Another build thread - Ducati 1000 - Page 7

11-10-2020, 04:46 PM

Happy birthday for tomorrow Tony, what will we all do for next week !

buzzer · 21-10-2020, 01:19 PM

thanks for the birthday wishes :-)

first time out in the daylight for a while… its running OK, just need to change the carb needles which are on order, then a road test...

buzzer · 30-10-2020, 04:03 PM

Not been doing much in the garage for the last week... My best mate of 55 years was diagnosed with terminal cancer last week. All very sudden, 4 weeks before he was working in his factory, just complaining of a bad back... turns out he has lung cancer, cancer in the spine and Multiple Myeloma... they have given him weeks/months. Its knocked me for 6 to be honest...

Gong to get out in the garage Monday and get my mojo back... for now here is a short video as many people asked how I turn the velocity stack radius in the lathe..

https://youtu.be/f0XB1MTOV5w

utopia · 30-10-2020, 04:30 PM

Really sorry to hear about your mate.
A lifelong mate of mine had a similar diagnosis a while back.
In his case he seems to have got lucky and remained healthy for longer than predicted.
In the meantime we have got a few adventures in, including a trip to the TT last year.
Also plenty of fishing trips.
We only rarely mention his illness, mostly just concentrating on the here and now.

Changing the subject .. that is an ingenious method of hand carving the bellmouths using a boring tool to support a scraper.
I've had a lathe for years but I never thought of using a trick like that.
I'm impressed.
Although it probably doesn't sit well with health and safety.

walkingpictures · 31-10-2020, 11:10 AM

That's awful news about your best mate,hard to know what to say,at least you can be there for him for however long.No wonder you probably don't feel like putting any effort into the bike.

All the best Tony

Kimbo

jerry · 31-10-2020, 12:32 PM

how horrible about yor friend sorry ,, i does set back ones feelings and mojo ,, when u get news like that

slob · 31-10-2020, 04:02 PM

Sorry to hear that, nothing I can say.

Nice work with the bellmouths, I had wondered if you used some sort of template.
I have a ball cutting attachment which makes turning curves relatively easy but I wouldn't know if I could use it for a job like that without actually setting up and trying it.

Health and safety is relative, obviously with some experience, you do an on-the-spot assessment and find another way if you think you're likely to hurt yourself/tools/workpiece ;-)

buzzer · 12-11-2020, 09:21 AM

Well its finished... its now at the back of the garage waiting for spring... I have started a new thread on the Monster 900 restoration. here is a short video of it running....

https://youtu.be/v3ATycOHWB4

walkingpictures · 12-11-2020, 10:36 AM

That's a lovely bike Tony.....a credit to you sir

Kimbo

buzzer · 13-11-2020, 02:13 PM

and finally...

the full story in pictures....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z3roCdM7QU&t=29s

walkingpictures · 13-11-2020, 02:44 PM

That Youtube vid is amazing,some damn fine engineering there Tony

14-11-2020, 07:32 AM

Brilliant Tony!, good choice for soundtrack too.

mickj · 14-11-2020, 09:06 AM

Stunning work, I struggle to cut a straight line with a saw.

buzzer · 07-03-2021, 09:38 AM

this bike has been in the back of the garage, waiting for the better weather... I dug it out the other day and did a few jobs in anticipation of riding it soon. One of the things I hated was taking the tank off as it was so difficult to remove the two front nuts... so I decided to make some Allen headed nuts so I could use a long Allen key to easily get to them...

I pondered how to make the hexagon, and came on the idea of a stepped broach method. So I made the nuts in brass, and used an old Allen key to make the stepped broach which cuts the hexagon in steps as its forced through (2lb hammer!)

it worked rather well!

utopia · 07-03-2021, 11:52 AM

Ha ... I've used the same trick in the past, to broach a hex hole in a replacement brass check lever that was missing from an old centrepin fishing reel that I restored.
Its surprisingly effective, isn't it ?
I've since been using that reel for over 20yrs.

31-10-2020, 12:32 PM	#96
jerry Old Git Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cricklade Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 2,816	how horrible about yor friend sorry ,, i does set back ones feelings and mojo ,, when u get news like that __________________ MONSTERMAN

14-11-2020, 09:06 AM	#103
mickj Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Clevedon Bike: M1200s Posts: 554	Stunning work, I struggle to cut a straight line with a saw. __________________ Keep the rubber side down. Mick

11-10-2020, 04:46 PM	#91
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	Happy birthday for tomorrow Tony, what will we all do for next week !

21-10-2020, 01:19 PM	#92
buzzer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wolverhampton Bike: M900 Posts: 392	thanks for the birthday wishes :-) first time out in the daylight for a while… its running OK, just need to change the carb needles which are on order, then a road test...

30-10-2020, 04:03 PM	#93
buzzer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wolverhampton Bike: M900 Posts: 392	Not been doing much in the garage for the last week... My best mate of 55 years was diagnosed with terminal cancer last week. All very sudden, 4 weeks before he was working in his factory, just complaining of a bad back... turns out he has lung cancer, cancer in the spine and Multiple Myeloma... they have given him weeks/months. Its knocked me for 6 to be honest... Gong to get out in the garage Monday and get my mojo back... for now here is a short video as many people asked how I turn the velocity stack radius in the lathe.. https://youtu.be/f0XB1MTOV5w

30-10-2020, 04:30 PM	#94
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Really sorry to hear about your mate. A lifelong mate of mine had a similar diagnosis a while back. In his case he seems to have got lucky and remained healthy for longer than predicted. In the meantime we have got a few adventures in, including a trip to the TT last year. Also plenty of fishing trips. We only rarely mention his illness, mostly just concentrating on the here and now. Changing the subject .. that is an ingenious method of hand carving the bellmouths using a boring tool to support a scraper. I've had a lathe for years but I never thought of using a trick like that. I'm impressed. Although it probably doesn't sit well with health and safety.

31-10-2020, 11:10 AM	#95
walkingpictures preneolithic frebie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge Bike: S4Rs Posts: 319	That's awful news about your best mate,hard to know what to say,at least you can be there for him for however long.No wonder you probably don't feel like putting any effort into the bike. All the best Tony Kimbo

31-10-2020, 04:02 PM	#97
slob . Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: East London Bike: Multiple Monsters Posts: 9,710	Sorry to hear that, nothing I can say. Nice work with the bellmouths, I had wondered if you used some sort of template. I have a ball cutting attachment which makes turning curves relatively easy but I wouldn't know if I could use it for a job like that without actually setting up and trying it. Health and safety is relative, obviously with some experience, you do an on-the-spot assessment and find another way if you think you're likely to hurt yourself/tools/workpiece ;-)

12-11-2020, 09:21 AM	#98
buzzer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wolverhampton Bike: M900 Posts: 392	Well its finished... its now at the back of the garage waiting for spring... I have started a new thread on the Monster 900 restoration. here is a short video of it running.... https://youtu.be/v3ATycOHWB4

12-11-2020, 10:36 AM	#99
walkingpictures preneolithic frebie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge Bike: S4Rs Posts: 319	That's a lovely bike Tony.....a credit to you sir Kimbo

13-11-2020, 02:13 PM	#100
buzzer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wolverhampton Bike: M900 Posts: 392	and finally... the full story in pictures.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z3roCdM7QU&t=29s

13-11-2020, 02:44 PM	#101
walkingpictures preneolithic frebie Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Cambridge Bike: S4Rs Posts: 319	That Youtube vid is amazing,some damn fine engineering there Tony

14-11-2020, 07:32 AM	#102
Moco1961 Guest Posts: n/a	Brilliant Tony!, good choice for soundtrack too.

07-03-2021, 09:38 AM	#104
buzzer Registered User Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Wolverhampton Bike: M900 Posts: 392	this bike has been in the back of the garage, waiting for the better weather... I dug it out the other day and did a few jobs in anticipation of riding it soon. One of the things I hated was taking the tank off as it was so difficult to remove the two front nuts... so I decided to make some Allen headed nuts so I could use a long Allen key to easily get to them... I pondered how to make the hexagon, and came on the idea of a stepped broach method. So I made the nuts in brass, and used an old Allen key to make the stepped broach which cuts the hexagon in steps as its forced through (2lb hammer!) it worked rather well!

07-03-2021, 11:52 AM	#105
utopia No turn left unstoned Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: leicester Bike: M750 Posts: 4,545	Ha ... I've used the same trick in the past, to broach a hex hole in a replacement brass check lever that was missing from an old centrepin fishing reel that I restored. Its surprisingly effective, isn't it ? I've since been using that reel for over 20yrs.