Be careful about how fast a drill bit designed for wood,like an auger or spade is spun up.
I watched one bend , break and fly across the shop fast enough to break 1 1/2 " schedule 40 pvc. It was an auger type. Missed Reelthing by about six inches...  We were just seeing how daggum fast that press would spin. I hit the off button before it ever got fully wound up, but a few hundred RPM too late.
If in doubt, having the tip in the pilot hole would keep it from deflecting.

I did a bit of looking at the mount tonight after the wife and I got home from our Friday "dinner date".  The spaces on either side of the key switch will work really well for mounting a cigarette lighter style power socket.

I didn't run the drill very fast, and it was amazing how well the spade bit just kept peeling off small strips of aluminum foil!

Very nice Dave

The little Ninja is a capable bike.  This fellow has used one to do some Iron Butt rides.  He has gone 1,527 miles in less than 36 hours, 2,226 miles in less than 48 hours, and a Coast to Coast ride of 2,412 miles in less than 50 hours of riding time.

http://www.theyeagergroup.com/ninja_250_BB1500_50CC.htm

determined that the Metzeler ME 880 Marathon 130/90HB16 rear tire would be fine the entire trip.


I didn't know that little bike used such a tire.
Id sure like a few days of playing with one of those things.

I bought the Eastwood dual voltage gun, and a used oven that I put in the garage.  The powder coat doesn't make a mess of the oven - but it sure does make a strong smell when the paint is curing.  There is a warning that you should not use the oven for food once you use if for powder coating....I think it most likely would be fine as long as you didn't bake a cake while you are powder coating.

The powder coating process is a bit time consuming - but no worse than painting.  It takes a little practice to get things right, and it is not without surprises.  A friend brought some pieces over to get coated - and it all seemed to go fine - but when we took the pieces out one had some weird spots on it....turns out he stripped the parts and then washed them, and there was still water stuck in a pore in a weld....the water boiled out when the part got hot.  The powder coating doesn't make a mess all over the garage - but it does leave a pile underneath whatever you are painting.....sometimes I can powdercoat outside if there is no wind, and that makes cleanup easier as I don't have to sweep the floor.

Cleaning up the gun is a breeze compared to paint.....just take the air compressor and blow it out!

MMRanch wrote on 02/27/17 at 08:14:23:


Thanks.  I just ordered one of those turn signal diodes so I can make the left/right turn signals run a single indicator light on the speedo.  I am going to change one of the turn signal indicators on the speedo to be the oil pressure warning light.

I really like my connector kit from Vintage Connectors.  It makes it possible to change the wiring around, add connectors or wiring, and have it look and work just like the original stuff.  You can put a connector in with a single, double or triple connections - and that really helps when wiring up running lights, turn signals and the matching indicator light, etc.

The connectors all have seals to keep them watertight!

Their website is currently down....but here is a link:

http://vintageconnections.com/

You only need one "assembly" to combine 2 turn signals into 1 indicator light.  The assembly will be connected to the positive lead of each (left/right) turn signal, then you just run the single wire on the other side of the assembly to the positive side of the indicator light.  (You don't really need to worry about the negative wire jumper they send....I am not sure where you would connect that?).

You can get the diode assembly from Kuryakin is you want to spend a bunch BikeMaster if you want to spend less.  I got mine in eBay - but you can get them from Superbight LED, Bike Bandit or most other online suppliers (I should maybe have checked Amazon).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/232183613162?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=...