Tag: assembly

  • bamboo bike Part 5: final sanding/finishing and assembly

    bamboo bike Part 5: final sanding/finishing and assembly

    In hindsight, I definitely applied too many separate layers than was necessary. This also meant that I sanded more than was necessary, and used more epoxy than was necessary. Anyhow, at last I arrived at the last layer: Although I always have random bike parts, I rarely have a full (compatible) set. I was very […]

  • pF: cleaning up the motor can

    Now that I had my magnets epoxied in (see last post) I could assemble the whole motor can. Now, I know the next few steps aren’t completely necessary, but the waterjet finish isn’t the most aesthetic. Good thing I can just use the same fixture as before the clean up the outside. It was interesting […]

  • pF hub motor assembly with pneumatic wheel

    For picoFahrrad I really wanted to keep using a pneumatic wheel like this one: It is a larger wheel than what you might normally want to put a hub motor in because the gear reduction on the motor would be so large. So I went with a larger 93mm stator (103mm is also available for […]