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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #25 on: March 31, 2014, 08:49:02 PM »
Quote from: toreadorxlt on March 31, 2014, 08:32:04 PM
http://youtu.be/fA9f8bJiWz4

Quick video of the process I use to make a tail. This one is steel and came out fine. 1.5 hours time so far. I'll finish it Wednesday

Sandbag and mallet to quickly stretch the center. Pullmax on the edges that need to be shrunk. Then planishing hammer and party.

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Holy crap, that was quick.  The planishing hammer seems to make short work of it.
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CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #26 on: March 31, 2014, 08:56:12 PM »
To be honest the planishing hammer doesn't do much other than smooth the metal after. Most of the shape was done in my Pullmax hammer which was the first one. I have special dies that grab the metal and force it into itself, shrinking it's surface area. They leave some marks and the planishing hammer takes those out. I also ran it through my English wheel in the end to wash over any highs and lows. It's 75% there I can still metalfinish it more. And I will after I build the rest.


Whatever I know about sheetmetal and fab I lack in wiring and mechanics. I have no idea how to make this bike run or wire it but I figure this is the place to be haha

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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #27 on: March 31, 2014, 08:58:58 PM »
Quote from: toreadorxlt on March 31, 2014, 08:56:12 PM
To be honest the planishing hammer doesn't do much other than smooth the metal after. Most of the shape was done in my Pullmax hammer which was the first one. I have special dies that grab the metal and force it into itself, shrinking it's surface area. They leave some marks and the planishing hammer takes those out. I also ran it through my English wheel in the end to wash over any highs and lows. It's 75% there I can still metalfinish it more. And I will after I build the rest.


Whatever I know about sheetmetal and fab I lack in wiring and mechanics. I have no idea how to make this bike run or wire it but I figure this is the place to be haha

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I think I got my tools mixed up.  I was referring to that nasty bastard with the dies. 

Very impressive!
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #28 on: April 01, 2014, 01:32:05 PM »
Awesome work so far, looking forward to seeing how this one progresses  8)
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« Reply #29 on: April 01, 2014, 07:56:16 PM »
Thanks. Had some stuff to throw in the powder oven tonight so this went in and got a fresh coat of matte black. Gotta straighten out the Honda tag. Unless somebody knows where I can source a new one.


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My home made oven. Should fit the frame.
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #30 on: April 01, 2014, 08:56:05 PM »
Quote from: toreadorxlt on April 01, 2014, 07:56:16 PM
Thanks. Had some stuff to throw in the powder oven tonight so this went in and got a fresh coat of matte black. Gotta straighten out the Honda tag. Unless somebody knows where I can source a new one.


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My home made oven. Should fit the frame.

Yamiya sells those.  Look at the Frame Group -- Handle Top Bridge.  They go for $10.19
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #31 on: July 28, 2014, 04:46:52 AM »
Decided to try to build an aluminum tank. Going good so far. We'll see how it pressure tests eventually. It might be a trash ornament in the end but it was a good experience. Had to anneal the metal a few times to shape it, also made me a new English wheel that actually works unlike my old HF one





Rough shape


Made the other side

Start connecting the two
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #32 on: July 28, 2014, 12:52:43 PM »
Killer looking tank! I bet the English wheel comes in handy from time to time.
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #33 on: July 28, 2014, 01:31:33 PM »
You have skills dude,looks good
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #34 on: July 28, 2014, 01:46:53 PM »
Nice work man. Really dig the tank!
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #35 on: July 28, 2014, 03:08:37 PM »
Never seen anybody build their own english wheel before. Without the metal working stuff it looks like a piece of modern sculpture.
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #36 on: July 28, 2014, 04:05:30 PM »
Tool maker and tank fabricator.  Serious kudos!
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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2005 RVT1000RR RC51-SP2 "El Diablo" - Sold
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #37 on: July 28, 2014, 07:32:32 PM »
Wow ! You have some sick skills!  Subscribed! What's the plan for your jade green tank? If you decide to sell let me know please.
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Re: CB550 to match my car....
« Reply #38 on: July 28, 2014, 08:58:18 PM »
Thanks so much for the kind words. The English wheel is a powerful tool but I start most everything on a stump or sandbag. I smooth and do the final 10% stretch on a wheel.  A stiff frame really makes a good wheel, which is why I had to get rid of the HF one. Also proper anvil alignment is key. I like the finish it leaves. Made this one the other day while my lady was snoozing.





The jade tank is staying until i pressure test and like the new one.

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