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has anyone made his own pad refills?


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ahh might have to get me some of that, or some of those glass bubbles haaha

aubergine is a nice colour...not just because the escort cossie came in it :P can you get metallic colours? was thinking you could mix a bit of paint in it or food colouring maybe? only colours i can find are the same as refills :( want them to be a different colour haha

i got some blocks if you want 'em? you'll need to cut the backing shape into them though :)

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i got some blocks if you want 'em? you'll need to cut the backing shape into them though :)

just wait a week or 2 and we can send eachother pads in return.unfortunately the aubergine pigment wasnt available atm so i´m starting with neon green.

JT made some chese pads but I think they got eaten before testing could begin.

i tried chocolate,but it was just too good tasting so it didnt survive the fitting phase lol

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Got my pad material now, courtesy of ath rubber supplies of Doncaster. It's a 12" x 6" sheet of 85a polyurethane. It needs a clean as it's an off cut. Got it for nowt as well!!!

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I have a set off tnn backings now to shape them into

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I'm gonna name mine bousts :)

The tie fighter backings are actually quite good, they are reinforced with a metal plate, and one you have got the old material out there is a useful recess with a metal surface that is bonded in with some sort of rubber based glue. Its a good bonding surface to be fair, so ill wack em in and have a ride and see what they are like. The material feels similar hardness to heatsink yellows, and its got an orange tint to it like trialtech sport pads. Reports to follow, here is the first set, the material is 10mm thick

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Am trying them on a medium grind, due to my hatred of tar on a smooth rim and the mess it makes. I could do with some cnc vee backings, so I can try them on a vee brake as well

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sooo,big bump but i am joining in again on this here,think i got someone to make me a professional mould.

how are everyones pads performing so far,didnt hear anything recently but those on the black because...

ordered stuff here in germany now,so hopefully will arrive this time haha

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They have a fairly nice honk to them as well. You still ride? If so pm me your address and I'll send you 2 bits to trim into backings

Fancy sending a pair to Sweden if I cover postage? Would be cool to try them out :)

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thats the mould i hopefully will get.


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its 2-piece,i just didnt put the bolting holes in the cad file.

the 2 blocks bolted together give the shape of a big echo refill(can be cut to every other backing)after the curing process you´d just unbolt it and pop the pads out like icecubes.tadaaa!

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for those who want the measurements

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