Homemade headset cup removal tool?

"Benjamin Weiner" wrote in message
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G.T. wrote:
miles todd wrote:

Have you seen a Park Rocket tool?
http://www.parktool.com/tools/RT_1.shtml
Easy to make a home-made one.

But with what material should I start with? I've made installers but
they
were easy. It seems you need the right steel for the remover to work
without breaking or crumbling.

Any mild steel ought to survive. Mild steel is easy to cut
with a hacksaw. I got a piece of EMT conduit about 0.9" OD
(costs a couple bucks for 10 feet, available at all home
improvement stores), and cut the flares. Works for both 1"
and 1-1/8", just adjust the flares by bending them in/out.


That's what I'm going to do as I need something easily cuttable with a
hacksaw.

Greg

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"Benjamin Weiner" wrote in message
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G.T. wrote:
miles todd wrote:

Have you seen a Park Rocket tool?
http://www.parktool.com/tools/RT_1.shtml
Easy to make a home-made one.

But with what material should I start with? I've made installers but
they
were easy. It seems you need the right steel for the remover to work
without breaking or crumbling.

Any mild steel ought to survive. Mild steel is easy to cut
with a hacksaw. I got a piece of EMT conduit about 0.9" OD
(costs a couple bucks for 10 feet, available at all home
improvement stores), and cut the flares. Works for both 1"
and 1-1/8", just adjust the flares by bending them in/out.


That's what I'm going to do as I need something easily cuttable with a
hacksaw.

Greg

PVC pipe s our friend

g

On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 23:11:10 GMT, "G.T."
blathered:

What's the cleanest way to remove cups from a frame?

http://www.bikemagic.com/news/articl...N/3014/v/4/sp/

if you're sure you want to....

Pete