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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: Wheel Art
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012. Hey, where did I go? Sucked into Facebook land with my photos, mostly. And otherwise just busy. But time to get back to the blog! I've always liked bicycle related art. A few months ago my sweetie and I noticed an upside down fork with front wheel in someone's yard, spinning in the wind due to some tape or plastic put between the spokes. I took that idea and ran (cycled? As usual, the re-Cycles. Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A live jazz blog.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: October 2012
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Homebuilt no-weld recumbent trike. A fellow dropped by the re-Cycles shop with an interesting machine. I've seen quite a few bent trikes in my time, but this is the first that was entirely bolted / clamped together AND it has full suspension! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My (rather ancient) website. Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks. Robink (daily Ottawa photos). The Cats of Parliament Hill. A live jazz blog. Bicycle picture of the day. How to fix bikes. Groups I'm involved with.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: July 2012
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Monday, July 23, 2012. As compensation for the hassle of rebuilding it, my landlord would pay for the finishing materials (covering boards and roof) so that it would match his deck and the adjacent dumpster enclosure. During demolition I was very glad I had constructed the old trikeport with screws instead of nails, as this meant for an easy take-apart and allowed me to re-use most of the wood and even most of the screws! This new one is higher mainly to let rain water drain over the rear fence, as havin...
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: Another (sort-of) DIY trailer
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Monday, August 27, 2012. Another (sort-of) DIY trailer. Or the DIY trailer posts. I have to thank you for your previous posts and instructions on how to build a DIY bike trailer. Theyve been invaluable, since the commercial trailers out there arent big enough for my application. I need to carry 4 (SUP) Stand Up Paddleboards on a trailer. Theyre about 11 or 12 feet long and 32 wide and weigh about 30 lbs each. Most of the available carriers are under 30 wide. I welcome your input and appreciate your posts.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: December 2012
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Monday, December 10, 2012. My kind of video - musical instruments made from recycled materials! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My (rather ancient) website. Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks. Robink (daily Ottawa photos). The Cats of Parliament Hill. A live jazz blog. Bicycle picture of the day. How to fix bikes. Groups I'm involved with. Re-Cycles Community Bicycle Shop. My kind of video - musical instruments made from r. Professional musician / director of the local bike co-op / run a few websites.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: Homebuilt no-weld recumbent trike
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012. Homebuilt no-weld recumbent trike. A fellow dropped by the re-Cycles shop with an interesting machine. I've seen quite a few bent trikes in my time, but this is the first that was entirely bolted / clamped together AND it has full suspension! The lighting and camera angles make this look like some kind of moon rover :). 17 October 2012 at 10:17. Yeah, a sunny September afternoon does pose some challenges to us non-technical photographers. ;). 17 October 2012 at 10:23.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: New trikeport
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Monday, July 23, 2012. As compensation for the hassle of rebuilding it, my landlord would pay for the finishing materials (covering boards and roof) so that it would match his deck and the adjacent dumpster enclosure. During demolition I was very glad I had constructed the old trikeport with screws instead of nails, as this meant for an easy take-apart and allowed me to re-use most of the wood and even most of the screws! This new one is higher mainly to let rain water drain over the rear fence, as havin...
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: "How a Bicycle is Made (1945)"
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Monday, August 13, 2012. How a Bicycle is Made (1945)". A cool vintage movie from Raleigh. The lack of protection for the workers is sobering (belt drives, along with buffing and grinding wheels are not enclosed and waiting to remove a finger or more), but the industrial processes are fascinating. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My (rather ancient) website. Miss Vicky's Offhand Remarks. Robink (daily Ottawa photos). The Cats of Parliament Hill. A live jazz blog. Bicycle picture of the day.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: November 2011
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Sunday, November 13, 2011. But of course a drum needs a case! To accommodate the lengthy drum an extension was needed. My material of choice for this is sheets of (used) corrugated plastic and duct tape (yay for our petrochemical industry). In this case, a stash of abandoned signs from the Reform oops Conservative Party had been found a while back and now were being put to much better use. The trick to getting coroplast to bend is to use a utility knife to score one side. Then add duct tape.
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Drumbent - Tales of (Mostly) Music and Motion: March 2012
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Monday, March 19, 2012. I've been told that graffiti taggers don't hit public art such as murals. Well, I guess the "good" ones don't and the stupid punks do. The re-Cycles shop. Had both its front door and volunteer-crafted mural (and the wall of our neighbour's house) hit last week. Thanks to volunteers Melinda, Carla and Matt for their hard work, and also for the weather for giving us a 20C day in the middle of March! Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My (rather ancient) website.
