version 2

After talking with Rich today have done some changing around and smoothing around the head tube/tt area, also added a swingarm.




Looks a bit more complete eh? Rossco.

Heres the 3d starter version of the frame below

Well got motivated last night and got this done. Am pretty stoked, 3d is so good to check clearances etc. And I don't think it looks to bad either.






Let me know what you think, Rossco.

Look what I just bought............

Well I saw a very sweet deal going on trademe and I just couldn't pass with out hitting the reserve..........$600!! so here it is, i've been talking/wanting one of these for awhile now (much discussion with Miek and Rick on this one!)


It came "as is" so it doesn't have all the desirable bits and pieces that they usually come with like steadys, vertical mill att, 4 jaw etc. And on the bummer front it didn't come with the change gears for thread cutting or even the chuck key?!! But it is in excellent cond no play anywhere and is a good base for a very handy machine. Its gonna be great to use for those jobs that are frustratingly simple if only you had a LATHE!

And the next project......HA I haven't even started the one below yet! But this different, Rich has pretty much convinced me to try carbon, and so I got playing with autocad and came up with this

Its fun making the curves and being free to do what you want and put stuff where you want. It has freed up the repositioning of the gearbox mount from the steel tube version below.

Still got a ways to go on it though.