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Title: bit of stem refurb
Post by: neiljonarcus on January 09, 2010, 10:33 AM

sort of moved away from high mirror polishing and doing a bit of machined affect finish , moanjam ask me to refurb a mark 1 tuff neck stem
and a old goose stem


BEFORE TUFF NECK STEM 

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110043.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110041.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110042.jpg)



AFTER TUFF NECK STEM
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110060.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110091.jpg)
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110093.jpg)

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: Del on January 09, 2010, 10:37 AM

better than polishing them in my opinion... nice one Neil

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: brummie on January 09, 2010, 10:40 AM

 :shocked: awesome finish that  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: Deano on January 09, 2010, 11:10 AM

That is a real nice finish mate 8)

I like a good shine ;D and  the brushed finish is bang on.

Just goes to show you sure know how to work with metals as well as paint too :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: neiljonarcus on January 09, 2010, 11:32 AM

MONGOOSE BEFORE

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110068.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110067.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110070.jpg)

MONGOOSE AFTER

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110099.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110098.jpg)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110097.jpg)

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: rollin72 on January 09, 2010, 11:37 AM

thats nice, so how do you get the brushed finish?

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: MartyC on January 09, 2010, 11:44 AM

Looking good there Neil  :daumenhoch:

Both have come up a treat  ;).

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: neiljonarcus on January 09, 2010, 11:47 AM

and that pro neck stem i have redone the bolts by taking the oxegen out of the metal , my friend has a kit  "its amazing how it works "

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff359/neiljonarcus/P1110088.jpg)

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: moanjam on January 09, 2010, 12:39 PM

lookin nice mate cheers  ;) , will pop round for sexual favours later  :-*

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: MartyC on January 09, 2010, 01:30 PM

Wow!  That Tuf-Neck has come up the dogs danglys  :daumenhoch:  What sort of kit did he use to clean them up?

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: meticulous on January 09, 2010, 01:44 PM

Quote from: MartyC on January 09, 2010, 01:30 PM

Wow!  That Tuf-Neck has come up the dogs danglys  :daumenhoch:  What sort of kit did he use to clean them up?

i presume he has just used wet-n-dry sanding using a block, going through the grades until you get the desired finish...

am i right nelly?  am i? eh!   8)

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: neiljonarcus on January 09, 2010, 06:44 PM

Quote from: meticulous on January 09, 2010, 01:44 PM

Quote from: MartyC on January 09, 2010, 01:30 PM

Wow!  That Tuf-Neck has come up the dogs danglys  :daumenhoch:  What sort of kit did he use to clean them up?

i presume he has just used wet-n-dry sanding using a block, going through the grades until you get the desired finish...

am i right nelly?  am i? eh!   8)

i will take a photo of the kit i used

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: CD17 on January 09, 2010, 06:47 PM

Quote from: Del on January 09, 2010, 10:37 AM

better than polishing them in my opinion... nice one Neil

I agree  8)

Title: Re: bit of stem refurb
Post by: ozone on January 09, 2010, 09:50 PM

The finish is lovely but the 1st pic of the restored sq corner stem shows the top cap has less of a curve than the base.

If you kept the cap bolted to the base then machined the front and sides prior to polishing/brushing, you would get a perfect match top and bottom and less (or no) curve. :daumenhoch:

That's how to achieve the pukka Tuff Neck squareness. ;D

Nice work all the same. ;)