At a local bolt supplier, the hardware for the cold-set fixture cost me $2.60. I was able to borrow good digital calipers from work. If you try to do this, one thing to remember - once you get to plastic - a measurable permanent set - all additional spread will also be plastic (permanent) and will just be arithmetic addition. So when you get there, every little addition is permanent. So good calipers and many cycles of spread, measure, relax measure, until you find the yield point.
<http://www.keytometals.com/img/screens/stress_strain_curve.gif> good luck On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 10:19:55 PM UTC-6, Ron Mc wrote: > > I cold-set my old bike the other night, though just from 122 to 126mm, and > it came out great. You need 3/8" all-thread, 2 nuts, 4 1-inch washers, and > very good calipers. A pair of 9/16" box-end wrenches are fantastic, since > you can hang them on the fixture. You have to spread it, then relax it and > measure. I gained my first half-mm set at an opening of 142mm, and ended > up spreading to 146mm to get my permanent set at 126. > Like I said - came out great and I felt like a pro with the result. > Sorry I didn't take a photo > > On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 9:41:14 PM UTC-6, Shoji Takahashi wrote: >> >> Cold set is a fancy way of saying bend it. Here's Sheldon Brown: >> http://sheldonbrown.com/frame-spacing.html >> >> >> >> On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 7:53:14 PM UTC-5, PeterG wrote: >>> >>> Phillip, >>> I have googled it and can't seem to find out how to make the 135mm wheel >>> set fit a 130mm space.Can you elaborate? Thanks.... >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
