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Title: Take two blocks of aluminium, a dash of oil and stir
Post by: oldschoolace on October 28, 2014, 10:54 AM: Further adventures from the potting shed :)

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/Mobile%20Uploads/DSC_0726_zpscd955189.jpg?1414493571411)

If anyone has one of those cheap suntour copy stems give me a shout ;)
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Post by: oldscool on October 28, 2014, 11:49 AM: Does this involve used toilet roll tubes and double sided sticky tape. :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: griff on October 28, 2014, 12:22 PM: I love these threads :)
what are you making now then our Clinton?
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Post by: oldschoolace on October 28, 2014, 01:25 PM: The first draught sketch (in ms paint) ;D

(http://i1182.photobucket.com/albums/x455/oldschoolace/Microgyrostemfinal_zpsdff476b1.jpg) (http://s1182.photobucket.com/user/oldschoolace/media/Microgyrostemfinal_zpsdff476b1.jpg.html)
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Post by: 58 delray on October 28, 2014, 01:31 PM: i take it its a stem of some sort ? :)
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Post by: dp and chopper dude on October 28, 2014, 01:44 PM: A stem with a built in gyro?
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Post by: Mat on October 28, 2014, 01:46 PM: is it that robot cat you've been promising to build me for years ???
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Post by: MartyC on October 28, 2014, 01:56 PM: Looks like a kitchen plan :LolLolLolLol:

Will be an interesting stem for sure
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Post by: oldschoolace on October 28, 2014, 02:59 PM: Quote from: dp and chopper dude on October 28, 2014, 01:44 PM
A stem with a built in gyro?

Yep a tiny micro rotor with ball bearings for low rotational friction :)
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Post by: oldschoolace on October 28, 2014, 07:16 PM: Thinking of white powder rather than a raw look to keep the freestyle look.
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Post by: animal on October 28, 2014, 09:23 PM: I shall b keeping a very close eye on this :daumenhoch:
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Post by: chubby on October 28, 2014, 10:23 PM: Can't wait to see it Clint cos I have no idea from the drawings what the fook it'll look like :LolLolLolLol:
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Post by: bmxband1t77 on October 29, 2014, 12:10 AM: You got a CNC mill or summink buddy?

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Title: Re: Take two blocks of aluminium, a dash of oil and stir
Post by: oldschoolace on October 29, 2014, 12:21 AM: I wish, got a friend with a lathe helping me with some of the more precise machining but alot of work on a pillar drill and by hand mainly :)
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Post by: bmxband1t77 on October 29, 2014, 12:22 AM: Sheesh! I'm bookmarking this one. V interesting design. Balancing rotors are a nightmare so that collar might do the trick if it's slippy enough inside.

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Title: Re: Take two blocks of aluminium, a dash of oil and stir
Post by: oldschoolace on October 29, 2014, 12:31 AM: The rotor will have twin cables top and bottom so should be easier to balance. Im hoping to be able to get the stem sat pretty low on the headset or flexfighter with just the two cables protruding out the bottom :)
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Post by: chubby on October 31, 2014, 05:09 PM: :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn: