Tool library / tool exchange. Post what you got and where you are

Looks like he is riding to me, I've put a t-shirt on and everything now.

Well the tool I have is officially made of cheese.

Not very tasty cheese.

@MCamb I'll hit you up tomorrow!

Praxis m30 BB tool, does anyone have one in London? Weather is looking good and I really want to go ride this weekend.

I have the Hope BSA thirty tool - might work.

Thanks Howard, looking at photos they seem like they are slightly different.

has anyone got one of those 'Rj the bike guy'-style steel rod and bolt things for widening the dropout spacing on a steel frame?

I've just ordered all the bits to make one (actually more than one). Should pick it up from screwfix tomorrow. I'll let you know if it works!

Nice one! Cheers

PS What was / were the actual parts/s you ordered?

From Screwfix:

65562 x 1 Easyfix Bright Zinc-Plated Steel Threaded Rods M8 x 300mm 5 Pack £4.29

4109P x 1 Easyfix Carbon Steel Flange Head Nuts M8 100 Pack £2.89

18383 x 1 Easyfix Large Flat Washers M8 x 2mm 10 Pack £0.9

I have E8, you can pick up the bits in B&Q for about £5 , in my experience they don't really do much good

Don't know if this is a useful answer (and maybe not to do with a really nice frame) - but I've always just shoved the wheel in (130mm wheel, 120mm frame) and it's been fine.

Also made a pair of dropout alignment thingies with a couple of big old spare sockets. Worked a treat for me.

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Awesome! How are the sockets attached to the studding? Are they just screwed on?

They're just bolted tight (a nut inside the socket to secure) as the M8 rod fits easily through the socket (these are 1/2" drive ones from memory), and with the little washer for facing so as the sockets are parallel.

I just picked up my cold setting stuff and used it to very easily move the dropouts from 122mm to 129mm spacing. Result.

I have enough bits to make three more tools if anyone wants one. in Herne Hill SE24.

Anyone in west london near heathrow got a crank puller that i could borrow please.

Have you checked the frame alignment?

It's hard to get the re-spacing even.

No.

Should do I suppose.

I rode ten miles on it last night and it felt fantastic.

Will pop into BC next time I'm passing and ask them to check it.

The difficulty with that method (as opposed to Sheldon's) is that one stay often flexes more that the other: small differences in materials and building.

If you didn't already know, it's easy to check frame alignment yourself.

Any one got a file I can use SE based?
Needs to be quite thin - 1cm width max

Hey mate I have some tiny files. SE4. Borrow if you like.

PM'ing you

Anyone got a slotted bottom bracket tool? It's for a BB that has these kind of cups. Relevant park tool is the HCW 11

I have access to one, if you can get the frame to South Ken then that's perfect, otherwise you can collect. PM me.