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is it possible to make a home made uni??????????????? i dont have much money and i would like a new one post if you ever did -- unicycle dave ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unicycle dave's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10416 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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What do you mean by "home made?" Do you have a machine shop in your garage? You'll need a lathe to turn the hub, a mill to make the splines / square taper, a punch / press to make the seatbase and bearing holders (unless you're really good with the mill), a welder to stitch things together... and on and on. Having the machines, you'll likely need to buy specific tooling for the jobs... make jigs for assembly... integrate premade parts into your design (who's gonna make their own bearings?)... buy materials above and beyond what you need for production (to account for prototypes, mistakes, etc.) Even if you buy the hub, pedals, spokes and rim premade, you're already spending quite a bit of money. You'll definitely end up spend a lot more time than the few minutes spent clicking around Unicycle.com to find a pre-built unicycle. All this being said, it's totally possible to build your own unicycle. I've built (and since thrown away) a frame out of scrap steel. Gerblefranklin built a spankin' aluminum trials frame himself and rides it to this day. Handles and seatpost / seatbase mods are quite popular garage projects, requiring very little machinery / tooling to produce. There are even a few engineer types floating around these fora who make (or have made) splined hub / cranksets, carbon fiber seats / handles, titanium components... but they have access to fully equipped machine shops. Why not start with a pre-made unicycle that you can afford then make some mods for it? This way you get some idea of what goes into making a unicycle better, while having something to ride at the same time. Start with making your own handle or seatbase reinforcement. Move onto a better seatpost. Then you might be able to put together your own frame. Build a wheel or two from premade components so you can learn the subtleties of its design and implementation. The experience of making the mods will be good "practice" for when you decide to really put one together from scratch... Who knows, maybe you'll come up with a mod that everyone will want... let us know what comes out of your shop! -- maestro8 Those are my principles. If you don't like those, I have others. -- Groucho Marx ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maestro8's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/7871 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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I agree it is more expensive to build your own but I still do it anyhow. I have built quite a few in my time and am rideing my newest one still and am planning on a modified version of it with some small design changes. I prefer to build them that way I don't have a cookie cutter uni. -- X51 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ X51's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10707 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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I think Jason is right. Yeah, building a unicycle at "home" is possible, it just takes an extraordinary home. Not many homes are equipped with a full compliment of welders and machine tools. It's a big deal to make any unicycle parts one-off. The fastest metal part I ever made for a unicycle was a handle reinforcer/brake mount set for Jason and myself. Each one took ~20 minutes. My BC plates were similar. Those were also the only 3 parts I ever made that were cheaper to make than to buy. Custom fabrication is slow and inefficient, at best. It's far more expensive than buying ready made parts in most cases. -- gerblefranklin http://gallery.unicyclist.com/Trials-Muni Nick's main man. "I love freedom dearly, ideally, in theory, but in reality we're not there yet--Not nearly."--Cold Duck Complex ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gerblefranklin's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/4295 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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that's a old unicycle that made at home '[image: http://img239.imageshack.us/img239/1857/monopapi7pn.th.jpg]' (http://img239.imageshack.us/my.php?i...onopapi7pn.jpg) -- recommanded poster samiaul who want good speak english!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ recommanded poster's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11460 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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recommanded poster wrote: that's a old unicycle that made at home You built it sideways... -- paco Blah Blah Blah BACON Blah Blah Blah --Harper a-la Catboy 768 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ paco's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/3715 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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I built my own for about the cost of buying one of similar quality. It rides great and I'm still really proud of it. Here it is; http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44064 To be sure, building an entire uni would be very expensive and difficult. I just built the frame. Hub, wheel, cranks, seat, etc. were all purchased and bolted on. The frame is still something that will require some machining and/or welding. I still highly recommend it. It's fun and gratifying. -- underdog 'I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different' - Kurt Vonnegut ------------------------------------------------------------------------ underdog's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/6197 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 |
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how would you build a hub for the unicyle? do you just buy a standard bicycle hub and convert it somehow? -- The Extremist PRACTISE, PRACTISE and even more PRACTISE. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Extremist's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/17844 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Woah! I thought Paco was back for a second there! -- Eddbmxdude "I guess it's just a good thing you didn't include the footage of us snorting cocaine from the thighs of prostitutes eh Edd." - Boogie If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room! "Unicycling only makes you look like a freak when you're riding." - Unisteve ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eddbmxdude's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/11584 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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The Extremist;1134814 wrote: how would you build a hub for the unicyle? do you just buy a standard bicycle hub and convert it somehow? Keyways. -- SHAY_CAM *UNICYCLE FOR _YOURSELF._ * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SHAY_CAM's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/16229 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/47777 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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