paolo Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) So yeah, I made my chain tensionner with a spoon, here's a link to my blog. I explained how-to do it and included some pictures. All comments welcome!hereOups, here it is . ^ Edited August 11, 2006 by paolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbra Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 the link would probably help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synergy Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 ha ha oh my god thats brilliqnt, i didnt read the blog as im a waster who just woke up but i looked at the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imhereithink Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 Nice worksman ship there, looks nice. A friend of mine a couple of years ago used a knife, did the job good and proper, just used a jocky wheel from the likes of the DMR sts. Great thing about these aswell, if you bang it out of shape on a fall, just bend it back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Pitbull Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 If i had that on my bike id Cry. If i rode a Stock anymore that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 That's brilliant!A tablespoon might be better, not as long, so it'll keep the chain closer to the chainstay.. Ooh, with a fork, if you put the nut and bolt through one of the fork bits, you could adjust it so it can slide up and down... In the picture: red bit = the bolt, and the arrows show where you can move it up and down to adjust it, the green bit shows where you can also have the bolt. [attachmentid=6438] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLC Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 some good ideas there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 That's brilliant! A tablespoon might be better, not as long, so it'll keep the chain closer to the chainstay.. Ooh, with a fork, if you put the nut and bolt through one of the fork bits, you could adjust it so it can slide up and down... In the picture: red bit = the bolt, and the arrows show where you can move it up and down to adjust it, the green bit shows where you can also have the bolt. [attachmentid=6438] I had thought of using a fork, but the one that I have at home aren't sturdy enough and I also discovered there's no real use to be able to slide it up and down, you'd just want it as small as possible, to be closer to the chainstay and if it was to far away, it would just wobble like mad. But the tablespoon is really a good idea, I'll try it if I ever break the one I have now. Thanks for the comments guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 How strong is it?? Considering you can bend a spoon with not much effort atall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 (edited) That's brilliant!A tablespoon might be better, not as long, so it'll keep the chain closer to the chainstay.. Ooh, with a fork, if you put the nut and bolt through one of the fork bits, you could adjust it so it can slide up and down... In the picture: red bit = the bolt, and the arrows show where you can move it up and down to adjust it, the green bit shows where you can also have the bolt. [attachmentid=6438]Surely the gap between a forks prongs is too small - and the reason its a spoon was so you could get the axle through it, ie at the big spoon end.How strong is it?? Considering you can bend a spoon with not much effort atall!try bending a spoon in the direction used for tensioning it ..... its not bad (depending on the spoon i guess) yeah itll bend if you bsh it but why not - just bend it back - 1 spoon << 1 shop bought tensioner cash wise...awesome Edited August 11, 2006 by manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted August 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 I used a really thin spoon, it can bends sideways alot, but is stiff vertically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padarik Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 thats crazy! great idea but did you mum not go wild for using her cutlery? got any other big ideas? like using frying pands cheeers padarik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty boi Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 pretty cool homemade invention what will you come up with next? Adam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 lmfao :lol:Thats great! lol nice idea but copyright quick before deng nicks it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feest Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 dont ever ride trials with uri geller, he'll use his powers to snap that clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsey Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 the links down.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark145 Posted August 11, 2006 Report Share Posted August 11, 2006 the links down.. Same here, it just comes up with "page cannot be displayed" it sounded like a good bodge too, i wanted to see what that looked like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 It's back up now, I think the whole serveur hosting my blog crashed yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan more Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 that is un real i've never seen any thing like that before good idea shame i'm a mod rider other wise i would try it on my bike thanks dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvil Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 thats a really great ideabut i dont think i would ever put that on my bike lolsuper idea though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Hill..Yeah Mate Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Hi,I think that is such a good idea, think about it you could use spoons for a few things on bikes...A spoon brake booster, 2 spoons, drill holes in the ends of the handles of the spoons and in the cups then put the spoon cup undermeath the magura bolts, join the two spoons above the brake hose by putting a thread in the drilled holes at the end then just stick a screw or bolt in the thread. if your low on money then try the spoon booster.2ndly...A spoon vee-brake (only the left hand side though) drill a small hole in end of the spoon handle, don't even need a thread in just bolt it to the 2 bolt brake mounts, then drill another hole in the spoon cup the size of the little nipple so that the wire doesn't slip through, then you have to put 1 or 2 springs across the wire so that the spoon can spring back when you let go of the brake. sorted with a spoon vee-brake.someone has to try these.Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr manx man Posted August 12, 2006 Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 That's preatty nut's and cool nice one how did you come up with the idea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paolo Posted August 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2006 Well I had just bought my new frame, while putting it together at the shop, everything looked good. I thought I would be able to get away without using a tensionner. I went riding with it and I was getting chain slap (when the chain hits the chain stay) so I modified a derraileur, it worked for a while but it was really ugly, bulky, in the way and made lots of the noise because it was on the metal part next to the roulette and not on the roulette, I had lost the part to put the cable in. Anyways, that ended up breaking it so I was thinking as to how to make my own, I tried plexiglass and other plastics they just kept breaking, so I was looking for some kind of piece of metal to use, I couldn't find any. So I thought I'd go buy something the day after, I went looking on the Internet for previously homemade tensionners, as expected "use a piece of metal this and this size". On my desk was a lying a spoon, so I decided to give it go. And it's still working good after a week after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26inch Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 pretty good, you could try cuttting the spoon down a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashby-trials Posted August 13, 2006 Report Share Posted August 13, 2006 Hey thats a good idea you should send it off to mbuk and you will win a prize of team halfords go for it. Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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