Knucklebuster FXR update 29 Oct 2012 | 10:17 pm

Hard to believe that it’s been 5 months since I’ve posted an update to this site, but such is the case. I won’t bore you with excuses – life has been busy, other priorities, blah blah blah – you know ...

Sheet Metal Circle cutter for your drill press or mill 17 May 2012 | 08:29 am

Small shops that do a variety of work in sheet metal have frequent use for circle cutters of the type that can be driven by a drill press. Home craftsmen also find use for these cutters in toymaking a...

Bottles in the shed 8 May 2012 | 03:45 am

Space in my main work space these days is pretty tight. It’s better than wrenching in the driveway to be sure, but every inch is valuable. I’ve recently tried to maximize organization by getting rid o...

Duane Ballard Robbed 6 May 2012 | 05:30 am

Not fucking cool: Attention central Cal chopper freaks and eBay shoppers: last night Duane Ballard’s truck was robbed in a Salinas, CA, hotel parking lot. Custom leather wallets, key fobs, artwork, t-...

Gas Fired Smelting Furnace 4 May 2012 | 08:40 am

I’ve always wanted to try out some casting, maybe at the next shopping. The making the furnace part looks fairly straightforward (there are tons of youtube videos on this as well) it’s the making the ...

Anatomy of a Photo Chop 17 Apr 2012 | 10:01 am

I get questions from time to time about the photoshop chops I do. I’d much rather be in the shop actually working on the bike, but while desk bound it helps me work through my own personal design hang...

Brooklyn Invitational 2011: Vol. 3 9 Apr 2012 | 11:46 pm

Motorcycle Gasket Basics 7 Apr 2012 | 01:43 am

A typical bike engine contains around three litres of oil, and one of the biggest challenges to engineers over the years has been to keep that oil where it should be. There are many joints between th...

Aligning Lathe Centers 5 Apr 2012 | 01:38 am

Machinist Gauge Blocks 20 Mar 2012 | 01:47 am

“Precision gauge blocks are used in all well equipped shops to establish basic measurements for the purpose of laying out and producing parts of identical size. When critical measurements are necessar...