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Project of the day

Short axle end for White Ti hub

I needed to respace this hub so that I could fit it into the rear dropouts on the born-again Trek (I want to build up a wheelset for the pair of ztr 355 rims that I was given last december) and it’s not possible to get axle ends for this ancient White hub anymore. So I made one myself, using my drill press as a poor excuse for a lathe. No axle stub (I’m going to Sheldon the thing – if it doesn’t work I can always drill the axle hole wider and press a length of SS tubing into it) and it’s a hair too small in diameter (if it doesn’t work I’ll turn the insert down a little bit and press a length of SS tubing onto it.)