Anyone repurpose their left-over parts in a non-bike way?
09-20-10, 07:37 PM
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Cheap and uninspired but gets noticed. A 1948 CCM plant stand.
09-20-10, 07:50 PM
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ive repurposed my cars factory wheels and suspension:
coffee table:
end table: (x2)
tv stand: (before the last sheet of glass came in)
i have not repurposed any bike parts yet, but i do have some plans... for the time being, my tommasini and silca floor pump grace the living room.
coffee table:
end table: (x2)
tv stand: (before the last sheet of glass came in)
i have not repurposed any bike parts yet, but i do have some plans... for the time being, my tommasini and silca floor pump grace the living room.
09-20-10, 10:19 PM
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ive repurposed my cars factory wheels and suspension:
coffee table:
end table: (x2)
tv stand: (before the last sheet of glass came in)
i have not repurposed any bike parts yet, but i do have some plans... for the time being, my tommasini and silca floor pump grace the living room.
coffee table:
end table: (x2)
tv stand: (before the last sheet of glass came in)
i have not repurposed any bike parts yet, but i do have some plans... for the time being, my tommasini and silca floor pump grace the living room.
09-20-10, 10:35 PM
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Nope. Those are "dial" wheels, a sway bar, coils, and torsion bars from a Porsche.
Edit: and cut me slack on the non matching seating. The sofas were free and I'm a young single guy
Edit: and cut me slack on the non matching seating. The sofas were free and I'm a young single guy
09-21-10, 12:38 AM
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No one has posted the simplex drawer pulls yet!
I have three that aren't mounted, waiting for some drawers I guess.
I have three that aren't mounted, waiting for some drawers I guess.
09-21-10, 05:08 AM
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Windchimes, although Litespeed made them 
Stronglight chain rings, DT spokes, and bits of titanium tubing.
And, I made a trellis for my hops vine:
Before, just after I finished constructing it. Hopefully, my ahole neighbors honeysuckle doesn't obscure it too much:
After, a shot from the yard. You can't even tell there are bike wheels in there anymore!
And I got second place in the Dutchess County Fair this year!
Stronglight chain rings, DT spokes, and bits of titanium tubing.
And, I made a trellis for my hops vine:
Before, just after I finished constructing it. Hopefully, my ahole neighbors honeysuckle doesn't obscure it too much:
After, a shot from the yard. You can't even tell there are bike wheels in there anymore!
And I got second place in the Dutchess County Fair this year!
09-21-10, 05:56 AM
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Ben, congrat's on your prize! So... is the first batch of beer ready yet?
09-21-10, 07:28 AM
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Riding like its 1990
09-21-10, 10:50 AM
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Its not that I can't afford a new sofa, I'm just not stupid enough to turn down free ones. My back side could not care less about what color they are. I would like a nice set, but I will probably wait till I get a bigger place.
09-24-10, 11:48 AM
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Wind chimes!
09-24-10, 12:55 PM
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BTW - blacked-out Fuchs would have looked really good with the smoked glass and gloss black bits.
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09-24-10, 01:00 PM
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Ugh, the couches I had in college... those dirty stinking worn out ugly soft soft couches....
09-24-10, 06:43 PM
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16in forged clubsports from a 928gt for the track:
fuch wheels are too valuable for the living room. i plan to refinish the dials sometime. i like the contrast of the silver dials, but mine are in pretty poor shape.
the table parts just bolt to the wheels and fit any traditional porsche wheel. the dials are still 100% serviceable for car use.
mine are older, but clean and in good condition. (why i accepted them for free)
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09-27-10, 01:58 PM
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09-27-10, 03:09 PM
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is this in chicago? i think i know where this is!
I just wandered into a photo on the www that fits this thread well.
Read about it here ----> Frame fence anyone?
Read about it here ----> Frame fence anyone?
09-27-10, 04:53 PM
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"This fence belongs to a house in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago. It's on Ashland, just north of Estes, next to St. Paul's by the Lake. (I walked by it today and double checked...I recognize the details of the porch of the house next door, as well as the trim color on the house,etc.)"
