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Getting ready for my new project.
I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will
require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel |
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Getting ready for my new project.
"Joel" joelw135atcomcast.net wrote in message . .. I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel I'm guessing you want to enlarge the hole so that you won't have to rework every flag pole you might want to use, instead of taking some sandpaper to the pole, but could you buy some tube that would slip over the Trice's giving you automatic clearence? I also think the tool you want to use to remove .012" would be a reamer with a pilot bushing, not a drill bit. Also I recommend using oil, not WD-40 which is too thin for cutting fluid. If you're going to use drill, I think you're going to need an E, then an F. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Joel asked: Do you think [drilling out a Trice flag mount] will work? Yes. If you drill [bore] from the top, and stop about 1/4" before you go all the way through, the safety pole can be pressed into the mount by hand so that you may be happy with its retention, but it's still fairly easy to remove it for trike transport. If you bore all the way through you can tape the pole just above the mount to keep it from sliding all the way to the ground. If you don't remove the pole very often you can let it extend about 3/4" below the mount and wrap a few more turns of tape there to make it much harder to pull off, e.g., by low hanging branches. Regards, Wayne |
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Joel wrote:
I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel I use electrical/hydraulic (MS21919) clamps to hold my flag. They work very well. -- J Kimmel www.metalinnovations.com "Cuius testiculos habes, habeas cardia et cerebellum." - When you have their full attention in your grip, their hearts and minds will follow. |
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32GO wrote:
Joel asked: Do you think [drilling out a Trice flag mount] will work? Yes. If you drill [bore] from the top, and stop about 1/4" before you go all the way through, the safety pole can be pressed into the mount by hand so that you may be happy with its retention, but it's still fairly easy to remove it for trike transport. If you bore all the way through you can tape the pole just above the mount to keep it from sliding all the way to the ground. If you don't remove the pole very often you can let it extend about 3/4" below the mount and wrap a few more turns of tape there to make it much harder to pull off, e.g., by low hanging branches. Regards, Wayne I will drill just short of the bottom so I don't need the tape. I have a Cobalt 1/4" drill bit that I will use with WD40 as lubrication. I guess I will get it in about 10 days to 2 weeks. I can't stand those stamped metal brackets that come with most flags, and the way a recumbent is built, they are unusable. I made a out of scale mock up of the mount on the trike. http://tinyurl.com/yssyug |
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With weight concerns in mind, in the photo it seems easiest to hacksaw
off that metal adjuster strap in order to miss the upper rack hex bolt, then slip it on the removed axle, put the wheel back, tighten. As far as the flag rod width, I would try a cordless 3/8" drill and sandpaper- open the drill jaw wide,then the sandpaper, then the rod. Clamp the rod into the drill jaw firmly- but not tightly and hang onto the rod with gloves, then "pulse" (on off, on off, on off) the drill. Then curse when that doesn't work. Plan B..... go have a beer. Joel wrote: I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel |
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"Joel" joelw135atcomcast.net wrote in message . .. wrote: With weight concerns in mind, in the photo it seems easiest to hacksaw off that metal adjuster strap in order to miss the upper rack hex bolt, then slip it on the removed axle, put the wheel back, tighten. As far as the flag rod width, I would try a cordless 3/8" drill and sandpaper- open the drill jaw wide,then the sandpaper, then the rod. Clamp the rod into the drill jaw firmly- but not tightly and hang onto the rod with gloves, then "pulse" (on off, on off, on off) the drill. Then curse when that doesn't work. Plan B..... go have a beer. Joel wrote: I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 Don't use a lightweight fluid like WD-40. Use regular oil, even 3-in-1 would be better, or motor oil. FWIW the next two drill sizes you want are E and F, but the best thing to use would be a reamer with a guide bearing. Another way to enlarge the hole would be to take an undersized dowel, slit it and put a strip of emery cloth through the slit and keep working it up and down the tube with the drill. Do this dry and check the fit periodically. How about this idea; get a piece of metal tubing at the hobby or hardware store that is big enough to slip over the tube of the flag pole holder. Use some epoxy to glue it over the tube. Walla, a resized tube without all the futzing around. Just wrap a bit of tape on your flag pole if the slip-over tube is too roomy. I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel I think I have lost you! What metal adjuster strap? Also did you say put the sandpaper in the drill around the rod then hold the rod so the sandpaper rubs the rod? -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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Joel wrote:
wrote: With weight concerns in mind, in the photo it seems easiest to hacksaw off that metal adjuster strap in order to miss the upper rack hex bolt, then slip it on the removed axle, put the wheel back, tighten. As far as the flag rod width, I would try a cordless 3/8" drill and sandpaper- open the drill jaw wide,then the sandpaper, then the rod. Clamp the rod into the drill jaw firmly- but not tightly and hang onto the rod with gloves, then "pulse" (on off, on off, on off) the drill. Then curse when that doesn't work. Plan B..... go have a beer. Joel wrote: I am planning on purchasing the Trice flag mount for my trike. It will require that I drill out here 6.2mm hole to a 6.5mm hole to accept the 1/4" flag shaft. I don't have a drill press or a vise, so I will have to improvise. I will take the mount and screw it to a 2x4 then using my electric drill and a slightly larger bit than the existing hole and plenty of WD40 I will drill out the hole, then use a 1/4" bit and drill again. Do you think it will work? here is a link to the mount. http://tinyurl.com/ypx8hl Joel I think I have lost you! What metal adjuster strap? Also did you say put the sandpaper in the drill around the rod then hold the rod so the sandpaper rubs the rod? OK I see you are talking about cutting off the arc cutout where the mounting screw is in now. On my trike I don't think that can be done as the dropouts are recessed farther back. but I won't rule that out until I see it for sure. Still not sure what you meant with the drill and sandpaper. Joel |
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Joel wrote:
Joel wrote: wrote: Plan B..... go have a beer. On my trike I don't think that can be done as the dropouts are recessed farther back. but I won't rule that out until I see it for sure. Still not sure what you meant with the drill and sandpaper. Joel Sounds like time for plan B ;-) The rod width could be thinned spending a lot of time wrapping sandpaper around the rod- using a drill would be time saving and would replace the "back and forth motion with one controlled movement. Sorry to come up with a lame- brained idea and confuse you! |
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