Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - Created a custom head tube badge

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Ti-tillIdie
12-16-12, 09:19 AM
I just finished making a head tube badge for my bamboo bike today. Thought I would share the results.

I found a tutorial on another forum (google search "custom head tube badge Bulldog") that went through the process of selecting the jewelers saw/blades and the thickness of metal sheet. I used a #2/0 blade, and some brass sheets.

I found a graffiti stencil and used that for the design template.

The bike:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/biketop.jpg

The stencil:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/pandagun_1280.png

The badge:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/raw.jpg

After oxidizing:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/photo-4.jpg

After clear coat:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/attached.jpg

Mounted:
http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z219/ti-tillidie/photocopy.jpg

EpicSchwinn
12-16-12, 10:29 AM
That's really cool :thumb:How many hours and dollars did you have to put into it?
Ti-tillIdie
12-16-12, 10:43 AM
I had to buy the saw and the blade ($10 used from a local jewelery supply store... I'm sure they could had on Amazon for less), the brass sheet ($7) and the wood block thing ($9). Oxidizer was pricey ($10) but only used 3 drops of the bottle so that bottle should last forever (but honestly some black paint or shoe polish would have netted the same result for $0 and much less smell).

Also, I already had a soldering iron and solder so that part was "free." So total investment was $36 and 5 hours of my time on a Saturday afternoon. But because I only used half the brass sheet and only broke one saw blade the next badge will be much less expensive.

Bat56
12-16-12, 11:16 AM
I dig it.
rex615
12-16-12, 05:09 PM
That is pretty cool! And a Panda is perfect for a bamboo bike.

Eats, shoots and leaves. Love it.
EpicSchwinn
12-16-12, 06:37 PM
That is pretty cool! And a Panda is perfect for a bamboo bike.

Eats shoots and leaves. Love it.

​ftfy

(Pandas eat bamboo shoots and bamboo leaves???? Get it??? hurhurhur)
rex615
12-16-12, 06:44 PM
​ftfy



Chutes? as in parachutes.

San Rafael?? are you a Tico? I am in Panama right now.
Dannihilator
12-16-12, 07:17 PM
Nice.
EpicSchwinn
12-16-12, 07:41 PM
Chutes? as in parachutes.

San Rafael?? are you a Tico? I am in Panama right now.

I spent the last 4 months studying in Costa Rica but I got back to the United States two days ago and haven't changed my location on here yet lol.
rex615
12-16-12, 08:52 PM
I spent the last 4 months studying in Costa Rica but I got back to the United States two days ago and haven't changed my location on here yet lol.

Good to be back home for the holidays!
maidenfan
12-16-12, 09:20 PM
Nice work man. Doing it by hand makes it that much better.
sinikl
12-16-12, 09:21 PM
amazing. i love it!