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chris
Minion
Posts : 28
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : east coast.bitch.
|  Subject: Maine Headset press  Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:03 am | |
| 57 beers and a rubber mallet. Pretty technical, we are up here. | |
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RJ
Goderator
Posts : 100
Join date : 2008-12-02
Age : 49
Location : York, ME
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Dec 06, 2008 10:24 am | |
| - chris wrote:
- 57 beers and a rubber mallet. Pretty technical, we are up here.
I am the man. | |
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D$
Minion
Posts : 63
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : EATING HOT POCKETS
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:51 am | |
| oh don't even tell me this  | |
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Spam16v
Posts : 3
Join date : 2008-12-05
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Dec 06, 2008 12:01 pm | |
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- oh don't even tell me this
remember when i bought your ER and brought my cups b/c i knew you had a press.... i whacked the cups in a few old frames though. | |
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RJ
Goderator
Posts : 100
Join date : 2008-12-02
Age : 49
Location : York, ME
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:45 pm | |
| usually not a great idea with a new headset. But a used headset will usually go right in. Easy to see if it's square with a drafting T. | |
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jimbvrly
Minion
Posts : 11
Join date : 2008-12-04
Age : 50
Location : Beverly, MA
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:13 pm | |
| On my recent gruitr build I had a pretty good redneck-engineering solution to get my head-set in. Went in straight and true. Too lazy to head to the shop. | |
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evan
Goderator
Posts : 70
Join date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:36 pm | |
| just installed a crown race by resting it on the seat tube and putting the fork through it.
worked like a charm!!!!
i hope... | |
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D$
Minion
Posts : 63
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : EATING HOT POCKETS
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:44 am | |
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evan
Goderator
Posts : 70
Join date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Fri Dec 19, 2008 11:52 am | |
| it was a ti king headset going into my custom ti and carbon frame, too. obviously the cups were whacked in. | |
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D$
Minion
Posts : 63
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : EATING HOT POCKETS
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Dec 20, 2008 11:00 pm | |
| now you're just being mean.  | |
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RJ
Goderator
Posts : 100
Join date : 2008-12-02
Age : 49
Location : York, ME
| | Subject: Well it had to happen Fri Jun 26, 2009 5:27 pm | |
| totally monkeyed up the headtube on this gruitr. The bottom cup canted as I was going in to seat it. I actually used the press for 1/4 of the way and then was going to send it home with the mallett. The problem is I can't get it out now and it doesn't want to ride down into the HT anymore. You can JUST barely see the headtube pushing out where the Cup is pushing on it. Think I can heat it up and tap it back? in the pic you can see how the bottom cup is off. I tried to use the HS cup and cap to pull it all into shape. No Dice.  | |
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evan
Goderator
Posts : 70
Join date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:12 am | |
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evan
Goderator
Posts : 70
Join date : 2008-12-02
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 2:25 am | |
| my head badge is in one of those bags, too rj. | |
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D$
Minion
Posts : 63
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : EATING HOT POCKETS
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 5:39 am | |
|  for the love of God, my anus is bleeding!!! | |
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chris
Minion
Posts : 28
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : east coast.bitch.
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 6:28 am | |
| I would just hacksaw the headtube off and go to Home Depot and get some type of pipe and weld in on there. That should work fine. I would get two pieces of pipe in case it happens again. You could probably get the headset out with a pair of vise grips or maybe you could put a pipe wrench on and just twist them around until they are loose. What ever you decide, good luck. | |
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D$
Minion
Posts : 63
Join date : 2008-12-03
Location : EATING HOT POCKETS
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 7:24 am | |
| probably be a good idea to file a little off the headset so it's not so goddamned tight next time. THINK first. .. jeezus  | |
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RJ
Goderator
Posts : 100
Join date : 2008-12-02
Age : 49
Location : York, ME
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:04 am | |
| my plan backfired...I was hoping to freak evan out. Alas, he saw through my charade. Went in without a hitch, squared up perfect. | |
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Ridefaster
Minion
Posts : 20
Join date : 2008-12-05
Location : MA
| | Subject: Re: Maine Headset press Sat Jun 27, 2009 9:34 am | |
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