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@@mathguy829 I go to the community cycling center in Portland Oregon USA. They're q big non profit and get way more donations than they can handle or process. So they sell some of it cheap to people that want projects! There are lots of non profit bike shops that take donations and you should look into ones neer you. Lots of good deals to be had!

@@davidburgess741 I'll try and get them up on eBay fairly cheap in the next few days!

@@stevenfoskett5077 that makes sense, I'm sure I've done the sideways screw driver in the past. I agree about designing a crank that way, it's ugly and a pain!

@@Jessatron888 heck yeah. I've used it like five times in the last two days. Just uploaded a new video that I couldn't have done without it!

@@criddler_9738 thanks man!

@@ripvanwinkle3509 that's awesome thanks! Yeah watch all the other ones till you get sick of my face! 😜

@@snakeindigo7085 thanks! I agree!

@@Hi-un5hr yes, but honestly I haven't used since. Lol, but I was very impressed and planning on a few projects later this winter.

Just used it again on 24 gauge tubing with a long ass extension cord and it worked amazing!

😅 lol, I sure do love the wald basket, but I sure don't miss the clanky tool board😅

@@labfreak23 heck yeah!

@@davidburgess741 lol, OMG!

@@BB-tx7tq not that exact one, but one just like it but sized for head tubes. That kit has one! It's BSA, but I have the Park tools one with jis and 1 1/8th too. What kind of bike and headset? What kind of press are you using?

@@justin10054 I do lots of these, stay tuned for more on this frame, and lots of other cool vintage bikes turned 650b

It sure is! And you can!

@@adhunt1 agreed! I'm resisting the impulse to change them! This frame is a beater, but if it was mint and low miles... Well if it was mint it would be to nice too, but low miles with bad paint, that's the sweet spot for going ham!

@ The worst part would be losing the chrome. My longer term plans are actually to make it a 650b fixed gear and build a new main ride

@@CuriousMind_LVG seriously these are the nicest bikes!

@@andrew_yeah lol, I don't remember. Big I think. I'll try and remember to check tomorrow 😜

@@leveragedsellout9599 thanks!

@@clarkedevin no worries I sure put out a lot of them going through parts!

@@evantench6651 email me starmichaelbuilds@gmail.com and I'll send you pics of the one I got. It's yours if you want it!

@@Thrasheruni heck yeah keep the dream alive!

@@riskyrax yeah I was next to him. I usually get lots of good stuff super cheap from him. Can't remember his name 😞

@@ekims_echoes yes! I find them pretty hard, but I bet I just need to do more. I have the Anvil ISO jigs. So I can and will add ISO tabs. I haven't figured out anybody the other new standards for disk mounts yet but probably will eventually. So far no one's ever asked for anything but ISO tabs. They sure seem a lot more versatile than post or flat mount. I tend to not chaise trends and see what ends up work best and sticking around. That being said rear disk tabs seem to work pretty well for lots of older frames, but front disk brakes added to forks often bend the fork or crack the blade! So I tend to shy away from that and talk people into a new fork made for disk brakes.

@@starmichaelbuilds I'll probably reach out via email. I have a 1992 Giant that I've owned since it was new and keep considering having tabs added to the rear. It's actually a 1 1/8" steerer tube so it would be easiest to just replace the fork anyway.

@@ekims_echoes yes I've done a few of those for people! I remember a huge one I did for a guy back in the Norther Cycles days. I'm sure there's still pics on my Instagram. We did a Surly fork. Rear disk tab and some other stuff. A new blue powder coat and a full build! It was cool.

@@starmichaelbuilds I'm scrolling through your Instagram now trying to find it. That sounds rad.

@@andrew_yeah amazing! What's raking? Is it the squiggly pick you just run back and forth? Lol, I didn't get one of those. Trust the hockey stick looking ones. I'll try it out this week. Not today, because it's supposed to be in the 90's again, lol.

@@starmichaelbuilds yeah, those are rakes. there are some different shapes (some are more effective on certain locks), but they work similarly - you apply a little rotational pressure while you slide it back and forth against the top of the keyway. it'll bounce the pins up, and since you are rotating the cylinder, as they bounce out they tend to catch and stick in the up position. on cheap sloppy locks you can just rake back and forth and the whole thing unlocks in a couple seconds.

@@latrace1986 nah, they're heavenly when you get to know them. You can do anything with them, unlike modern stuff.

@@Devotee777 dang it! I knew that, said that in the video and then was positive I was wrong while editing it so I cut it out and added the text! Dang it... 😂

@@danielb3052 ohhh, cotter pins are a whole thing. There are guys that will tell you they can be serviced. I am not one of them. I use a 4" cut off wheel on a grinder and cut through the bb spindle on both sides. Remove the bb cups. Then replace with a regular square taper bottom bracket and crank set. Because even if you get the cotter pins out, the only replacement ones available are soft garbage and will not install without mangling them, and or will come loose right away and never stay tight.

@@starmichaelbuilds Thanks! I'll have to find a clip on how to that 🙂

@@BB-tx7tq yes! I've met them both and seen many of their bikes over the years. And toured Andy's shop. He sells frame building tools and I e bought a few things from him over the years and had him make me a custom tool once too. It cost me a few six packs that I split with him at his shop!

@@richardwaterman2867 I would have if I had any in stock and the bars weren't so narrow!

@@andrew_yeah that what I thought, sort of. I know spacing is different as mtb 11 cassette fits road 8-9-10 cassette bodies. So that's good to know. I have a friend that has ten road bar ends with "10" old probably the same as 9 speed deore rear derailleur. I feel like it should work but he's having issues. It's not, I think, a dynasys derailleur or cassette... Maybe. We'll find out soon!

@@starmichaelbuilds ah, those 11sp mtb cassettes fit because of a sneaky trick, not that they're spaced tighter than their road cousins! since they have big old pie plate cogs, and the first 3 or 4 are on a spider, that first cog is pushed over towards the spokes, past the base of the cassette. so the measured width across all the cogs is actually longer than the freehub body. 11sp road cassettes are spaced the same, but with the smaller-diameter cogs, they would have run into the spokes and so had to make the freehub body longer and push the flange toward the center. If you look at the back of any 11sp mountain cassette ("mountain" refers to anything with a biggest cog above 34T), and compare it to an 11sp roadie, you should be able to see the difference.