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Getting a tacho drive fixed on a classic racing bike
Brass_Machine:
Looking at the first picture... I was :scratch: trying to figure out how you were go to fix it. Thought you were going to be cutting up a new gear! Nice job!
Eric
bogstandard:
Eric,
If you think about things, most items can be repaired, just like the drive shaft. I could even have it just like original if I wanted, hardened all the way along. That would have been achieved with a little change at the end of silver soldering exercise.
There is a saying, 'If it can be fixed, it was never broken in the first place, just awaiting redesign'.
These are the sorts of jobs that used to be done in the backstreet jobbing shops, unfortunately, all gradually disappearing now in favour of the "buy a new one one and bung it in" brigade. The problem is most times on something like this, where do you get a new one from?
It then makes a repair procedure very cost effective.
John
chuck foster:
good looking work as usual john, thanks for the pictures and the write up :thumbup: :clap:
chuck :wave:
John Stevenson:
--- Quote from: bogstandard on September 05, 2009, 10:16:38 PM ---Eric,
These are the sorts of jobs that used to be done in the backstreet jobbing shops,
John
--- End quote ---
HEY I resemble that remark, any Moore like that and I'll have to challenge you to a duel on neutral ground.
Warwick Show 20th October, soggy copies of Exchange and Mart at 6 paces ?
John S.
bogstandard:
If I could get there John, I would take you up on that duel.
I know you are a master jobber, and to me, to be one is like like being a magician that can work miracles as well, and nothing to be ashamed of.
What will happen when we are all dragged out and buried?
Anything older than say 10 years will become instantly recycled.
"Sorry, that is a very old model (5 years old) and you can't get the spares any more" will be the answer everywhere, quickly followed by " but we do have a new model that will only cost you ten squillion doodahs".
Goodbye heritage.
John
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