I seem to have an addiction!

More photos to come in a day or two when its cured and cleared!

I have finished a few more truck mods

100mm dark purple Bennett

Tracker RTS cut down to 100mm and ready for the paint of your choice

For more info and pricing please head to the trucks mod page or click either of the above photos

My thread die arrived so I have managed to cut a few axles and lock the first into this little green 96mm wide Bennett

This truck will be taken for a short test ride to assure it will sing and then will be up for sale. With the precision axle, faced hanger and polished pivot this truck would be at home on any tight slalom board.  For more info and pricing click either of the photos.

Since I am now still waiting on an axle threading tool to arrive I could not help putting some more time into the pivot

Started with the biggest file I could find and worked my way round to a plastic pot scrubber and cutting compound.

Here is the first completed Bennett mod

Really stoked with the results and just need to wait for the clear coats to harden up before taking out for a test ride. While it is a vast improvement over the stock truck I am considering pulling out the under sized axle and replacing with a 7.94mm ground stainless axle for even better performance. I have also knocked out the stock kingpin and am going to pick up something like a Grind king hex key bolt to avoid constantly hitting rocks with the kingpin nut.

I have cast in some muddy red hints into the top hanger logo and baseplate logos and decided to leave a few patches of black paint for a slightly more interesting finish.

Any suggestions as to a good bushing combo?

Not the best combo but with some masking tape and putty I don’t think any epoxy will make it into the bearing.

Started by facing the hangers and setting at 124mm wide before filing the centre out of the bushing seat by hand. I was careful to make sure the hole was just tight enough that I would be able to press fit the bearing into the hanger. Decided to lock it in place with some epoxy just to make sure it will last the distance as well as providing some high build so I can sand in a flat surface for the bushing.

I was considering also adding a spherical to the base plate but many suggest that this makes the truck a little stiff. Decided to reshape the pivot as the original casting has a casting split line around this area that creates an oval pin. Really excited to run this truck tomorrow as the test fit suggested that this is going to be a very responsive truck

Expect photos as soon as I finish this truck!

Spent the afternoon cutting down a Bennett down to 99.6mm by first facing the hangers and then recessing a small shoulder on to each side to eliminate the need for speed rings.

I bolted a wheel on once I was done and am sure that even just in my hands it feels like the wheel is just stiffer. I had the axle nut locked and yet the wheels spun far smoother. Maybe its all just in my head but I guess I will only find out tomorrow when I finish the other one and go for a test ride!

I did not have enough time tonight but over the next few days I should be able to finish slimming this Bennett down to around 100mm

I have recently got my sticky mitts on my first lathe….

The past few days have been spent stripping it down, scrubbing almost every part with a toothbrush and then trying to work out how to put it back together. I managed to get it working and had a stab making my own naked portafilter

Not to shabby for my first lathe project.

Satisfyingly good

but a bit boring after 3 hours!

Not perfectly square but far better than it was.

I would say that the upright column and the baseplate above would be at least 60kg so feeling this little cutter should give good results in most non ferrous metals.