Electric Bicycle Races and Defeats Gasoline Superbikes!
This home-made electric assist pedal bicycle races and smokes gasoline motorcycles.
The same Lithium-Ion's that power our flashlights power this bicycle.
Electric power is the future of racing.
Enjoy,
-Luke...
I was using an HTC G1. But, I just picked up an HTC EVO 4G, which has an 8MP camera with mechanical focus abilities, and takes pics that you wouldn't know came from a cell phone.
BTW- That Ti blade in the last picture I sharpened enough to shave with, and when you mess up and cut yourself with it screwing around, it actually doesn't hurt. You're just surprized to see blood dripping from somewhere and wonder where you got knicked. lol
Ok, here are some crude pics of my crude testing with laminating metals into the carbon fiber. I'm using Titanium here, but it's only to practice the process of getting the carbon/insert/edge layout laminated to meet my standards for stregnth and visual qualities rather than trying to make...
Well, I cut some thin Ti blade blanks to wrap in carbon fiber, but keep the cutting edge of the blade as exposed Titanium. :)
But... then a guy at the EDC forums made an excellent suggestion! Use a piece of ceramic for the cutting edge insert!
Now I'm shopping ceramic blanks, and trying...
For the people wondering how CF holds an edge, I can tell you it's nothing like good steel.
I can cut soft things with them, like veggies and fruit and trim steaks and things with no issues, and the blade stays sharp.
However, if you start trying to carve wood or hacking through cardboard...
Thank you for the tips. :) I had never heard of Timascus before, but it does sound like what I'm looking to end up with. :)
I do think your advice to start with steel is definately logical good advice. I've got lots of random steel strips laying about, so I supose I will give it shot. :)...
So, I've got an anvil, a make-shift oxy-propane forge, some damn fine hammers, and a whole stack of 1/16" thick 6V4Al Titanium strips.
Has anyone ever made pattern welded Titanium before? Any tips? Or should I just go give it a shot and see what happens. :)
They use borax to coat...
So, some neat things about CF is that it's never going to rust, or be bothered by saltwater or things left on the blade.
It's so light, I can have it loose in a back pocket, and even jogging I don't even feel the thing. I haven't weighed them yet, but I think they are under 1oz per knife...
The next week, I started another knife, this time with the thinner blade, because the first knifes blade was just way stiffer and stronger than I could ever imagine it needing to be.
Then rough ground it.
Then cut out the handle laminations, laminated them, cooked in the oven at...
I bought some carbon fiber materials to make some fairly complex parts with, and sadly realized that I was badly lacking the skills needed to make complex things.
So, I decided to try some simple things first to teach myself a bit, and trying a knife seemed like a simple and fun first try...