I have a headset press built by a friend with a home machine shop. We are both engineers, so it's very carefully thought out and designed and it presses in cups like a knife through butter. I really have to be careful with it. But it's still basically all-thread with nuts and washers, just that the pressers are not washers but brass plugs that ensure cup alignment, prevent any sideways motion, and eliminate the possibility of race contact.
Cost me three lunches.
Ken Freeman
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Sean Flores Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 2:30 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [CR]Homemade Tools
Only a couple I an think of offhand.
An old spoke, cut in half. End is wrapped in electrical tape for grip. Used to get nipples into deep section rims or rims with without eyelets.
The second is a Bendix locknut remover made from two small steel pipe lengths and an elbow connector. One end has two notches cut out to engage the lockring (it's like a small version of a freewheel).
Oh yeah, and I often use the "hander"- my hand as a hammer when I'm too lazy to get my rubber mallet. But not sure if that counts.
Sean Flores
San Francisco, CA