ballerquest
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- Joined
- Jul 25, 2018
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I got a company in town that rents these scooters. They are fun but are full of typical "Chinese quality problems." My least favorite is the stems, which wallow until loose and bottomed out. The fleet owner then tightens the bolts further until they strip, leaving me to:
1. Sand down the block to relieve the bottom-out
2. thru- drill and tap the bolt threads to a larger size
This works until the clamp wallows some more, or the clamp ears break off. I tried welding the clamps but the alloy is too poor.
I would like to design a better clamp, perhaps out of steel, but not if a product or improved design already exists. What do you have?
1. Sand down the block to relieve the bottom-out
2. thru- drill and tap the bolt threads to a larger size
This works until the clamp wallows some more, or the clamp ears break off. I tried welding the clamps but the alloy is too poor.
I would like to design a better clamp, perhaps out of steel, but not if a product or improved design already exists. What do you have?