Continuing with the stainless steel kickstarter we machined
a taper on a piece of 25 mm roundbar, then machined and shaped
it untill it tapered from oval to round. Next step was bending
the curve using a press and tack welding it on to the piece
we made last week
We made a brass plug to put in the axle hole during welding
to keep the part from warping too much, and then Aad used his
TIG welder to build up the shape.
We stopped several times to check the fit on the bike, making
sure the kicker would not stick out too far but also would not
interfere with the brake pedal. Then came a lot of filing and
grinding, until the shape was exactly how we wanted it, then
sanding with finer and finer grits, and finally a bit of polishing,
I really like how this part is turning out!
