Thread: help....mental blockage

Originally Posted by smiife

the stores we have over here will not sell such things,
i went to two different stores [vinnies/lifeline]type stores
and was told they are not allowed to sell them
cheers smiife

When I needed them for my 3 wheel steady I went for a walk along the road side shopping mall (hard rubbish collection ) and picked up about 5 pairs of old inline skates for nothing. Used the best and gave away most of the rest to others.

Still have enough to make a larger one for the bigger lathe if I need them.

Peter.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

When I needed them for my 3 wheel steady I went for a walk along the road side shopping mall (hard rubbish collection ) and picked up about 5 pairs of old inline skates for nothing. Used the best and gave away most of the rest to others.

Still have enough to make a larger one for the bigger lathe if I need them.

Peter.

hi peter,
unfortunately we don't have those roadside collections
our council is too tight,we have to pay to dump stuff
cheers smiife

hi guys,
made this steady on the weekend,might still have to
get better wheels,the bolts get a bit hot and have
melted the wheels ,,.....so back to the drawing board
the rest seems ok ,just needs better wheels
please let me know what you think,,,good or bad
cheers smiife

Generally looks good. What are the wheels off?

I used in-line skate wheels on mine no melting, I picked the pair of skates up for $10 gave me 8 wheels from Sallies boutique.


Edited to add: Just saw you post re making me a steady like your first one Thanks for the offer but I made one just prior you making that one and am onto making another ATM this ones not for me tho.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Generally looks good. What are the wheels off?

I used in-line skate wheels on mine no melting, I picked the pair of skates up for $10 gave me 8 wheels from Sallies boutique.


Edited to add: Just saw you post re making me a steady like your first one Thanks for the offer but I made one just prior you making that one and am onto making another ATM this ones not for me tho.

hi wheelie,
the wheels i just got at bunnies $1.98 each...........i now know
why they were that cheap...,after only a couple of minutes
on the lathe they were melting
i had a look at your steady ,,.........wow that looks good
i didn't even think about sanding,finishing,painting..i was
concentrating on getting the damn thing to work
cheers smiife