Recent content by rmwesley

Very kind, thank you

Hi mate… I’ve just picked up one of these and the decals are tatty. I don’t suppose you remember where you got yours from? I know it’s a few years ago so no worries if you can’t remember. If I can get my bike looking as nice as this one, I’ll be very happy. Many thanks!

Acetone removes powder coat, so you could potentially mask the surrounding headtube very, very, very, very well, then use a cotton wool earbud with a small amount of acetone on it to gently start to soften and remove the powder coat. If I was attempting it, I would go at it very slowly. I’d...

…and a lovely old station.

Some old iron bridge…

Thanks buddy, glad it helped.

Cromford ☝️ Album cover for Oasis - Some Might Say

Did you ever manage to sell your one?

Unfortunately not my size.

Haven't got a clue what to do with it though.

After an eternity, it's finally finished. Ignore the pedals and saddle, just needed to put something on it for a road test.

Fairly conclusive proof they aren't original.

Haven’t had a go myself but have seen lots of views / threads on airgun forums. The executive summary is: 1) Don’t waste your time with cold bluing, it is rubbish. 2) Rust bluing gives slightly better results. 3) Follow the instructions to the absolute letter, otherwise you are doomed. 4) Get...

No problem at all. Would be great if someone else built one. 1) Yes, the clamp bolts are recessed, but I think I also used brass (maybe delrin?) washers between the aluminium plates and the vertical arms to hold the plate slightly proud. 2) The brass tips are just speaker spikes, e.g...

Hi, The aluminium plates were just purchased from eBay or metals4u or somewhere similar. Just search for "custom size aluminium plate" and you should get plenty of options. Some places will even drill the holes for you if you don't have a drill press. I'm fairly sure the brackets for the...