Tag: aluminum

  • backpacking poop shovel

    backpacking poop shovel

    I am planning a backpacking trip and did not have a poop shovel. This is one of the cheapest pieces of gear that backpackers carry, but of course, where would the fun be in that. It had been a while since I welded any aluminum, and this was the first times setting up for welding […]

  • Small Bike (part II)

    Small Bike (part I) covered most of the front end and the dropouts. Next I worked on the front and rear forks, which were very similar. Both are essentially 2 dimensional shapes. So I cut them on a waterjet, and then used a boring head on a mill the clean up the tube clamps. For […]