you to rotate the views 360° in 3D.
http://cerberus.midnightfantasy.com/cyber/shop/workstand.html

The website came up as "Entertainment" here at work, so I can't verify weather it works or not.  I always thought it would be cool to build, if I had someone to help me push the bike up and down.

Joan did build one, BTW.

(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pbase.com%2Fjoanmarie%2Fimage%2F27725662%2Flarge.jpg&hash=23b29679b4832d782c11a71267cd819fd11d3eaf) (http://www.pbase.com/joanmarie/image/27725662/original)
click for larger image

Well, for some reason the picture of Joan's stand is not showing up here at work...
Here is the link: http://www.pbase.com/joanmarie/image/27725662/large

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: montmil on July 29, 2013, 11:54:55 AM

Rob, I believe I saw 5-6 different variations on wooden motorcycle work stands in the Homemade Tools site.

Great, if you have the shop space.

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: AJB on September 06, 2013, 04:15:04 AM

Excellent site - many thanks!

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: oucho on October 20, 2013, 10:03:09 AM

Cool site Thanks.

Title: Re: Homemade Tools
Post by: decorn33 on October 27, 2013, 07:39:11 PM

While I continue to investigate why all new electrics makes my engine function for only 5 miles or less, I decided to tackle the front forks.  After watching Chris Harris's video on the R65 fork disassembly and reassembly, I quickly realized that I lacked the trusty helper who is always at Chris's side. I also lacked the fancy expensive fork clamp that fits into his bench vise.

With necessity being the mother of invention, I pressed an old wooden bar clamp in to service as a spring compressor to begin the process. I think it qualifies as a homemade tool. Worked like a charm.