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• #352
Is that seatbelt used as edgebinding on the flap too?
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Yes indeed. Edge is a bit rough but it is all seatbelt. Plus a Prym popper.
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• #354
Put the seatbelt between two pieces of wood. Then cut it at your preferred angle and seal the cut with a lighter.
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• #355
Nah the cutting is fine, even the sealing, but once folding or sewing through, the weave frays. Trust me, it’s been melted into a melty thing but I’m not satisfied it would remain that way for long.
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• #356
Phew! What a week so far...!
A real #csb with no photos.
That seatbelt pouch sold instantly to a guy locally. Probably the last thing I’ve made, as it’s been a monster ordeal since.
The mountain bike has been taking up loads of my time and energy - suddenly my commute is longer and more enjoyable, but orders of magnitude more knackering. Have been out daily and testing trails as the shed was way too cold to work in since the temperature drop.
A few days ago we finally got to Wickes and bought insulation. I hear all the cries about the choice, but the Therma-whatever foil bubble wrap was on special and required no special equipment nor risk to my eyes, skin or lungs. So that has gone up. After an exhausting move of everything away from walls and back again, the shed looked a little like a drug-growing operation, or some kinda space blanket fortress. Some lightweight 3mm panels have started going up to cover the walls and give the impression of a plain white wall. It’s so far not pretty... but it’s working.
The white faced board is warping where it’s so thin, and where the gaps between beams are too wide for the pieces. I must tape along the seams and then maybe paper over the top, totally negating the purpose of the white facing. Whatever. So far I have two walls that are not reflecting silver into my eyeballs. The room is starting to feel light, and it warms immediately, and stays warm longer. Ideal.
Not so ideal, everything has been moved a half dozen times, and it is all very, very heavy. A few injuries later, and I have also had to climb into the loft to place humane-ish poison for the mice that have woken me up during my much-needed sleep.
Mum goes in for another major op next week so we have been fighting against the clock to get a number of things sorted in the house, not least removing the penny arcade from its space in the spare room (and the mtb, too). As a result I have compressed everything in the shed to make space for it. I really must sell it some time, but it will soon be in the shed for the foreseeable future.
So, a bit of an apology to the guys waiting for me to make stuff for them - been an exhausting few weeks anyway, and this last week or so has been non-stop. With the op next week and then picking up the slack during her recovery, I may be slower on the making.
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• #357
Making the most of the sun while it’s out. Pretty much nailed the basic seatbelt pouch, shown here as a modular on the seatbelt starp on the hip pack.
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• #358
Made this in anger yesterday afternoon. Not dead straight, and the intentional off-kilter flap doesn’t look deliberate enough.
Initially planned as a test for a leather hip bag, not keen on it. Wanted to see if I can repurpose it for the camera, as the super nice little pouch doesn’t fit the extra height of the hood very easily. Kinda works, and lays flat without camera. More versatile sans-camera.
One single piece of salvaged car upholstery leather, and seatbelt, with cotton liner and no padding.
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• #359
A particular forumer has been waiting ages for me to get on with this, but I’ve been putting it off til I could find something good foam-wise for structure. He supplied the material so this isn’t something I have stock of to make more, but certainly isn’t beyond the realm of possibility I’ll make more in future..
Top tube bag, waterproof zip. There’ll be a matching feed bag and frame bag at some point.
It looks much wobblier in photos because of the flex of the foam. The edge of the foam pushes out at the top but flexes wherever it feels like along the wall. I suppose had I sewn it directly to the walls it might sit flatter. This is unlined inside but I doubt much wet will get through that material AND the foam.
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• #360
Looking good!
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• #361
Tried twice today (with bouncy castle) to make a half frame bag.
Designed and re-designed the net pattern, but neither came out close to acceptable. After hours carefully measuring and cutting card, plastic, and loose threads, at least I know what doesn’t work.
Now that I have the mistakes out the way, hoping to make something serviceable tomorrow.
Part of the issue is the material, with little-to-no cooperation on tight corners with overlapping seams, it’s very much a test of good design not simply straight stitching. Looking at stock photos of factory-made options online, I can understand a lot of the choices other people have made to literally cut a corner.
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• #362
Bleurgh. Well. This is attempt 3 of 4. Somehow my measurements didn’t hold up after adding a seam allowance, probably I doubled up by accident on that headtube bit. It is pretty snug but not clean and perfect.
Next I tried to make one with foam lining to hold shape better and I must say it came out awful. Lessons learned, but an afternoon to do so.
Might try this one out and see how serviceable it is.
Next version will skip the tight corners and have as rounded corners as possible, to aid sewing and fitting.
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• #363
Hey, that looks great!
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• #364
Daisy chain for attaching?
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• #365
Pretty much. I ran the webbing all the way around, so it is possible to attach things to the bottom as well.
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• #366
Of the 2 or so hours on the bike, at least 1 1/2 I was getting absolutely drenched. I was soaked to the bone. That, and the crazy strong winds at times.
The half frame bag did a pretty good job as a splash guard for the front wheel (though at 55-559, the tyre was wider than the bag), and so got an insane amount of wet top and bottom. The zip I used is a regular clothing zip so not waterproof, and the bag isn’t lined. It was an unfair test.
Got home and checked the inside, tiny tiny bit of moisture. Noticeable running a finger to the lower corner, but no puddle or big water droplets. I’d say that was a successful test.
With a waterproof zip it will do better, but I’m not sure yet how I’d go about redesign for a floating liner, with invisible seams. That would nail it, but increase production time no end.
To be honest, with a waterproof zip (or zip overlap), unlined is more than enough. I’d expect people to wrap stuff up into carrier bags inside if there was a real tsunami risk.
Will make another version by the weekend if there’s time, and then I can see about another storm test.
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• #367
I wouldn't worry, even my Revelate framebag let a little bit of water in.
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• #368
Speaking of which, my framebag has finally broken. Be up for a full framebag if/when you're up trying one.
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• #369
Totally. Pm me and we can discuss. Lead time will be a week or two as I have a few other bits waiting.
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• #370
Yuuuuup... working well.
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• #371
Got me some more workshop clutter, so hopefully soon bag photos will be a little more standardised. Need to get a base for her though.
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• #372
I love that.
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• #373
I think she’s gonna work well, though a little on the skinny side.
Here she is modelling the prototype dog-walking pouch I made for my sisters. Cotton with two pockets (poo bags/treats). Future productions would have that top seam hidden inside.
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• #374
Those are not the thighs of a cyclist! :-)
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• #375
Nope, she’s more of an indoorsy kinda mannequin.
Just made this one with seatbelt for dad, two lined pockets inside.
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Probably I’ll go with square edge. You don’t wanna see the handful of attempts on the floor from seatbelt fraying when cut at an angle...
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