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Title: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: trasher on August 31, 2009, 11:06 PM

i was looking for a sugino diamondback stem for my pro build ,,then this came up on ebay ,,and i thought fook it

surly i can do something with that ,,,,,bargain aswell ,,,£7.60  :daumenhoch:

before ,,,,,the ebay listing picture ,hammer marks everywhere ,,,,why do people do that  :2gunsfiring_v1:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_0031.jpg)

and after a bit of fileing ,wet and drying and the old dremmell ,,,,just needs sending to cc for some new red anno  ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/v716/glenbett/IMG_0021.jpg)

sorry for the pic twas on my phone  >:(

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: 20to26 on August 31, 2009, 11:22 PM

Great Job!

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: Swivel on September 01, 2009, 08:44 AM

Nice job that Glen  :4_17_5:

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: Glynnyboy on September 01, 2009, 11:05 AM

great result. Something saved is always nice to see :daumenhoch: :coolsmiley: :coolsmiley:

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: nic968 on September 01, 2009, 11:33 AM

 Nice job...What kind of files do you use?

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: Mattdub on September 01, 2009, 11:59 AM

Nice work Glen  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: animal on September 01, 2009, 05:43 PM

excellent work that man  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: trasher on September 01, 2009, 07:40 PM

cheers chaps ,,,there is satisfaction bringing some old tat back to life  ;)

Quote from: nic968 on September 01, 2009, 11:33 AM

Nice job...What kind of files do you use?

i bought a little pack of three from halfrawds ages ago ,,there only small ones about six inch in length including hadle

theres a flat ,,triangle ,and a half round one ideal for small work

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: nic968 on September 01, 2009, 09:51 PM

^^^^ :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: stevochb on September 01, 2009, 10:51 PM

did it take much work to get like that?

Title: Re: a bit of resto on my cheap stem
Post by: trasher on September 01, 2009, 11:10 PM

Quote from: stevochb on September 01, 2009, 10:51 PM

did it take much work to get like that?

no mate an hour at the most ,,,,,nice soft alloy  :daumenhoch: