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Title: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: ukoldschool on May 25, 2011, 01:51 PM

Hi all,


Ive neglected my streetbeat and left it languishing in the shed.... since getting it out ive noticed a definate buckle on oen fo the Tuffs... of course back in the day the freezer trick was said to work but I never needed to try it back then, so wuestion is - does it work? if it doesnt, is there anything I can do to bring this wheel back? its a grey tuff so finding a replacement isnt going to be easy I guess?

cheers!

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: Dannywhac on May 25, 2011, 03:00 PM

Freezer trick's one of them urban myths - doesn't work.  Unless you want to piss the missus off.....

Read somewhere over at the bmxmuseum that a bloke had made a circular press, lightly heated the tuff and gradually cooled it and it worked (although if it's well buckled you're screwed) as most forms of plastic/nylon has a 'memory' from when it was moulded.....

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: BENDYCAT ELEVENTEEN on May 26, 2011, 12:29 PM

pic please  ;)

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: Dannywhac on May 26, 2011, 01:05 PM

Here's the thread about the press:

http://bmxmuseum.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=58417

Although can't find (due to the 'Google Search' nature of BM) the thread where someone said about the heating - the above relies on time and plaggy memory :)

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: ukoldschool on May 26, 2011, 02:34 PM

thanks for the links fellas :) im liking the sound of 'if you cant be bothered to take the wheel out jam a block of wood in the frame' ;)

will try and get pics this weekend of a 'before' nature and see how it goes...

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: oldtired on May 26, 2011, 05:06 PM

have used laggy bands in the past like this,  one from each side means you can centre the wheel between forks/stays leave sat for a few days , can only do one bend at a time ,  wooden doughnut press is the best method for a wobbler though  :daumenhoch:  

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/ff98/jimjdld/bmx/laggytuff.jpg)

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: ukoldschool on May 27, 2011, 10:16 AM

oooh thats a good idea..... hmmmmmm  :D

Title: Re: Tuff 2 unbuckle?
Post by: Dannywhac on May 27, 2011, 10:18 AM

Yeah  that pee's on the 'wedge a block of wood in there' method  :daumenhoch: