Werner van Aardt

Where do you buy your kits? So far I only bought online from Mr Woodturner. I know Tools4Wood and Toolcraft also sell online.

Here are some pens I have turned recently. From top to bottom: Wild Olive Oak Tambotie Walnut Wild Pear Jackalberry

Good morning, Is there anyone from Potgietersrus who is going for a mtb ride this coming Saturday morning? I am looking to go for a ride of about 2 hours from about 5 am.

Where are you based?

Thanks

Where do you buy the permit to ride here? It looks amazing.

Please post a short review of the wheels when you have the chance.

I am also in the process of a build, but I have not posted about it. I designed a trail 29er, 140mm fork 120mm rear travel. But now I am considering a trail 29er hardtail as I am a bit pressed for time because I am going to move around for work a lot in 2016. So what do you hubbers think of a 140mm 29er. Slackish headangle, short stem and super short chainstays. I think it will be an easier build and might be a bit more fun to ride. I don't have time to make moulds and bladder mould the parts of the frame. So I am going to use my cnc router to make polystyrene plugs for the tubes and then lay carbon directly onto that and vacuum bag it. Then I will do a tube to tube construction in a jig. Any comments?

Does anybody know of a shop in Jhb/Pta area who has stock of these bikes? I want to buy one, but would like to test ride it first. I am looking for a large.

Where can I find portafilter baskets in Pretoria area? I am looking for 54mm baskets.

Can you post some close up pictures of that makeshift portafilter?

There are epoxies which are made to be cured at room temperature with a cure cycle of about 24 hours. The cure temp does not affect the strength, only the cure time. Once out of the mould the frame can be post cured at a higher temperature. Vist amt composites' website and contact them of you feel the need. They are always helpful.

@Burner: Are you going to do strength calculations to optimize your carbon layup accordingly or what is your approach in terms of material thickness? What fabric will you be using? I have an idea for the manufacturing of moulds. Use machinable wax, it machines easily and then you do not need any kind of mould release. (This wil obviously not works if you plan to cure your frame in an oven) Also, you can melt your moulds and reuse the wax afterwards. It will be a lot less expensive experiment.

Does anyone know where I can get a standalone milk steamer? Stove-top or electrical, doesn't matter.

I will take the frame off your hands if you still have it.