No home workshop is complete without a decent vice, I’ve got a 50 year old Woden “00” engineers vice, best thing I’ve ever bought, they’re about £30 off ebay.
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No home workshop is complete without a decent vice, I’ve got a 50 year old Woden “00” engineers vice, best thing I’ve ever bought, they’re about £30 off ebay.
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Annoyingly I did have one, I inherited it about ten years ago but had no use for it so I gave it away.
Illaveago
Guru
- Location
- Chippenham,Wiltshire.
I can remember my dad having to replace the broken springs of the pawls on my Regina freewheel with the bristles from a steel wire brush .
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EltonFrog
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After a couple of aborted attempts to replace the bearings in the freewheel in the cold garage, I took advantage of The Fragant MrsP being out and brought all the gubbings into the kitchen and did it in the warm, sitting down at the table. Don’t tell.
All seems to working and the wheel has cleaned up well. Just the front wheel to do now then I can start putting the bike back together, that’ll have to wait until after Christmas.
All seems to working and the wheel has cleaned up well. Just the front wheel to do now then I can start putting the bike back together, that’ll have to wait until after Christmas.
FrankCrank
Old layabout
Good to see progress being made, even at the risk of domestic harmony - such dedication. Been over here quite a few years now, but can still just about remember my cold, dank garage. Anyways, on a high note, days are getting longer now - soon be spring 
rogerzilla
Legendary Member
I remember seeing one of those sparkly orange ones in the late 80s and thinking, "WANT"
. This is what the Scorpio looked like in the 70's lol
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Can’t wait for spring, I hate this time of year. I have another project lined up after this.Good to see progress being made, even at the risk of domestic harmony - such dedication. Been over here quite a few years now, but can still just about remember my cold, dank garage. Anyways, on a high note, days are getting longer now - soon be spring
ruffers
Veteran
- Location
- bury, lancs
Can’t wait to see the finished article looks brilliant the work you’ve done so far
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EltonFrog
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Nothing happened over Christmas hopefully Wednesday I’ll be able to make some progress.
ruffers
Veteran
- Location
- bury, lancs
looking forward to it
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EltonFrog
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Managed to get out to the garage for an hour or so today to clean up the front wheel, removed the tyre and tube cleaned the rims inside and out, the spokes and hub with a wire brush, wire wool, GT 85 and degreaser, cleaned the rust off the quick release and greased it.
That’s the last job now, hopefully tomorrow I can start putting the bike back together.
That’s the last job now, hopefully tomorrow I can start putting the bike back together.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
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EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Yes, yes I am, I’m looking forward to seeing how it looks in the BRG.
ruffers
Veteran
- Location
- bury, lancs
I bet that includes myself and everyone else 👍🏻