Recent content by Powder Keg

Like always I have way too many projects going on. This one is in danger of being operational soon so I thought I'd make a post about it. I've been poking away at this for a year now. Off and on:o) It's a modern version of a old tandem bicycle. It will have Disc brakes, a 8 speed Sturmey Archer...

A couple of bolt-on's. My new Alien horn and chrome headlight. I hope it's bright enough? I might need to upgrade the LED inside :D More to come..... ~Wes~

Got my Green chain today and installed it\o/ The bike works/looks great!!! The kickback hub is kind of fun. I'll post a few more pictures this weekend. I have a little art work planned for the wood rack. I have a lot going on right now:o) ~Wes~

My pedals arrived\o/ Today I cut out some white oak to make the back rack out of. Here I'm checking things out. Dig the pedals:o) I'm liking the looks of things. I want to try something with the seat though. Here I have the boards shaped and sanded smooth. I'll start applying the finish...

The cranks are installed. I'm waiting on my new pedals and green chain:o( I found some green reflectors and light I'm going to get. I should have ordered stuff sooner. Thanks so muck for the compliments!!! ~Wes~

Almost done\o/ I'm waiting on a chain and my pedals still. I'll get the cranks in today. ~Wes~

Hack's on the wrong side? watch out on those left turns!!!

I was able to get the clear shot on after work today. It turned out pretty nice. Bikes are hard to paint. The sun was going down in this picture:o( I'll start putting things back together Thursday or so. I want the paint to cure a little. I ordered some Green pedals. They should be here...

Its hanging from 2 strings. 1 through the seat tube and another through the steering tube. The string is tied around a block of wood to keep it from pulling through. You just have to be sure to get underneath. I think I only missed one spot and it's on the forks. It will be covered by the bolt...

Thanks Doon!!! Here's another peak:o) This was pretty fun to paint. It's went pretty good so far. It takes a lot of work to make sure everything comes out nice. Especially the masking of the designs I put on. I'm using a $10 gun from harbor freight and pre-mixed paint. I can't wait to...

Today I started masking off my design. I had an idea to make a cardboard template that I could trace my design onto the masking tape. I stuck the masking tape to some waxed paper, traced my template, then cut out the design. My way of thinking was that this would be perfect. Not so! The wax...

Its coming together\o/ I got the white sprayed on today. Here's a sneak peak. The green will go on as soon as I figure out my mask:o) ~Wes~

I put it back together to see what it looked like all cleaned up. I'm liking it:o) I think I'll have to make a couple spike nuts? Maybe I'll be able to start squirting some paint on this weekend:o) ~Wes~

The stainless for my new springer bolts showed up\o/ The old bolts were just barley long enough. I wanted to go with stainless Ny-locks. They are a tad longer than the old nuts that were on the springer. The nylon part wouldn't have touched the bolt. It's nice to be able to make your...

Those are great bikes!!! I'm going to use the paint scheme on my cruiser. I especially like the seat post tube on the first bike. Thanks for sharing!!! ~Wes~