I used a hacksaw, then a fine file, and then finished off with very fine sandpaper (I think it was 400, then 600, then 1000 grit). The material is soft and with very little work I as able to achieve the same rounded-end look as the original uncut end.
Rob On Jan 3, 2009, at 9:53 AM, CycloFiend wrote: > > on 1/3/09 7:47 AM, Mike at [email protected] wrote: >> I'll soon be putting my Mark's rack on my AHH and will need to >> shorten >> the rack struts for a better fit. I know a hacksaw will work but I'm >> wondering what folks think of this tool. Would it work well? Seems >> like it could be more precise given that I don't have a vice. Hell, I >> don't have a hacksaw. >> >> http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=27772 > > The struts are solid aluminum. (And as Mark at RBW once chuckled, > "yeah, > we've got some extras in stock if you cut them too short...") > > That's the tool I used to shorten mine. My plan was to use it to > score a > cut line and then use my Dremel, but after the first spin, I > realized it was > doing just fine on its own. I had been a little concerned about > getting the > cut square with the Dremel, anyway. (And my hacksaw blade was in > poor shape, > and it was late in the evening.) > > The only thing was that the cutter peened up a small shoulder, > which had to > be removed (dremel) before the strut would fit through the opening > in the > fitting. > > Some pix: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/sets/72157603789184607/ > > Hope that helps, > > - Jim > > -- > Jim Edgar > [email protected] > > Cyclofiend Bicycle Photo Galleries - http://www.cyclofiend.com > Current Classics - Cross Bikes > Singlespeed - Working Bikes > > > > "You must be the change you want to see in the world." > Mahatma Gandhi > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
