Howdy folks,
While we're on the subject of unusable forks, I thought I'd post a link to some pictures of one of my creations...a standalone bathroom tissue holder made from a bent Gitane fork and an inexpensive Ikea lamp base.
Here's the link:
http://s176.photobucket.com/
And here's a shorter version:
The tubing coming from the base of the lamp was threaded and seemed to be made for screwing right into a French-spec fork. and I had the little wooden bushing just lying around, can't recall what that was from. I did have to spread the forks a bit to accommodate the width of the TP roller, which I drilled out and fitted with a rear Atom skewer (I think for a 5-speed/120mm spacing). The slotted end of the roll holder slides right into the fork ends!
So...there's another use for the mongrel forks kicking around your workshop.
Cheers from balmy Chicago where we expect to go down to -4 degrees F tonight,
Paul Grens Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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