I have a similar one but with 2 sets of 3 washers rather than one at each side.
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Comedy headset press on ebay
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Posted 1 year ago #
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£15!
I paid about £3 for the same setup from the Nut'n'Bolt store.
Posted 1 year ago # -
£15 for that! I can get the exact same parts for about £5 from my local DIY shop!!
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Why comedy ? it will work fine.He's taking the pi55 with the price though
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Now we shall see (as there are 4 for sale) if anyone is dumb enough to buy one rather than make one
Posted 1 year ago # -
Wonder if he will give me a discount if I buy 2..
Posted 1 year ago # -
he offers a full refund policy - ie. free 'rental'...
Posted 1 year ago # -
All 4 for 15 quid maybe?
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Its a great idea but what mileage is in a simple (and easily bodged) press? Its not one of those 'genius/why didnt I think of these fool proof' inventions.
You can easily have your headset going in a 45degrees with this thing -I know - I use a claw hammer to adjust
Maybe he is selling claw hammers as part 2 of the kit?
Also- what next? old slender seat posts for taking out a headset?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Max steerer length 150mm? Is that enough?
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I assume that's headtube length so it would be ok.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Is it Fudge9202?
Posted 1 year ago # -
Don't think that would work fine. That won't push the cups in square with those square washers flapping about.
Posted 1 year ago # -
Guy makes something.
Guy sets price to sell it.
People pay for it.
STW criticises.Everything seems pefectly normal to me.
Posted 1 year ago # -
i made a load of those at cost for people on here, as well as cup removers. costs about 3 quid for bits i used. he hasn't used penny washers as well, so im guessing that cost him the grand total of about 2quid to make
Nice margins there if he sells any (i'm tempted to stick a listing up and undercut him lol)
Posted 1 year ago # -
I've had a similar one for years! 12" of threaded rod, 2 brass 'washers', each about 1/4" thick, 2 17mm nuts. All 'found' in my garage (ie nicked from previous place of work)
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i bought a homade one off ebay, but it was a bit less rough arround the edges,
1/2" threaded bar
2 big 18mm nuts
Some turned aluminium spacers which when turned 1 way fitted inside the steerer tube with a lose press fit, the other side was 1.1/8" so held the cups straight as whye went in.
Works a treat, woudn't have paid for that though!
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That looks like a coach bolt rather than threaded rod so how do you turn the bottom nut and stop the whole thing from turning? It doesn't look like the square of the coach bolt will locate in the washer and even if it did the washers would spin against the top of the headset cups wouldn't they?
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