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Old 02-09-2013, 03:11 PM   #21
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All I know is that I'll need solid rod. I don't really care what steel is used. My rack can be as light or as heavy as it wants, it's going on my beat-around-town bike so performance is no concern. I won't be carrying an enormous load, I just hate wearing a backpack. I still don't know what diameter I need, or how much I'll need... guess I have some research to do!

"enormous load"
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Old 02-09-2013, 03:23 PM   #22
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[Butthead] Uh huh. Huh. You said "enormous load". [/Butthead]
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Old 02-10-2013, 08:27 AM   #23
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What about his opening sentence. "All I know is that I'll need solid rod"
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Old 02-10-2013, 09:27 AM   #24
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[Butthead] Uh huh. Huh. You said "enormous load". [/Butthead]
My thoughts exactly!

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What about his opening sentence. "All I know is that I'll need solid rod"
Nice catch! I never even thought of it that way
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Old 02-10-2013, 06:20 PM   #25
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Solid rod... enormous load... I'm beginning to see a pattern, Greggo. Is there something you're not telling us?
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Old 02-11-2013, 06:50 AM   #26
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....................you guys are weird.................so just a basket for your bike??? i would say 1/4 rod for the main frame then use either like 1/16 to 1/8 rod or expanded metal for the rest of it. all this you can get at TSC.
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Old 02-11-2013, 05:01 PM   #27
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Yeah just a rack though (no basket)

It'll be small, something like a Nitto M-18
NITTO M-18 ~ Front Rack [870-782-11] : • Milwaukee Bicycle Co. • Ben's Cycle

I'll have different support legs, and I wont be spending $120 for the name...

I think "1/4 rod would work good, and the legs shouldn't be hard to figure out.

I'll probably be making a trip to TSC soon
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Old 02-11-2013, 07:03 PM   #28
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I'm just happy that you are now talking about racks instead of enormous loads!!!
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Old 02-11-2013, 09:12 PM   #29
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I'm just happy that you are now talking about racks instead of enormous loads!!!

I'll never think of it the same again!
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Old 02-12-2013, 07:18 AM   #30
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I have a pretty cool little hand held bender, nice high dollar tool from the 80's i picked up for 5 bucks. I haven't tried it out yet, but you are welcomed to use it.
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Old 02-12-2013, 02:18 PM   #31
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I have a pretty cool little hand held bender, nice high dollar tool from the 80's i picked up for 5 bucks. I haven't tried it out yet, but you are welcomed to use it.
think it'll bend quarter inch ok?
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Old 02-12-2013, 02:52 PM   #32
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has the die for it......might have to work it, but yeah.
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Old 02-12-2013, 05:10 PM   #33
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We have the same amount of posts... **edit** well, we did...

I may be hittin you up sometime soon, gonna go seek out materials tomorrow

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Old 02-13-2013, 08:09 PM   #34
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I have materials! I think 12 feet of 1/4in. rod should work...

I don't think I'll need to borrow that bender after all. I have settled on a design that only uses 2 bends. They'll both be "round" bends, so I'll bend them around a pipe or a pole or something of the sort. I need to find a pipe about 4 inches around, and another about 2 inches in diameter. Unless your bender will do that?
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Old 02-14-2013, 06:54 AM   #35
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not in one bend, no. the dies are only about an inch in diameter. you could pick up a couple of short pieces of PVC in the size you need and use a vice to hold them, a bend that large should form pretty easy with that stuff. Fire hydrants might have the right diameters on them.............;)
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Old 02-14-2013, 02:44 PM   #36
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Fire hydrants might have the right diameter
Nice! Good thinkin! I'd kinda like the build process to be as haggard as possible so this rack will have a good story behind it...

Think I should heat this stuff up before I try and bend it?
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Old 02-14-2013, 02:46 PM   #37
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nah, just use a hammer.
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