Bent forks and bars Muskin Cat Eliminator
I put together a home-made press and used a bottle jack to straighten out some forks:
More photos: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/p...-equipment-gadgets-post817716.html#post817716
More photos: http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/p...-equipment-gadgets-post817716.html#post817716
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If you use a press, something handy to help prevent any dings is to cut some tubing that slightly larger ID than the forks OD, These are totally Ghetto looking, I just sliced up real quick of a Honda CR80 frame that was getting scrapped. I used the one with the welded section on it against the press rod and the others supporting the bottom of the tubes when possible.....and this is an idea I got from researching on this site :thumbsup:
I only have a dinky 6 ton press, its more than enough to do the job, but it way harder to work with becuase its so small. Only thing I miss about my job was the big shop press.......and the paycheck :laugh:
I only have a dinky 6 ton press, its more than enough to do the job, but it way harder to work with becuase its so small. Only thing I miss about my job was the big shop press.......and the paycheck :laugh:
If you use a press, something handy to help prevent any dings is to cut some tubing that slightly larger ID than the forks OD, These are totally Ghetto looking, I just sliced up real quick of a Honda CR80 frame that was getting scrapped. I used the one with the welded section on it against the press rod and the others supporting the bottom of the tubes when possible.....and this is an idea I got from researching on this site :thumbsup:
I only have a dinky 6 ton press, its more than enough to do the job, but it way harder to work with becuase its so small. Only thing I miss about my job was the big shop press.......and the paycheck :laugh:
I only have a dinky 6 ton press, its more than enough to do the job, but it way harder to work with becuase its so small. Only thing I miss about my job was the big shop press.......and the paycheck :laugh: