Anyone made a bike stand/bench for restoring bikes?

[wmc83]

Ta just need to master the art of wheel building and I'm done.

[frostype400]

Firko your shed looks like mine except mine is much smaller and harder to get around in I might buy a bench like you have they look the go I like cleaning my shed becuase I find stuff I have forgot I had it is clean at the moment but it will get messy again no doubt.

[d veda]

BIG SOILD PROLAB SPEAKER.WITH RACKET TO HOLD IN PLACE.

[d veda]

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[mainline]

there's some interesting options on here for sure. The speaker box would have to win the lateral thinking prize for the time being.

I've got a couple of crates/boxes I use for the complete bikes that are pretty sturdy and don't tip over, but when you have a frame for example, and you bolt the forks in the whole lot wants to fall over.

If I find one elsewhere I like I'll post it here, and I'll make another one for you Vandy (and your poor old back)

[4V5]

mine is an old office chair with a fabricated plate on the top.. the gas strut is still useable to adjust for height, been quite a handy thing



Cheers!
Leslie

[mainline]

this is the sort of thing I had in mind but not as high tech

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/motor-cycle-stand-hyd-lift_W0QQitemZ150417201685QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories?hash=item2305905a15

[mx250]

I think we should turn this into a competition.

The Cheapest,

Most Practicle

Most Elaborate

Most Stable

Most Green (for recycled)

My favourite is.............hmmmmmm

[firko]

Along the same lines as my Bunnings folding work stand is the small portable stepladders that can be bought at Sams, The Warehouse, GoLo and most other two dollar emporiums. They're rated for 110kg, hold a bike nice and steady and easily fold away four to a milk crate, ideal for storage and transportation. Tight arses will love the $20 price tag too!
                     
Or for the real tight arses out there I fully reccomend the humble milk or soft drink crate. This particular Coke crate has been a part of my family since the early eighties and is still earning its keep with a Honco on her in the garden shed. How many whiz bang stands have given that much service. In addition I have an equally vintage "Captain Quench" soft drink crate under another bike in the shed. Older vintage soft drink crates are more rigid and because of their being a bit larger than the modern milk crate are a tad more stable .
                               
                               

[Tossa]

I have a problem with what has been shown so far.  All appear to be the balancing on the frame type stands, with the obligatory milk crate thrown in.  Mark (firko) idea is great except being alone in the shed how do you get it off without doing a clacker valve.  Are there any good stands, with the whole bike on one piece including wheels, that can be purchased or made for a reasonable price

[Davey Crocket]

Jesus Vandy, I didnt know you new words that long!!!!, you could give up the welding and take up English teaching, much easier on the back!!.

[deepsmada]

Not sure if this will help but I went down to the local cheap chinese tool store and found this 3 years ago $210, lifts to 1.5mtrs on wheels so when I've had enough i push it in to the corner, I also put some flat bar under where the footpegs go so I could put a thread into it so the bike is locked in place and cant fall on the kids. This to date is probably the best tool I have bought. It's even the right height to lean on for a beer or 3 as Magoo found out one afternoon. I,ve got a photo but can't get it to the forum(any ideas)

[mx250]

I,ve got a photo but can't get it to the forum(any ideas)

http://ozvmx.com/community/index.php?topic=6667.0

[mainline]

well it looks like this thread choked on it's own vomit and died, so I went and made my own stand using scrap bits and pieces and my own fertile imagination.

I did have to buy some castors with brakes, but I went to a specialist shop so they were fairly cheap compared to hardware store prices. The tray is just an old Dexion shelf with the lip crimped over so doodads couldn't hide under there.
 
The threaded studs hanging down under the platform are used with along pieces of angle (with holes at either end) to bolt through the footpegs.

I can put a bare frame on this with either forks/wheel at one end, or swingarm/wheel at the other, and it won't tip over.

[EML]

Mainline, how much are they and are they OHS approved?.