Monthly Archives: September 2009

Seal castings worked upon – Edgar T Westbury’s design

Posted on 26 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Today I managed to drill, then tap the oil filler holes on both cylinder blocks of the Seal engines.  The set up time for any machining  task is normally much longer that the metal removal and today’s task was a fine … Continue reading →

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Adjustable Height Handlebars finished! – or are they?

Posted on 21 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Yes, today I managed to finish the polishing (its a dirty job etc,) and The handlebars will be with Steve tomorrow. They won’t be fitted until the weekend though so I will have to wait until then to know whether … Continue reading →

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Almost complete – adjustable handlebars – Honda Fireblade

Posted on 16 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

One approach to making a set of adjustable height handlebars for a Honda Fireblade Continue reading →

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Anti friction tape and model engineering

Posted on 16 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

I thought my experience today with an anti-friction tape may be of some interest to other model engineers. During the wee hours recently I thought that there must be a product out there that you could buy and fix to … Continue reading →

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Just polishing left to do – Honda Fireblade adjustable handlebars

Posted on 14 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

I won’t repeat the entry placed on my main website about today’s work but instead will treat you to (You may not think its s treat though!) a few images. However I will point out one success that’s perhaps worth highlighting, … Continue reading →

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More progress with adjustable height handlebar project

Posted on 11 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Today I managed to complete the second handlebar so ending all the major machining jobs. A start was then made on binging all the parts to size where needed. First up are the two brackets. Initially I was going to … Continue reading →

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Honda adjustable handlebars – one side nearly completed

Posted on 10 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Well, I managed to get into the workshop this morning for a couple of hours fro the first time in over a week. In that time I managed to complete one of the handlebars and make a start on the … Continue reading →

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Height adjustable handlebars – Honda Fireblade – a little more done.

Posted on 3 September, 2009 by Mike Freeman

Both uprights have now had their threads cut and the bolt side countersunk this morning. A short sentence but a lot of work….. I also cut the 4 stainless steel inserts for clamp (just realised I need 8! doh.) and … Continue reading →

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