Mark: Ingenious device. Let's see if I can articulate the question. Rear drop-out can be paralell to each other but not necessariyl aligned with "track" of frame. So, when checking drop out alignment, how would one first ensure that at least one drop-out is in proper "track"? Regards, Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois
Mark Stonich <mark@bikesmithdesign.com> wrote:
At 06:39 PM 8/7/04 +1200, you wrote:
>Hi all, has anyone out there made their own?.........regards wayne
>davidson Invers NZ.......
"Plan A" is to use professional tools such as the Park or Campi. But before I got mine, I got the same result (albeit more slowly) with a simple tool made from an axle.
I tapped a piece of heavy wall tubing to 10mmx 1mm, to accept one end of
the axle. I threaded on a track nut, backwards, and put on two large, thick
washers and threaded it into the tubing. I'd have just enough axle
protruding so that if I placed a washer on either side of one tip, the
other end of the axle didn't quite reach the other tip. Slide the axle all
the way into the back of the slot, and tighten the nut. See
http://bikesmithdesign.com/
You should use an axle, threaded rod, AKA AllThread, isn't usually straight enough.
The same tool can be used to align derailleur hangers. Just install a 2nd
axle in the tips. and thread the tool into the hanger threads with the axle
protruding to the left and the tubing to the right. See
http://bikesmithdesign.com/
Mark Stonich; BikeSmith Design & Fabrication LLC http://bikesmithdesign.com
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