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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
