Hi Everyone I'm a complete Newbie here to Recumbents and Recumbent building. Just orderd my SWB Plans and my mind is whirling with questions. So here are some...
Gday Bob, Welcome aboard for the ride. I've built two Bentechs from plans. I used muffler pipe and had it bent at the muffler shop. Sure its a bit heavier but...
... Here is a really good explanation on welding 4130. I would not weld 4130 with a stick welder. If you TIG, using ers309 stainless wire works really well. ...
Nick, If you're going to use 4130, TIG or gas welding is the way to go. I agree with Bill that stick welding isn't recommended for 4130. You said "reliably...
Thanks for all your replies. We have a local community college, but I don't know if they have welding classes; I'll have to look into that. I have a...
Hi Bob, Congrats on joining the ranks of Bentech builders. Your type of question has been covered here before. My response can be found in message #701 I hope...
What an arrogant A** This Odd Duck bent rider would like to run across that jerk on the bike path! Man that just Pi**** me off! Sorry for the outburst! ... ...
http://www.dothetest.co.uk/ Not a scam, not spam, not a chain, and not one of those videos where something grotesque or scary pops up. It may surprise you, but...
Hi Bentechriders, I'm about to loose my internet connection due to a clerical and technical issue that is beyond my control. The problem will hopefully be...
I have a question about riding up hill with 1 of these bikes. do they do well. I live in northing missouri and we have a lot of hills. I also live on a...
... sure.???? ... How timely! My wife and I are preparing to move to northern Missouri, Worth County as a matter of fact. We experienced some of those hills on...
I live in grundy co. it is in north central missouri. just north of trenton. I'm sitting here contemplating ordering the SWB and also thinking about...
... sure.???? ... hello Mark, I find my Bentech SWB handles hills fine but my hills are probably not as steep only up round 7-8 %. I have it geared down really...
... G'day Nick, Well, I live in Australia and as I recall when I ordered my plans a year or so back they arrived in just over a week so you should have no ...
hi all, does anyone have experience/comment on alternatives to oxy/acetelene for brazing? In the UK, i have seen LP powered torches which the manufacturers...
... Simon, If you have access to a SMAW (stick) arc welding rig, you can sometimes find something called a 'carbon arc torch'. It's a handheld piece that holds...
... Hello Simon, I have used both. The Big Lp gas burner (from UK)worked to a point. After a bit the bottle cools and the flame weakens with low gas pressure....
... Nick, Have you used one of these ? If so I'd like to hear your comments. I was interested in one but was told they were not that satisfactory for a number...
I just ordered the SWB plans late thursday evening. can't wait to get them. The only problem is I seem to be putting in 12 to 16 hour days installing...
Not a how to, but a how I did it using my Mapp/Oxy kit. A canister of Mapp seems to last forever but the Oxy bottles - your doing good to get 15min out of...
Congrats, Mark and welcome. Your schedule doesn't leave much time for building, but then again there is never enough time. You'll probably spend a good deal of...
not a bentech, but I have a Bachetta Cafe frame/fork/rear derailleur, head set and top, that i'd let go for 225.00 is in really nice condition. ... [Non-text...
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... This is my first post on here and maybe I am wrong. I have heard that if you use mig to weld 4130 you should anneal the welds. I have read this a number of...
... First I would ask "Why?" then I would ask "How?" Why would you need to anneal a MIG welded 4130 joint? If the fear is a brittle joint, then why not use one...
I've been asked to bring this to your attention - Hello! I belong to a loosely organized recumbent group called BWIBents and we're organizing a ride for...
