Jay, that pint-sized Jack Taylor is spectacular! I also love your
daughter's joyful grin.
Kudos to you!
Julian Westerhout
Bloomington, IL
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 1:53:12 PM UTC-5, Jay wrote:
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> Eric,
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> I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using
> a
Jay,
Your hand-filed reinforcement plates came out really nice!
Anton
velolumino.com
On Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at 2:53:12 PM UTC-4, Jay wrote:
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> Eric,
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> I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using
> a stock 1" aluminum strap that can be found at most local h
Eric,
I created a custom reinforcement plate for my daughters Jack Taylor using a
stock 1" aluminum strap that can be found at most local hardware stores.
You simply trace out the shape you want, cut with a hacksaw or scroll saw,
then file and and polish. I used a round file to give it a little ca
The one on my Singer just stays in place boy itself. It’s sandwiched between
the brake bridge and the fender, with a leather washer between the
reinforcement and the bridge. It is contoured to match the fender, so perhaps
that helps.
This photo shows a Singer with the reinforcer, but with some
Eric - looking at the photo I can see why you don't want the extra holes.
But how do you keep it from shifting or turning sideways a bit from
vibration, etc. without the bolts? Contact cement? Or is the
diamond-shaped plate beveled in such a way that it conforms to the
curvature of the fende
The advantage is purely aesthetic-trying to replicate the original Singer part.
I'll look into getting a piece of an old fender somewhere.
Thanks!
--Eric N
www.CampyOnly.com
CampyOnlyGuy.blogspot.com
Twitter: @CampyOnlyGuy
> On Mar 22, 2017, at 8:00 AM, Anton Tutter wrote:
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> Hi Eric,
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> I
Hi Eric,
I order all my stock pre-cut and drilled and then polished. I'd have to do
a special run of a single-hole version, and I have to order quite a few to
make them cost-effective.
Aside from aesthetics, what is the practical advantage, if any, to having
as single hole? I would think it wo
Velo Lumino is expanding into the "fender installation widget" space. The
first of several widgets in this category is a reinforcement plate inspired
by the old French constructeurs. It reduces fender stress fatigue at a
common failure location by reducing localized stress risers. And it looks
