3 May
2022
3 May
'22
7:50 a.m.
Pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/isAxJf35G6QHzn9eA
How would I make an adapter plate? I'm thinking that I'd need to mill out a
hole in a thin block of steel for the axle and then another for a bolt
sized to the current mounting piece, then bolt it together. Thoughts?
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
On Tue, May 3, 2022 at 2:17 AM Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
send links to pictures (rather than attach pictures to
the email) of the
bracket, and the bike where the bracket needs to go.
I am picturing either attaching the bracket to the bike frame not on the
axle
itself, or making an adapter plate that fits onto the axle and bolts onto
the
original trailer plate. But I need to see it or see pictures.
also I have an oxy acetylene cutting torch if you really want to make the
hole
bigger :)
(that would happen at my house)
-jake
On Mon, 2 May 2022, Andrew R Gross via sudo-discuss wrote:
I bought a really nice bike trailer I'm so
excited to use, but the
mounting
bracket hole is too small for the axle, and the
mounting bracket is made
of
hardened cast steel. I have a crappy cheap bike
trailer that had the same
issue, and I was able to widen the hole with a hand drill, but this new
one
I couldn't make a dent in with a drill press.
I need advice.
Can I drill it? If so, how?
Can I mill it or turn it? If so, how?
Does anyone know of a machinist who can do this, or can anyone do this
themselves for compensation?
Is it possible to replace this with another one that fits the axle? Or
make
and adapter that fits the mounting bracket and
the axle?
The bike is electric, so the axle contains wires and can't be replaced,
as
far as I know.
Any advice would be appreciated. I really want to use this.
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>