hey all,
im curently in a woodworking class, and for our final project, the teacher said that we could do whatever project we wanted. (within reason ofc) but i chose to try to make a fixie. i kinda need help just tryinmg to figure out a plan and prosedue, or just how to start.
-noah
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Tips here too, but may be a lower signal to noise ratio for what you’re looking for.
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For me, I am planning to make a wooden fixie this year. My general plan of attack:
- Plane board to height.
- Use a hole saw with a pilot bit to cut puck and axle hole. Pilot bit may need to go first then be removed.
- Use drill press (because it’s what I have. Lathe is better) to put curve on halves. This will mostly be sandpaper for me, but lathe with bits is faster.
- Cut axle to length.
- Glue in clamps with spacer to set gap.
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I know Ed Davidson of Davidson Lathe Craft @DLC has videos on YouTube showing the entire process. I believe Dazzlin’ Dave does as well.
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Alex Morton has a video of him making a fixie on the freshly dirty channel
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Still need to make that wood choice tutorial post.
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That would be very helpful. This is one area I feel entirely out of my depth.
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Well, you can mostly just pick wood and see how it turns out.
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What? You didnt like my tutorial post?
I put a lot of thought into that.
I’ve just gone into the workshop and taken photos of wood. I’m going to make the tutorial post later today.
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