Simple tools

[Eric Estlund]

I like that cable stop holder. I just use a broken foil blade (the square edge fits the slot, and the diameter is small enough for loops) and my trusty piece of bent tubing.

[Andrew R Stewart]

Hey all- I've read this thread but have been too distracted to get my photos collected. So here's some of my bits. First are the cable clamps. Second is the water bottle boss alingment brazing jig. I still do the holes freehand but can't stand crooked bosses. Third is the DT gear cable stop jig. I make my own stops and built this jig to match final specs. Fourth is the BB cable guide brazing jig. An example of my over doing things. But it has worked very well for 15? years.

What is neat about thread is the similar but different nature of the tools. I am proud to say I influenced one that's been shown. But the poster added a change to his iteration, a much better tool resulted. When I redo my version I'll follow his new lead.

[Charles Lathe]

This is a good post, but, while I can make tools, I don't know how to upload photos into a post the way you guys do.

Regards, Chuck Lathe
Franklinville, NC

[EricKeller]

manage attachments, you get a window, upload, and then insert inline.

[Dazza]

When one has a small frame that has the two head lugs touching I like the appreance of flowing head tube points
with tangent top to bottom shore lines
I have a 31.7 cut out HT in the tool drawers
and these pics are of a 36mm HT I did yesterday as I did not have or expect to ever require a 36 mm tricky cut out head tube
but you never know
as this punter wanted and asked for a stiff frame with XL tubes.

So the pictures should tell the story
and then the rest of the lug shorelines are sweetened to one's taste in the normal ways

[EricKeller]

I just noticed the wiki, and I'm surprised this thread isn't in there yet

[themanmonkey]

Dazza that's one of those palm-to-forehead things that is so obvious it actually takes someone really smart to figure it out, awesome.

[steve garro]

DT holder for tacking.

[vulture]

DT holder for tacking.

I recognize that! got a couple myself.

[vulture]

my quickie coupler tool.

st-bb tool for multiple diameters of st and bb and different bb widths sub assembly tacking tool.

tubing butt gauge

[Charles Lathe]

Here's a little thing I made to hold pump pegs, but use it for lots of braze-ons now:
Pump peg holder.jpg
This is my rack holding jig. This is actually a rack I built a few days ago and I only use the jig until I braze the first legs onto the base -- in this case, the ones to the brake bolts. Then I pull the jig out of the way to finish the rack.
Rack jig.jpg
Holding the lamp bracket was a hassle until I just clamped the vice grips to it and swung the fork with rack in the Park stand until I had the bracket where I wanted it. After it's tacked, I can remove the vice grips and finish brazing.
Lamp bracket clamp.jpg

Chuck Lathe
Franklinville, NC

[bellman]

Heres one I've been meaning to build for a while. It's raining and a holiday so its a good day for it.
5/8" set collar, 3/4" cold rolled and ten minutes.

[Dazza]

a simple tool or fixture might just be a M5 Caphead and two nuts
a simple little fun thing yesterday that helped break the toil
tis a frame for a bloke I raced with 25 years ago

Cute little casting eh!

[themanmonkey]

Heres one I've been meaning to build for a while. It's raining and a holiday so its a good day for it.
5/8" set collar, 3/4" cold rolled and ten minutes.

How are you turning that facer? If you're doing it one handed that has a tendency to lead to the faces not actually being flat. Taps and facers should be turned evenly with both handles.

[bellman]

How are you turning that facer? If you're doing it one handed that has a tendency to lead to the faces not actually being flat. Taps and facers should be turned evenly with both handles.

I'm holding the edge of the facer to the BB with a thumb and forefinger to apply equal pressure, the handle just replaces my finger which is what I used to turn the handle with. It comes out nicely. I dont use the handle to chase with.

[pereiracycles]

This works on forks and rear dropouts. Pretty self-explanatory.

[EricKeller]

This works on forks and rear dropouts. Pretty self-explanatory.

seems like it would also work for rack mounts

[pereiracycles]

seems like it would also work for rack mounts

Oh yeah, that too.

[VertigoCycles]

I think this is the first tool I made about four years ago. It's just a little stainless box with stainless wool packed inside and a connector for my purge line. The foil is to block the area that isn't providing coverage. It's rare that I have to use it anymore, though I had to pull out out today to lay down some long lines on some plate.



In use.

[edoz]

I think this is the first tool I made about four years ago. It's just a little stainless box with stainless wool packed inside and a connector for my purge line. The foil is to block the area that isn't providing coverage. It's rare that I have to use it anymore, though I had to pull out out today to lay down some long lines on some plate.



In use.

Nice, I have a drawer full of those things at work in various shapes.