Author Topic: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop  (Read 185971 times)

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #125 on: 21 June, 2013, 11:37:12 am »
Wobbly, you ever done a reverse pedalling bike? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkUycGHbJb4

clarion

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #126 on: 21 June, 2013, 11:53:27 am »
Drew Buck did PBP on a bike which back pedalled for one of its two gears.
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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #127 on: 21 June, 2013, 01:15:50 pm »
The 'Ladep Tallbike' (pronounced "Pedal-backwards Tallbike"  ::-)) was a pedal backwards bike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHOGzk3Sgbs

(That is Arch's voice you can hear as it was she who filmed)

The one in the video ham posted seems to have an eccentric front wheel and, by the looks of it, reverse steering.  :o

I built an eccentric front wheel for our 'PoGoPed' that could be powered by bouncing up & down once you got the hang of it (a bit like learning to power a swing)...



...and we have built a reverse steer bike. I've only got video of me learning to ride it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHY4q4oPkY

I have mastered it now as those that have seen me on it at Mildenhall can testify.  :smug:

The one in the video would be very difficult to learn to ride, as is our 'Ekib' (pronounced "Backwards bike"  ::-)), which is I suppose a reverse pedalling bike of sorts.  :demon:



BTW, I'm going that-a-way on it ---------->

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #128 on: 18 August, 2013, 11:39:43 pm »
Groan...

It's ages since I made any progress on the Wobbly Workshop projects.  :facepalm:

I been having a big clear up at home and have just taken the useful bits off an old project bfore dumping the rest of it.  :(

So, I thought I'd repost the write-up I did on another forum when I built it - in the days when ACF ended and YACF started.

First installment:

Starting off with a scrap exercise bike...



... and welding in a bottom bracket shell and some forks



Then I made a mounting for a 12V electric motor. The motor has a knurled aluminium roller on it as it was used in a Robot Wars type thing, driving a wheel by friction.



The electric motor was then mounted so that it would rest on a wheel held in the forks





I now need to find a bottom bracket, chainset and chain from the pile of dead bikes.  ::-)



So what's it going to be?

1. An exercise bike for lazy people   ;D
2. A training aid for increasing the cadence of fixie riders for faster downhills   :demon:
3. Other - suggestions please
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clarion

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #129 on: 19 August, 2013, 10:08:37 am »
Generator?

Be a good teaching aid for kids if so.
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Clare

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #130 on: 19 August, 2013, 11:21:40 am »
Polishing up tyres for speed record attempts?


clarion

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #131 on: 19 August, 2013, 12:21:40 pm »
Could be reversing the Obree process and building a washing machine using cycle bearings, I suppose.
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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #132 on: 19 August, 2013, 10:21:36 pm »
Second Installment - Todays report will be brought to you via the medium of Lolcats:D

This may be something to do with yesterdays project.
First I need a bucket...



...and I need to drill some big holes in it.



A strong elastic band for it is cut from a car inner tube.



Now for the 'guts' of the thing, a computer fan is fixed to a base...



...and once a guard is fitted, this sits in the bucket.


Couldn't think of a caption for that one

Okay...

So what is it going to be?
  :demon:

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #133 on: 19 August, 2013, 10:26:09 pm »
Teasemaster...... :demon:

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #134 on: 19 August, 2013, 10:29:03 pm »
Bicycle powered vertical windsock thingy?

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #135 on: 19 August, 2013, 10:56:32 pm »
Bicycle powered vertical windsock thingy?



<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/vuMShXgEaXs&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/vuMShXgEaXs&rel=1</a>


Tis a Humane Powered Inflate-a-bubble Smiley.  :)

Hmmm - Can't see the video or link - can anybody else?  :-\
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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #136 on: 19 August, 2013, 11:05:12 pm »
Unfortunately the fan wasn't good enough to inflate the survival bag sized EvilChuffy/demon smiley we made:


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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #137 on: 19 August, 2013, 11:12:31 pm »
A work collegue had been clearing out her garage. Her husband used to work in the computer industry.

"Can you make use of some 12V fans?" she asked.  ::-)

I now have a crate of brand new 5" fans to play with.   :thumbsup:

Do you think a box of a dozen will inflate the EvilChuffyFlate-abubble?   :demon:

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #138 on: 19 August, 2013, 11:16:32 pm »
Wellllllllllllll...

Generator couldn't produce enough current for the 12 fan two stage mega blower  :(

Plus a square box is not good for fixing the bag to.   :facepalm:

I'm going to try the bukit again with some more efficient fans:

65 watts of of fans in two stages have been replaced by 18 watts of centrifugal fans (in a bukit)



And the result...


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/lTc0kHyHfW8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/lTc0kHyHfW8&rel=1</a>
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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #139 on: 20 August, 2013, 05:20:05 pm »
John, you are absolutely barmy!  I'm glad you're on our side (you are on our side, aren't you......?)

Toady

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #140 on: 20 August, 2013, 05:25:08 pm »
Bravo!

clarion

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #141 on: 20 August, 2013, 08:02:47 pm »
John, you are absolutely barmy!  I'm glad you're on our side (you are on our side, aren't you......?)

Couldn't resist!


<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/5iAIM02kv0g&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/5iAIM02kv0g&rel=1</a>
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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #142 on: 21 August, 2013, 12:32:13 am »
 ;D  Well known to me!

clarion

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #143 on: 02 September, 2013, 11:06:32 pm »
Folk should be aware that Wobbly John was seen at Mildenhall with a couple of turbo trainers, a few other components, and the glint of inspiration in his eye.
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Kim

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #144 on: 02 September, 2013, 11:18:04 pm »
Folk should be aware that Wobbly John was last seen at Mildenhall with a couple of turbo trainers, a few other components, and the glint of inspiration in his eye.

FTFY.

He could be halfway around the world on a bicycle-powered zeppelin by now.

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #145 on: 02 September, 2013, 11:22:30 pm »
Two broken (the plastic fans were borked) turbo trainers for a fiver - just what I was looking for.  :demon:

You might also see the tandem stoker handlebars (like on Wowbagger's tandem), that I bought for a £5, on this thread too.  :smug:

...but I didn't manage to buy enough 'Space blankets' to make one of these:

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LEE

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #146 on: 19 September, 2013, 09:16:15 am »
Why do I keep imagining your neighbours peering from behind their bedroom curtains whispering, "What the **** is he doing now?"

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #147 on: 19 September, 2013, 10:33:18 am »
My neighbour used to be a framebuilder and ran his own bike shop.  :thumbsup:
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Pingu

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Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #148 on: 05 November, 2013, 08:38:20 pm »
Waiting...

Re: Tales from the Wobbly Workshop
« Reply #149 on: 05 November, 2013, 08:55:45 pm »
Waiting...

Yeah, I know. Sorry, folks :(

My colleage in the workshop at work had major, open heart surgery about a month ago, so things have been rather busy at work (he's recovering well, but will be off for some time).  :-[

At home, my son has moved back in to 'Wobbly towers', so we have had to clear enough space for him, his dog, and the contents of his house.  :facepalm:   My daughter is due to move house in a weeks time, and it will be down to me to decorate inside and out over the winter & spring. (this will be the third house I have decorated for her in 6 years).  >:(

Hopefully 'normal' service will return. I'll probably post some minor projects (some 'work' ones) as I get the opportunity.
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