Wooden mudguards

@dante - you say these are easy to make, why don't you just put up the details on how to bend the wood and we can all make these beauties ourselves. [i.e. just soak in water? how long did you soak, dry - did you just attach to an old rim to give it shape?]

give a man a fish... and all that

did u leave me off the first list on purpose you cruel man? grrrrrr

you gotta charge more than a beer man.

@dante - you say these are easy to make, why don't you just put up the details on how to bend the wood and we can all make these beauties ourselves. [i.e. just soak in water? how long did you soak, dry - did you just attach to an old rim to give it shape?]

give a man a fish... and all that

yeah - ikea blind dismantled, soak over night in a bath of water, form round an old 700c wheel and tape with insulating tape, leave for as long as you can bare - i'm doing minium of 2 weeks or so but need to experiment. ( might straighten up at the first drop of rain for all i know).

cut to desired length, round off ends.

cut strip of metal and bend in a u shape with edges for bolts

drill holes in fender and bracket (see pics at top of thread)

etc

it is piss easy people

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second lot of 10 to follow

1. morgasm - pretty please x
   
2. Clefty - still want one - got left off of original list :-(
   
3. Hiver
   
4. d14vd_h,
   
5. tommid -Dante I pm'd you re the possibility of a set.
   
6. Hovis Brown (also got left off the first list :-( )
   
7. Casp
   

did u leave me off the first list on purpose you cruel man? grrrrrr

Morgasm - you only have a frame at the moment!!!!

I've been considering trying out making some wooden guards for a while now. I've got all the kit for bending wood (being a guitar maker)
I could probably also do multi-lam ones which would look a little nicer/be a little stiffer

Hmmmm...

you gotta charge more than a beer man.

nah man - spread the love

I've been considering trying out making some wooden guards for a while now. I've got all the kit for bending wood (being a guitar maker)
I could probably also do multi-lam ones which would look a little nicer/be a little stiffer

Hmmmm...

lets get together Jammy - i think Skully might be interested in being part of it too

Unfortunately, I live 'oop north, I'd love to though!

this is what i'd like to do....

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er i mean this is what i'd like to do.

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oops ...how did that get in there.

er i mean this is what i'd like to do.

I could defiantly do something like that - the wood stock would be very similar to what I use for guitar bindings too = cheap.

yeah yeah yeah!

jammy
I would copy the profile of the Salmon mudguards, if you were going to try this out. They aren't totally flat, they have a lip running along the edge, so the inside has an edge that help stop water from coming out of the sides. If you make guitars and thus have good tools this may not be too much hassle for you.

Presumably the whole point of laminating would be to do your own lam in a jig (made of old rims?) with the arc already set up, thus no 'bending' anything... in which case one could also make them have a curved section, presumably?

oops ...how did that get in there.

er i mean this is what i'd like to do.

Want!! Complete with beverages box.

yeah yeah yeah!

jammy
I would copy the profile of the Salmon mudguards, if you were going to try this out. They aren't totally flat, they have a lip running along the edge, so the inside has an edge that help stop water from coming out of the sides. If you make guitars and thus have good tools this may not be too much hassle for you.

Presumably the whole point of laminating would be to do your own lam in a jig (made of old rims?) with the arc already set up, thus no 'bending' anything... in which case one could also make them have a curved section, presumably?

The compound curve would be possible, but tricky. I'd have to build up a larger mudguard blank out of stripwood laminated round a form, then shape it to the final profile with a spokeshave.

RE: using old rims for a form. Wouldn't I want the radius slightly larger than the wheel (EG use 27" rims for a 700c wheel) to allow the gaps to be even when it's set back from the tire.

Right, by compound curve to you mean along two planes, not one? Too tricky perhaps.

Maybe sanding (or reaming or what have you) out a dipped section along the length then, once it's been laminted with a flat section. Maybe a bevel or step along the edges of the top would look ace with contrasted layers of wood?

27" rim jig probably a good idea, though the final product ought to have enough flex to allow fitting to diff wheel/tyre combos pretty easily. I don't know about the adhesive side of it but presumably one that doesn't harden too much will work.

dante, shit, i missed this thread, remember chatting on the memorial ride about them. I'll take one for sure, i guess from the next batch!
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1. Murtle
   
2. Jayloo
   
3. Guapo
   
4. Dancing James
   
5. Grasy Slag
   
6. Mr Lemon
   
7. Soul
   
8. BRM
   9.Dr Sludge
   
9. Moog
   
   

second lot of 10 to follow

1. morgasm - pretty please x
   
2. Clefty - still want one - got left off of original list :-(
   
3. Hiver
   
4. d14vd_h,
   
5. tommid -Dante I pm'd you re the possibility of a set.
   
6. Hovis Brown (also got left off the first list :-( )
   
7. Casp
   
8. villa-ru
   
   

I also mentioned it earlier in the thread (not loudly enough!) and was admiring in the flesh on the Bridges ride. They are very good.

Right, by compound curve to you mean along two planes, not one? Too tricky perhaps.

Maybe sanding (or reaming or what have you) out a dipped section along the length then, once it's been laminted with a flat section. Maybe a bevel or step along the edges of the top would look ace with contrasted layers of wood?

27" rim jig probably a good idea, though the final product ought to have enough flex to allow fitting to diff wheel/tyre combos pretty easily. I don't know about the adhesive side of it but presumably one that doesn't harden too much will work.

Yeah, they'd come out with a little flex in 'em for sure, though they'd have a pretty strong "memory" to their first position, so if you wanted them hold at a different radius you'd need to support them there with mountings.

I'll start doing some research see if I can knock something up

1. Murtle
   
2. Jayloo
   
3. Guapo
   
4. Dancing James
   
5. Grasy Slag
   
6. Mr Lemon
   
7. Soul
   
8. BRM
   9.Dr Sludge
   
9. Moog
   
   

second lot of 10 to follow

1. morgasm - pretty please x
   
2. Clefty - still want one - got left off of original list :-(
   
3. Hiver
   
4. d14vd_h,
   
5. tommid -Dante I pm'd you re the possibility of a set.
   
6. Hovis Brown (also got left off the first list :-( )
   
7. Casp
   
8. villa-ru
   
9. Gabes
   

Yeah, they'd come out with a little flex in 'em for sure, though they'd have a pretty strong "memory" to their first position, so if you wanted them hold at a different radius you'd need to support them there with mountings.

I'll start doing some research see if I can knock something up

The compound curve would be possible, but tricky. I'd have to build up a larger mudguard blank out of stripwood laminated round a form, then shape it to the final profile with a spokeshave.

RE: using old rims for a form. Wouldn't I want the radius slightly larger than the wheel (EG use 27" rims for a 700c wheel) to allow the gaps to be even when it's set back from the tire.

see....once you start talking about compound curves and such like i end up being a second rate mechanic

Can i have mine in tobacco sunburst?

yay Jammy's gonna take the burden now

good luck jammy