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Introduction to design drawing - new course coming soon!

Introduction to design drawing – new course coming soon!

Wondering how to get the proportions of your project bike right? Got ideas in your head, and want to get them onto paper – or – a screen? Our Introduction to design drawing is for you!

This video series was shot by our Community member Fraser, who is a qualified product design engineer. He has worked in injection molded plastics and more recently in design and manufacture of high-performance…

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How to make an air tool rack

How to make an air tool rack

I only had a couple of hours in the shop which I wanted to put to good use. Sometimes I don’t have the time or energy to get deep into a bike project when time is limited.

Tool storage is always on my mind (that is: “how can is store these tools better so I can fit more tools in?” ?).

While I prefer tools in cupboards and drawers…

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How to QUICKLY layout a custom tank with a wireframe metalshaping buck

How to QUICKLY layout a custom tank with a wireframe metalshaping buck

Following on from our recent post showing fabricating a shaping buck for a rear cowl section, we now form up a metalshaping buck for a tank using the same process.

Want to make a custom gas tank? Watch the video to see the process from start to finish!

Want to learn how to do this with more detail? See the full length narrated version only within my private member’s community.

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How to QUICKLY layout bike lines with a wireframe buck

There are lots of ways to layout the design of your project bike. But this is one of the quickest, especially if you’ll be metalshaping the parts.

Of course, you can sketch out the design of your bike, either on paper or digitally. You can carve foam or clay. But you can also layout shapes very quickly with welding wire to make a shaping buck.

In this video, I show you a technique I learnt from…

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The Harrison Collection – The Award build submission

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So I had to hold a virtual gun to @mark.j.sanderson head to post this pic for @theharrisoncollection build submission. She’s all done! Zoom out? Sorry! Not till Wednesday. @grsh1980 from Instagram:

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How to remove steering stem bearings

How to remove steering stem bearings

Want to remove a steering stem bearing? Watch me do it with a Dremel and hammer & chisel in a couple of minutes!

Removing steering stem bearings is a common job when you’re restoring or modifying a bike. But getting them off can be a complete P.I.T.A! There are plenty of great videos on YouTube showing different techniques for…

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Latest news on the blog: Top 10 motorcycle shop fluids and lubricants

https://krankengineering.com/top-10-motorcycle-shop-fluids-lubricants/

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Latest news on the blog: ’78 Harley short chopper project #10

https://krankengineering.com/78-harley-short-chopper-project-10/

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Latest news on the blog: The Harrison Award build competition

https://krankengineering.com/harrison-award-build-comp/

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Latest news on the blog: My Chev C10 is for sale :(

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Not super easy to see in the pics but these wire frames are the bucks for my tin work. Thanks to @sosametalworks for teaching me the technique. Building you own custom bike? Need some help? So far over six hours of video lessons in metalworking, tons of downloads, and a community helping and following each other via their build threads. Sound like you? Link in bio.

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Latest news on the blog: ’78 Harley short chopper project #9

https://krankengineering.com/78-harley-short-chopper-project-9/

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Latest news on the blog: ’78 Harley short chopper project #8

https://krankengineering.com/78-harley-short-chopper-project-8/

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Latest news on the blog: Updated: how to make chain master link clip pliers (cheap)

https://krankengineering.com/updated-make-chain-master-link-clip-pliers-cheap/

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Latest news on the blog: ’78 Harley short chopper project #7

https://krankengineering.com/78-harley-short-chopper-project-7/

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Latest news on the blog: ’78 Harley short chopper project #6

https://krankengineering.com/78-harley-short-chopper-project-6/