bravozulu

So I was putting a new headset in the Hardrock and I decided that I needed a repair stand. It seems like every few minutes, I am fixing something on the bikes.

I was scrounging for parts and ideas for a stand and decided to build it into a rolling toolbox and and make that the bicycle repair tool box. I found an assortment of flanges and pipe and was looking for a suitable clamp.

I was considering a pipe or bar clamp or quick clamp, but was hoping to find something with rounded jaws and a "vice-grip" like action.

Since I couldn't find anything good around the garage, I did a quick search here, thinking that there must be plenty of others with the same need.

I found this link:

https://journals.neebu.net/khuon/archives/000517.html

Cool concept, I went and bought a new Pony Clamp. I didn't have any thick high density polyethelene, so I bought a $2 cutting board at Target. I made jaw pads with it and milled a groove in them. They work great. They hold well and do not scratch or scuff.

I had some big hand screws for the tilt, so I didn't have to weld handles on bolts. They are different lengths so that they don't interfere with each other.

waterrockets 

Nice solution. Should work great for you.

For my clamp, I welded some angle stock onto some $2 Harbor Freight long-nose vice-grips. Then I welded a bolt to that, and a mating nut was welded to my stand (as in the Mother's plans). I just wrapped the jaws with old bike tubes for mar protection

rmfnla

Nicely done.

What are the handcuffs for..?

Stacey

If you have to ask...

operator

We do not want to know

rmfnla

Yeah, but on a bike?!

I guess I'm not as experienced a rider as I thought I was...

xB_Nutt

Probably to secure that sweet Brooks to the bike frame when he locks it up. Yea, that's it, thats the ticket...

What I want to know is what is the "suicide" shift lever looking device on the top tube for?

unkchunk

I think it's because he has an ASC on that.

bravozulu

The bike is my commuter bike. I bought it used about 30 years ago. It is a steel, Italian frame. I removed the campy derailleurs and laced a Sturmey-Archer 3 speed w/coaster brake to Sun M-13II. Clean Handlebars! If I had been able to locate an old Schwinn two speed backpedal shift coaster brake hub, there would be no cables at all.

Mechanic_Paul

Nice home made stand. I am a design student as well as a mechanic. A partner and I are redesigning the Park Tools stand (like what you are replicating). Check out our thread and maybe you and other people who read this could help give some feedback to some designs as well as give testamony to the current bicycle repair stands.
thanks
Paul
https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/266215-redesigning-shop-stand-calling-all-mechanics.html

matimeo

I built a stand following the same model and have really like it.

bravozulu

The best part is the low cost. I bought a new Pony clamp It was $13 (I remember just a few years ago they were about $5). Harbor Freight sells theirs for $4

https://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=31255

The second best part is that it is VERY stable. The tool box is heavy enough, the pipes are short enough and the swivel holds tight enough so that there is almost no flex.

I just wish that I had not run out of the 3/4" thick high density polyethylene because it would have made better jaws. You could probably get a free sample that would be big enough. --Source:

https://www.smallparts.com/products/d...FQo3gQodJHEPhA