basher Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Im after making some adapters to change my 4 bolt mounts to vee, I heard of a few people doing it on here nad wondering if someone could tell me how they did it or best way to go about it, what metal they used just all the general information. Pics of peoples work would be nice aswell.cheers Hudson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) Make it out of aluminium, but a nice thick bit, about 6mm.Best way would be to cnc them reallyWouldnt it be easier to buy them? £29, not that much really Edited January 1, 2007 by Si-man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 (edited) Make it out of aluminium, but a nice thick bit, about 6mm.Best way would be to cnc them reallyWouldnt it be easier to buy them? £29, not that much reallyYeah it would be best to cnc but i dont have one so relistic ideas would be appreciated lol and to be honest i think its a rip off £29 for what they are tad over priced imo. Edited January 1, 2007 by andy h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Yeah it would be best to cnc but i dont have one so relistic ideas would be appreciated lol and to be honest i think its a rip off £29 for what they are tad over priced imo.They arent a rip off, considering the designing gone into them, time and effort, stress testing, best quality material etcAhwell, your choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I made some they work very well.To start i went to my local aluminium dealer and bought some scrap 10mm plate off them, 10mm is thick enough to provide enough stiffness but not to thick that it makes the whole vee brake setup stick up to much. I then began making them, using only an angle grinder and some files the worst thing about making them is that the thread size for a vee boss is not a very comon size, it is M10 1.25mm pitch, luckily my grandad had one (he has everything) so i was in the position to finish them.Because i made them with a grinder it is hard to explain realy how i did it.Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) I made some they work very well.To start i went to my local aluminium dealer and bought some scrap 10mm plate off them, 10mm is thick enough to provide enough stiffness but not to thick that it makes the whole vee brake setup stick up to much. I then began making them, using only an angle grinder and some files the worst thing about making them is that the thread size for a vee boss is not a very comon size, it is M10 1.25mm pitch, luckily my grandad had one (he has everything) so i was in the position to finish them.Because i made them with a grinder it is hard to explain realy how i did it.Adamcheers alot, my dad managed to get hold of the tap, only other question is how did you no where to tap the vee boss mount hole. Did you do it by measurements if so would you be able to give them me, or did you just line it all up against rim and mount and mark itcheers hudson Edited January 3, 2007 by andy h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waddy Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 (edited) iolo made some aages ago by, getting an old frame with v mounts on , then cut out a section of the seat stay with the brake mounts on and squashing the tube in a vice then drilled holes to mount it onto the 4 bolt mounts, prehaps send him a pm matt, im shure he can help you out Edited January 3, 2007 by wad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigman Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 cheers alot, my dad managed to get hold of the tap, only other question is how did you no where to tap the vee boss mount hole. Did you do it by measurements if so would you be able to give them me, or did you just line it all up against rim and mount and mark itcheers hudsonI just did it by drawing a line right down the centre of the material (as i wanted all vee bosses in the same line as the 4bolt holes) drilled the holes for the 4 bolt mounts then roughly worked out how close i could get to the 4bolt holes with the vee boss (remember that the bosses will need to be countersunk slightly due to the larger diameter above the threads)Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophe' Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 A grinder will fix/make anything in the world with a bit of skill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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