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Yeah I thought it was a crazy idea but I really have no idea how to interpret the various units of shear strength and the like.. I’ll start calling the scrap places next week. Most of the ones I found on FB seemed to be pretty far west of the city. My cottage is near Orillia but most of...

I've been meaning to post a drawing with sizes.. Now I've gone down the rabbit hole of learning how to use Fusion 360 to create those diagrams. Overkill, for sure for this purpose, but I like learning new things. I also had the crazy idea of using Delrin to make these fittings. Cheap (I...

Motorcycle work stand CA$300 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1903165130482474/

I should have pulled the trigger on this one. STRIP DOWN 2006 YAMAHA ROYAL STAR MIDNIGHT VENTURE CA$700 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1784647229107517

I finished framing out the inside of my shipping container. I probably picked the worst possible day to spend working in a shipping container. I wonder how much water I sweated out today. I had to go to Canadian Tire to buy a big fan and then when I was at Costco saw another big fan and...

Was going to post that. Wasn’t all the construction work north of Beier’s though? Edit: @shanekingsley beat me to it.

All I know is I loved the way the old 701 looked. The 801, not as much.

It’s a crappy situation to be sure. But part of me wonders if the guy who died wouldn’t have done exactly the same thing if one his “buddies” were in the same situation.

"kind of low for my kind of trails"... I wonder just what kind of trails he built that for?

There is no honour among scumbags.

Suzuki katana 3 wheeler CA$2,500 https://www.facebook.com/share/1BuDLRgzWo/

That’s a good call. I expected I was overestimating, under my assumption that metal would be cheaper than it really is, at least at retail. I did some test turning on a scrap of brass last night. Even brass on my little lathe was a long slog so cutting less metal than necessary would save a...

@Mad Mike did you mean to say 1018 and 303 ARE easy to turn? I just priced this out at Metal Supermarkets. IF I used their calculator correctly. 1018 turned out to was $61.36/lf. I had no idea this stuff was that expensive, even if for minuscule quantity. Gives me a new perspective on the...

Some knowledgeable folks here! My lift has two arms that take adapters which then fit into the swingarm pivot recess, highlighted here: With the bike mounted it looks like this: I'm guesstimating at dimensions but I think these pieces are about 2" in diameter in their widest aspect. I can...

I have a lift which uses fittings that go into the swingarm pivot point on both sides. The vendor sells fittings for my road bike and I have these on order. However, I also have three dirt bikes and an old 87 project bike for which the vendor does not list fittings. I have a tiny...

This weekend I framed out the inside of the back third of my shipping container in the hopes of getting some stuff off the ground and creating more space. I was able to do so while accomplishing my goal of not drilling into the walls or floor. I plan to wait until I get fittings for the Abba...

Some chargers have the ability to rescue dead batteries. I had a few batteries that my Canadian Tire 3 port “smart” chargercouldn’t charge and appeared dead. I bought an Optimate charger and was able to rescue them. I have had batteries that the Optimate hasn’t been able to rescue. I’m not...

The space bit is exactly the reason I bought this. I don't do anything that I couldn't do with on the centre stand or with my Pitbull stands. Regular lifts like your HF work great if you have a garage and enough space. I don't have either. I'm stuck using a shipping container for my bikes...

I don't have a compound slide, but apparently the Sherline lathe I have allows you to rotate the headstock, allowing you to accomplish the same thing. I have to play with that this week. Playdough idea is a good one. i tried to take some measurements with calipers, but didn't have a depth...

This is the Abba Skylift: This is what some of their fittings look like. The fittings fit into each side of the swingarm pivot recess. I don’t think I need a 5-axis machine (I had to look up what that is, LOL). To my uninformed eye, all the fittings LOOK like they could be turned, but I...