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Title: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: strik9 on October 22, 2018, 08:26:45 PM

A simple little thing found missing a part.  I have no idea how it was so the form is just a guess.

Trace on paper and cut a bit of steel to match the paper bit.

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: strik9 on October 22, 2018, 08:34:41 PM

A little zap of weld and some grinding to make it look at least passable.  I did not try to size it really as it is not metric and will only be on display.  I do no want to hide the fact it was repaired. 

It is a silly thing but it was very little work.  It had to be saved.

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: J.A.F.E. on October 22, 2018, 10:21:47 PM

Why not just size it up to fit bikes using those millimeter things and use it? Seems like you're just about there anyway.

Nice save though either way.

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: strik9 on October 22, 2018, 11:09:41 PM

Its not long enough to be useful and not really trustworthy. 

Much like even the good dogbones there are better choices in the mix. 

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: J.A.F.E. on October 22, 2018, 11:20:56 PM

A good dogbone? Is that one that can be used twice?

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: bonneyman on October 23, 2018, 09:58:07 AM

Quote from: J.A.F.E. on October 22, 2018, 11:20:56 PM

A good dogbone? Is that one that can be used twice?

No that's one that can be removed from the packaging undamaged.

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: strik9 on October 23, 2018, 12:52:15 PM

You remove them grom the package? 

    I just keep them around to remind me it could be far worse if I had to try to use them.

   The bronze bones would be usable if not for my all metric bike. 

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: lauver on October 29, 2018, 04:18:24 PM

Strik,

I have a metric dog-bone wench 12mm-18mm.  Haven't used it on my bike... mostly used underneath my Tacoma for motor/trans/diff oil changes.  It's not the end-all of multi wrenches but it's handy at times because of the roto feature.   It would make a very heavy cumbersome bike wrench (i.e. won't fit in a bike emergency road kit).

Title: Re: saving the antique bike wrench
Post by: strik9 on October 29, 2018, 05:41:37 PM

I dislike USING pocket and emergency kit tools.  I collect them in the same vein as Oxwall bling. 

  For repairs I carry big clunky useful tools that actually allow leverage.
    The junk bike has two cargo baskets and extra weight added in splash guards so a wrench or two in my daily carry crap is minor.  I stopped carrying a pump as all around me seem to need it and I don't.  Tell me how costly pumps are and all as they wear out my better quality pump and waste my time.

   So hard to not suggest they fix the damn leaky tire.....  They must know that is costly too.   Cheapi boobs.