Regarding the part -- have you gone to the Summit Cycling Center/Bike Kitchen to look for the part used? They have tons of stuff and you can volunteer your time to purchase it if you don't have the cash.
http://summitcycling.org/ Cheers, Persa On Fri, Mar 29, 2013, at 06:11 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: welding my bike? (Edward Bowen) > 2. Re: welding my bike? (Justin Herman) > 3. Re: welding my bike? (a l) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:10:42 -0400 > From: Edward Bowen <[email protected]> > To: "SYN/HAK discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] welding my bike? > Message-ID: > <CAHa07=j6f3akbabvf2ku6yt7pqtlqniysna1ir5x2pxobjt...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I know there are issues welding aluminum. But Trever seemed to think > that > they had equipment for doing that. Sorry if there was some > misunderstanding. > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Alexander Golightley > <[email protected] > > wrote: > > > Yup. > > On Mar 29, 2013 1:19 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I assume the issue is relating to a cast aluminum? > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> I havent seen the break But could a JB-Weld do the job? > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Alexander Golightley < > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> Devin said that your bike can't be welded because of the type of metal > >>>> it is. I'm sorry > >>>> On Mar 29, 2013 1:02 PM, "Edward Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi sorry I missed the welding presentation Wednesday. > >>>>> > >>>>> I asked this on Facebook but maybe Devin reads this mailing list more > >>>>> often - is there any chance Devin will be able to come in at another > >>>>> time > >>>>> to help me weld by bike crank back together? > >>>>> > >>>>> Devin has my permission to weld it on his own - but apparently I need > >>>>> to be there. Problem is, it takes me like an hour to walk there, so I > >>>>> can't go there whenever I want and probably not at all at night! > >>>>> > >>>>> I'll be stopping by again Saturday (tomorrow) though. If Devin is > >>>>> free on Saturday we could meet there then. > >>>>> > >>>>> Devin, please let me know what works for you, or if you would rather > >>>>> not help me fix the bike and I should try something else entirely. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks! > >>>>> > >>>>> Ted > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://synhak.org/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20130329/9eb2c25c/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:47:11 -0400 > From: Justin Herman <[email protected]> > To: "SYN/HAK discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] welding my bike? > Message-ID: > <CAF-XvQmW=yq2A_bsYPwy6Zx0H3bXHN_x62nJnhduuCEKf7TS=a...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > I saw a tig welder in the shop it should be able to weld aluminum if you > have the right filler rod and working material. The problem as I see it > is > that cast aluminum won't weld like extruded aluminium. > > I haven't seen the break but you might be better off with job weld or > other > epoxy. Or scrap the part and get a new/used one. What part is broken? > On Mar 29, 2013 3:10 PM, "Edward Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I know there are issues welding aluminum. But Trever seemed to think that > > they had equipment for doing that. Sorry if there was some > > misunderstanding. > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Alexander Golightley < > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Yup. > >> On Mar 29, 2013 1:19 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> I assume the issue is relating to a cast aluminum? > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]>wrote: > >>> > >>>> I havent seen the break But could a JB-Weld do the job? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Alexander Golightley < > >>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Devin said that your bike can't be welded because of the type of metal > >>>>> it is. I'm sorry > >>>>> On Mar 29, 2013 1:02 PM, "Edward Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Hi sorry I missed the welding presentation Wednesday. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I asked this on Facebook but maybe Devin reads this mailing list more > >>>>>> often - is there any chance Devin will be able to come in at another > >>>>>> time > >>>>>> to help me weld by bike crank back together? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Devin has my permission to weld it on his own - but apparently I need > >>>>>> to be there. Problem is, it takes me like an hour to walk there, so I > >>>>>> can't go there whenever I want and probably not at all at night! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I'll be stopping by again Saturday (tomorrow) though. If Devin is > >>>>>> free on Saturday we could meet there then. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Devin, please let me know what works for you, or if you would rather > >>>>>> not help me fix the bike and I should try something else entirely. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Thanks! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Ted > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>>> [email protected] > >>>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Discuss mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://synhak.org/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20130329/85c7d80d/attachment-0001.html> > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:14:10 -0400 > From: a l <[email protected]> > To: "SYN/HAK discussion list" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] welding my bike? > Message-ID: > <CADLqFH759A=+65i+34kr5t6y_zqg-v1rbifvipcf7_uu5xd...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The pedal crank snapped in half. Tf it were all aluminum a skilled person > could TIG it but it takes a fair amount of specialized equipment to get > the > welder set up correctly. Additionally the crank shaft if likely not pure > aluminum, and has a fair amount of zinc mixed in. This makes it > impossible > (and toxic) to weld as far as i know. A new crankset only runs about > thirty bucks on Amazon. I'm sure you could get it cheaper if you looked. > On Mar 29, 2013 5:47 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I saw a tig welder in the shop it should be able to weld aluminum if you > > have the right filler rod and working material. The problem as I see it is > > that cast aluminum won't weld like extruded aluminium. > > > > I haven't seen the break but you might be better off with job weld or > > other epoxy. Or scrap the part and get a new/used one. What part is broken? > > On Mar 29, 2013 3:10 PM, "Edward Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> I know there are issues welding aluminum. But Trever seemed to think > >> that they had equipment for doing that. Sorry if there was some > >> misunderstanding. > >> > >> > >> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Alexander Golightley < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Yup. > >>> On Mar 29, 2013 1:19 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I assume the issue is relating to a cast aluminum? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:16 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]>wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> I havent seen the break But could a JB-Weld do the job? > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Alexander Golightley < > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Devin said that your bike can't be welded because of the type of > >>>>>> metal it is. I'm sorry > >>>>>> On Mar 29, 2013 1:02 PM, "Edward Bowen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Hi sorry I missed the welding presentation Wednesday. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I asked this on Facebook but maybe Devin reads this mailing list > >>>>>>> more often - is there any chance Devin will be able to come in at > >>>>>>> another > >>>>>>> time to help me weld by bike crank back together? > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Devin has my permission to weld it on his own - but apparently I > >>>>>>> need to be there. Problem is, it takes me like an hour to walk > >>>>>>> there, so I > >>>>>>> can't go there whenever I want and probably not at all at night! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> I'll be stopping by again Saturday (tomorrow) though. If Devin is > >>>>>>> free on Saturday we could meet there then. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Devin, please let me know what works for you, or if you would rather > >>>>>>> not help me fix the bike and I should try something else entirely. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Thanks! > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Ted > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Discuss mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Discuss mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Discuss mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://synhak.org/pipermail/discuss/attachments/20130329/1ce7b06d/attachment.html> > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 21, Issue 36 > *************************************** _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
