Trike finished.........

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Check here:
http://btw-trikers.org/uploads/photo...m=1&category=A

Don't forget to click the "works in progress" tab for some fine examples of how NOT to do things.

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Gotta love the JD2 video, the guy sprays the WD40 like he thinks the stuff actually works.........

Get some real cutting fluid and your life will be alot easier.

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Looks like you have a foot or so above the torsion spring on the door??
In my old shop I built a storage rack up there for longer stuff. Always get my tubing etc in 10ft lengths which fit nicely above the door.

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I've got my 180 Synchrowave running in a 50amp breaker with no problems. I've run it at full power for extended periods several times without popping the breaker.

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Besides local, county, state, and federal regs, doing business from your home requires a talk with our homeowners insurance agent. Most allow you to do practically anything in your home, EXCEPT doing work for others for pay. Once you reach that point your insurance goes to pot.
Once you start...

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That's OK, years ago my cousin did the same thing with an electric grain auger, picked up the end by grabbing hold of the flighting, somewhere in moving it something caught the cord, which pulled the switch box off the post. The box landed on the ground, turned the switch on which started the auger...

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Here's one that I built a few years ago, weighed 137lbs when complete, and could be a bit less if you were careful:
http://www1.cedar-rapids.net/tdkmoto...s/trailer.html

Part#s for the axle units are still valid.
I did end up with a piece of 1/2" plywood between...

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I can't say anything bad about Dell, got 2 desktops and 2 laptops in our house from them. Although we've had a couple small issues they've been handled very well.

Daughter's desktop arrived with a dead CD drive, one phone call and we had a new one the next day, along with a box and a...

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...........you can make small stuff on a big lathe, but you can't make big stuff on a small lathe...............

A small lathe is a good addition to a shop that already has a big lathe, and vice-versa.


Personally, I'd go with bigger before smaller, but it all...

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This place is a "don't miss" for owners of mini lathes and mills
http://littlemachineshop.com/default.php

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Look again, there are two steering heads, one at the fork and one back at the bars, with push/pull rods between. The bars really don't travel much more than a standard bike.

Yes, everybody comments about the engine mounting. Hopefully the DMV inspector will like it also. It's actually...

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Nope, not required according to the Iowa DMV's list of requirements for "reconstructed and specially constructed" motorcycles.
"Brakes required on rear wheel/axle only".

Trust me, I have carried that document in my back pocket for the last 18months..........and...

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Took nearly a year and a half, but it's done.
Made a short maiden run today, backed out of the driveway turned around in the street and backed back to the garage Woo-hoo!!!
Got a few tweaks to do, DMV inspection on wednesday morning, and then we can test ride.

http://w...

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I can tell when the HF is working on my Synchro 180, it makes my cordless phone in the shop ring.
Yes, the HF is on for starting in DC mode until you have a well established arc.

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Paint to cover..............
Just amazes me how people think that covering chickensh** with more chickensh** will make it better............