"Chuck "Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland have nuthin' on us" Schmidt"
Hey, kids!! I know what we can do to raise the money. We'll put on a show!!
John in Boise
> Hey, speaking of do-it-yur-damn-self...
>
> You have some benches and chairs we could use for theater seats and I
> have a blanket we could use as a stage curtain and we could use this
> carton here as a lecturn... hey, let's put on a three day VINTAGE
> LIGHTWEIGHT BIKE EVENT!!!!!!!!
>
> Just a few more months til Velo Rendezvous in Pasadena, California (Oct
3,4,5).
>
> Check it out:
> http://www.velo-retro.com/
>
> Chuck "Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland have nuthin' on us" Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California
>
>
> Renaissance Cycles wrote:
> >
> > No problems here with the park stand as well!...............20 plus
years
> > and
> > not a problem at all!...................You treat it nice and it will
return
> > the favor!
> > You treat it wrong and it will bite a chunk off of your tail end!
> >
> > BTW: For thoughs who dares! Build your own stand! C-CLAMP, old bed
framing
> > and some scrap pipes
> > nuts and bolts, if you like a cool small car steering wheel! You get all
the
> > thrills of a shop stand!
> > Of course you'll need the ''HEAT!'' as well! This was a '78 high school
> > projets and they are still
> > in use with 2 of of my friends.
> >
> > Anyway you cut the C-clamp in half weld them to the upper and lower side
of
> > I believe a square
> > 2'' square section. If need so depeding on your like you can cut off a
> > section of the long screw of the
> > C-clamp and add a round valve handle. drill and tap a hole, screw down
the
> > handle and finish it off
> > by welding it On. The lower and uppers of the clamping faces you weld
some
> > sections of angle
> > iron ( Old bed framing! ) Pad as needed, rubber tube sections or what
ever
> > you think best.
> > This is now worked into a round pipe that it fits snugly, maybe 18'' to
20''
> > long. This then is inserted into
> > a bigger section of pipe! As like the higher end riggs! You now have a
360
> > rotation. Now the bigger
> > section needs to be drilled to be able for a bolt to pass through! Now a
nut
> > of needed size needs to be
> > welded over the hole. then a big bolt is needed! It threads through the
nut
> > and outer section, clamping onto
> > the inner tube section. Inner tube can be grooved to catch the
> > bolt!........If like this is where the small rubber
> > gripped car racing steering wheel comes in! Nice flywheel type of
working
> > with a good grip. Be creative.
> > Or just weld a rod to the top of a bolt............Depending on the size
of
> > the bolt and the size of the head of the nut!
> > The head of the nut can also be drilled through in order to pass a
straight
> > rod though it. ( No harden steel nut here! ) .
> > Fix ends to keep the rod from falling out. Again, be creative! Now you
have
> > your choice of locking systems!
> > When all said and done you now have your work head!.....The base, bed
angle
> > iron. Triangle of I think 30''
> > Attatch the post to one of the inner corners. Base, wood perhaps 1 1/2''
cut
> > to fit within the base framing,
> > screw down from the bottom side, counter sink screw holes so no heads
are
> > recessed.
> > Now attach the head!................This is the basics, fix and mend
where
> > needed. Even some wheels o nthe back
> > side?!?!?!
> >
> > What's even more cooler is a work head with a big vise grip used as the
> > clamping unit, S shaped section
> > with about 75% of the rigg being chromed!................Of course with
a
> > friend in a plating shop!
> > WOW!.............HIGH SCHOOL PROJECTS!..........Other projects, dual
tandam
> > rack hanging off of the
> > back end of a van, motor stands, cherry pickers, weight benches, squat
racks
> > and a 3 section '36 rope sled for the
> > foot ball team...........Boy the hated me for this one!.............Not
bad
> > for a 17 year old making $ 15.- an hour
> > back in '78!................Very cool!
> >
> > BC
> > Baron C...................And the gang!!
> > Renaissance cycles,
> > Eindhoven Holland.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "ROBERT L. FREITAS" <freitas1@pacbell.net>
> > To: "CLASSICS" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> > Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 3:05 AM
> > Subject: [CR]RE: BIKE STANDS
> >
> > > No votes for the ELDI stand? cast iron boat anchor that was
> > > all there really was besides the PARK stand. I have a PARK race stand
> > > and think it GREAT but maybe I am more carefull than the average
> > > gorilla.
> > > BOB FREITAS
> > > MILL VALLEY,CA
> > > where the sun finally came out to play today