Friction fit, with permanent loc-tite, was my first thought. That lets me hollow them out all the way through. Your suggestion of an expander butt-plug is good, and I have been tinkering with that, too. Would probably run a rubber donut against the end, with a washer and captive nut on the far side, and then bore out most of the extender, but leave a face inside that a small bolt could face against, to tighten the washer - and bulge the rubber donut. We'll see.
- Andrew, Berkeley On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are they merely friction fit? I don't see any expander mechanism. > > In the past I've created expanders by using a rubber plug with a hole > through the center and a large washer on the other side. > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Andrew <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I miss the bar-ends on my Quickbeam, where I'm used to gripping and >> resting my hands on the other bikes. So I made some plugs out of aluminum, >> to give back the extra length that you get with bar-end shifters. They >> match the external diameter of the bars (24.0) and have a very snug hand >> fit inside. These aren't done - I need to hollow them out, and I haven't >> decided whether just to use strong Loctite, or to rig a screw & cone >> internal stopper. >> >> I figured out flikker: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/71141757@N02/6566387189/in/photostream >> >> But still prefer SmugMug: diesel.smugmug.com/Bici/M-Bar-plugs/ >> >> Once I get them attached, I'll finish up the rest of the cockpit (stem, >> tape, brake cable routing, VO bell mount). But for now, they stay in, and >> they ride great! >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
