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evilgoat
Posts: 128 Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:24 pm
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by evilgoat » Sat May 16, 2020 2:05 pm
Fancied getting an anything cage for occasional use but put off by the price. A bit of rooting round the garage and found some 8 mm aluminium tube and 6 mm plate. A couple of happy hours with a pipe bender, hacksaw, file and drill and I've got this. Solid and perfect for a tarp on my stooge fork.
Bearbonesnorm
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by Bearbonesnorm » Sat May 16, 2020 4:38 pm
Lovely job, weld free and nothing to break
May the bridges you burn light your way
Andiphim
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by Andiphim » Sat May 16, 2020 11:54 pm
Saved yourself £50.
Good job.
drjon
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by drjon » Sat May 23, 2020 8:04 pm
good work! if you can, try a counter sink bit and then use counter sink bolts. I suspect the bolt heads will rub through your bag in time....
evilgoat
Posts: 128 Joined: Tue Jan 03, 2012 5:24 pm
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by evilgoat » Mon May 25, 2020 4:23 pm
Cheers.
I didn't have any stainless counter sunk bolts but that will be a good idea. I suspect round heads would be better than square heads.