Home Made Bar-End Weight

[Kijona]

Hot off the Smithy mill/lathe (not really, made these about a year ago)!

I've been thinking of putting a set on my GS...though I can't decide if brass or stainless steel would look better.

[pave_spectre]

I think brass looking good would depend somewhat on the colour scheme of the bike.

Would look awesome on a steampunk bike though

[Kijona]

I think brass looking good would depend somewhat on the colour scheme of the bike.

Would look awesome on a steampunk bike though

Orange 97/98 in my sig.

[tt_four]

I need a lathe SO bad!

[Kijona]

I need a lathe SO bad!

Well..

The one we have weighed like 500lbs and I had to attach a come-along (cable winch) to one of the beams supporting the house to get it up the ramp I made out of 2x12's going into our basement.

Should've seen me dragging it through our yard with a harness. I looked like one of those "strong men" competitors.

We contemplated renting a small front-end loader to move it through the yard and into the back but it was easier just to build a sled for it.

[Funderb]

Nice job on the mill work, looks good.

I imagine your trials and tribulations moving the lathe was worth it.
I can't begin to picture the disaster wrought by a "lightweight" lathe.... 

[Kijona]

Nice job on the mill work, looks good.

I imagine your trials and tribulations moving the lathe was worth it.
I can't begin to picture the disaster wrought by a "lightweight" lathe.... 

Thanks!

What do you mean by the latter part of your post?

[Funderb]

I always respect good machining.

I was just imagining a tool that has enough torque to wrap up and remove a human arm, and what kind of craziness would ensue if it were too light to resist that force. you know how everything keeps getting lighter and smaller?
Just imagine it doing a flip over itself if the bit binds on the metal. Like a cartoon character with a power drill that gets stuck?
just me bein' weird.

[Kijona]

I always respect good machining.

I was just imagining a tool that has enough torque to wrap up and remove a human arm, and what kind of craziness would ensue if it were too light to resist that force. you know how everything keeps getting lighter and smaller?
Just imagine it doing a flip over itself if the bit binds on the metal. Like a cartoon character with a power drill that gets stuck?
just me bein' weird.

Haha!!

[tt_four]

Should've gotten a tow strap for your GS and dragged it inside haha. Luckily I have a door at the front sidewalk with basement access so something heavy wouldn't be too bad. I don't need a full size though, I'd be happy with one of those smaller 7x10 setups. I would mostly just like it for making spacers, adapters, and some random small tools. I just need something I could stash under the work bench and pull it out when I needed it. Someday I'll grab one, there are just so many toys I want, that it keeps getting bumped for something else every time I have the money I could spend on one.