Actually, I take that back... my expander was a bit different than that... I remember now that I used some of those threaded table leg inserts for allowing you to put adjustable feet on the bottom of table legs. They have sharp spikes that poked into the rubber plug to keep them from rotating while I was tightening or loosening. I'm looking for pictures, but they're in a deep dusty corner of my website from years ago...
On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Rex Kerr <rexk...@gmail.com> wrote: > Are they merely friction fit? I don't see any expander mechanism. > > In the past I've created expanders by using a rubber plug with a hole > through the center and a large washer on the other side. > > On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Andrew <ashtab...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I miss the bar-ends on my Quickbeam, where I'm used to gripping and >> resting my hands on the other bikes. So I made some plugs out of aluminum, >> to give back the extra length that you get with bar-end shifters. They >> match the external diameter of the bars (24.0) and have a very snug hand >> fit inside. These aren't done - I need to hollow them out, and I haven't >> decided whether just to use strong Loctite, or to rig a screw & cone >> internal stopper. >> >> I figured out flikker: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/71141757@N02/6566387189/in/photostream >> >> But still prefer SmugMug: diesel.smugmug.com/Bici/M-Bar-plugs/ >> >> Once I get them attached, I'll finish up the rest of the cockpit (stem, >> tape, brake cable routing, VO bell mount). But for now, they stay in, and >> they ride great! >> >> - Andrew, Berkeley >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
