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Drew Diller
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Hey guys. Interested in improving upon my carbon layup technique with small radius, small overall sized parts.
Here's my most recent bike ->
http://dillerdesign.com/random/bike/fat_bamboo_v2/DSC_0185.JPG
...and my first one (yikes, what I know now...) ->
http://dillerdesign.com/random/bike/bamboo_01.jpg
I'm doing experiments of late involving inflation membranes (vs a full inflation bladder) and any alternative to vacuum bagging, as my parts don't have any flat reference plane to tape to / is generally a big pain in the butt =)
Hoping to be building custom carbon and bamboo frames commercially in 2013!
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Cool bikes.
What type of material have you used for your bladders?
Drew Diller (14/03/2013)
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fgayford (14/03/2013)
I've been playing with making my own bladders, and I definitely see the appeal.
http://motoform.blogspot.se
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prsw (14/03/2013)
Cool bikes.
What type of material have you used for your bladders?
I didn't intend to, and I still have to work out a show stopper problem when going higher than 30 psi, but to answer your question:
Smooth-On's reusable vac bag silicone. I originally bought a test batch to do just that, vacuum bagging. It can stretch more than 200% in practice and remain in one piece. I used word "playing" seriously, as I don't have it working to what I'd call effectively yet. At any rate, I can see the potential.
I originally got interested in the stuff after experiencing some bridging in my most recent frame, of which I do not have any decent pictures out of embarrassment. I overheated a bamboo pole through too might infrared light. I also put the bottom bracket shell in backwards... ugh. I hunt it up in my garage as a monument to what happens when I get impatient.
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ok, thanks.
This method seems interesting but I think I will start with tubular bag folded back on itself,
or latex bicycle inner tub.
http://motoform.blogspot.se
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Newbie from Minnesota. I like to make bicycle frames.
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
Very cool! messed around with bamboo a few months ago, making some kind of a bike too. Very cool...
matthieutje65
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12 Years Ago
Thank you. It is a pretty bizarre plant, isn't it! What species of bamboo did you use for your...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
Hi Drew Fred Flintstone would really like your first bike. Your second one looks pretty good. I...
fgayford
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12 Years Ago
[quote][b]fgayford (14/03/2013)[/b][hr] I will throw an idea out there for what it is worth. What if...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
[quote][b]Drew Diller (14/03/2013)[/b][hr][quote][b]fgayford (14/03/2013)[/b][hr] I will throw an...
fgayford
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12 Years Ago
Cool bikes. What type of material have you used for your bladders? [quote][b]Drew Diller...
prsw
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12 Years Ago
[quote][b]prsw (14/03/2013)[/b][hr]Cool bikes. What type of material have you used for your...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
ok, thanks. This method seems interesting but I think I will start with tubular bag folded back on...
prsw
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12 Years Ago
Right on, I'll do that! Uh - is it just me or is the quoted reply process kinda weird on this...
Drew Diller
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12 Years Ago
fgayford, making progress on the bladder end of things...
Drew Diller
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