Fabricating a chain guard MOUNT for the Aermacchi SALT BIKE // paul brodie's shop

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[@scottcates]

That offset turning proves that Paul Brodie is a confirmed eccentric🥰

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I am eccentric, but in a good way!

[@cest7343]

just dropped by to hit that like and enjoy some more "off the hip" master's shenanigans 👍👍👍👍👍

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks for watching and commenting...

[@murdoc6501]

Well done! Love the way you run with an idea, and see where it takes you and your incredible skills! Go Paul and Mitch, keep moving forward!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you. That wasn't the easiest video to make, because I wasn't sure where it was going, but you do get to see my process, and I hope that is important...

[@LightBranches]

Art and function!

[@HOAreble]

Thanks!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you very much!

[@lancekincaid5610]

I had a stroke 18Months ago then diagnosed with cancer 5mo ago. I've enjoyed your videos for 3yrs, I hope you're doing well ❤❤❤ I'm still doing Chemo. It's so tough ❤❤❤

[@paulbrodie]

Hi Lance, sorry to hear you are having a tough time. Life is not always easy, that is for sure. I have recovered from cancer and am feeling good. I do everything I can to be as healthy as possible... I wish you the very Best!

[@lancekincaid5610]

@@paulbrodie Thank you

[@paulbrodie]

Stay Strong!

[@hobbitilius]

@lancekincaid5610 Sending you strength Lance, I can't even imagine how tough it must be for you right now. I'm wishing you well and hope you have good people around you.

[@01thomasss]

Now is the time to drill recesses for those two (6mm ?) Allen screwheads so that they flush-mount... which will also add about 6.5mm of lightness! 🙂

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, that is the next step. Very good!

[@yodasbff3395]

Very clever design and fabrication, thanks for sharing your videos. 👍 I'm looking forward to seeing you take the bike to the salt flats.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you very much...

[@64Pete]

I appreciate your work guys, thanks for sharing.✌ 🇦🇺

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Pete...

[@Metal-Possum]

I like how you never use an angle grinder and just freehand some ugly shapes out of everything. I know that kind of fabrication has its place but seeing you machine stuff is a lot more stimulating, especially with all the puzzles involved.

[@paulbrodie]

I do use an angle grinder, but mostly for grinding down welds, usually done by someone else!

[@Metal-Possum]

@@paulbrodie "A grinder and paint make the welder he/she ain't" 😁

[@joell439]

Looks better than OK 👍👍😎👍👍

[@bigmuz_pilot]

Bought some coffees, you guys do amazing work and I appreciate it.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you very much. We do appreciate it!

[@scottcates]

I really appreciate this approach to design and fabrication. I like to think I can create art someday...or anything for that matter. But I mostly lack internal visualization and so working with the tangible parts and pieces helps me to see how something might look after I put it together. Thanks for sharing your creative process, Paul--and Mitch☕☕

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Scott. Yes, the creative process can be a bit of a mystery, but we keep at it and gradually get better...

[@thmawhirt]

Real seat of the pants designing and constructing. Excellent as ever.

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you very much...

[@hookerjl1]

So good engineering parts with time and fun for precision and design👍🏻😎

[@robcates2383]

Another great job Paul, Mitch! Love this bike, and your channel!!!!!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Rob. Appreciate your comments!

[@tomtruesdale6901]

You did a great job on the design and fab of that bracket. Learned something new with the off-set turning.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Tom. It was a bit strange making while being filmed and not having a clear concept of what it was going to look like...

[@tomtruesdale6901]

@@paulbrodie That sounds like the way I make most everything, I 'think' I know what I want/need and start chopping up wood till it looks like what I wanted. I have no metal working equipment or skills so I work mostly in wood

[@teduppercut]

I enjoy the great content. I have tried several times to buy coffee but it keeps failing. I will try again

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you.. re: coffees: Never give up!

[@GreggMax]

I always like to see work on the Aermacchi!

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks. Mitch says that our Aermacchi videos are the most popular, which is kind of surprising because Aermacchi is such an obscure Italian marque. But I will not complain!

[@retromechanicalengineer]

Excellent so far Paul, I always enjoyed working on Italian bikes. Such beautiful design. You are adding to the artwork. Best wishes, Dean.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Dean. Appreciate your comments!

[@1crazypj]

Only problem mounting bracket to chain adjuster is front mount will need to be slotted or it will try and stretch chainguard (yep, been there 😉)

[@paulbrodie]

The front mount slides back and forth...

[@ceesvanbergen4154]

Bedankt

[@deansamuelson4441]

This is great....designing on the fly with a kinda of plan in my head. I have no doubt you'll pull this off.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks. Yes, somehow I figure things out...

[@deansamuelson4441]

@@paulbrodie we actually have a friend in common, who after moving back to alberta ( from Vancouver ), told me about your ablities and builds. Looked you up on internet and was impressed. Thanks for sharing your stories of life, bike business and interest of all things two wheeled.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Dean. We will keep making videos as long as we can!

[@d00dEEE]

On your way to the salt flats, make sure you know where all the closest car washes are, so that when you come off, you can immediately spend $50 in quarters hosing the salt off the bike. And the tow vehicle. And yourself. And everything else.

[@paulbrodie]

I hear you. Apparently, there is a product, sold down there, called "Salt Away" that does a good job of melting off the salt. And when we return, the Aermacchi get stripped down completely and rebuilt.

[@ragnarironspear1791]

Beautiful work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you...

[@tuonratube]

Now the chain guards mount will move with the chain adjuster, you'll have to account for adding a slotted hole to either the front or rear of the guard.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I have taken that into consideration. Thanks for watching...

[@philipspencer1834]

Love what you do. Will BYAC😎👍

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you Philip... 😃😃

[@bertusbob]

👍👍👍👍

[@bake162]

Awesome

[@ShotgunAU]

legit

[@jeremykrammes1580]

How do you decide the thickness of the spacer to do the eccentric turning on your parts?

[@paulbrodie]

I took a guess, and happened to have some 1/2" 6061 stock nearby....

[@goodwaterhikes]

😎✌️

[@thedr309]

is that a new tool holder on the lathe?

[@paulbrodie]

No, same tool holders I have had for many years...

[@JimConnelley]

Man, just thinking about having that bike anywhere near the salt is ...

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, but it is a great opportunity to see how fast it will go....

[@paultinwell5557]

What is the chain guard originally designed to fit? It looks as if it should be fitted to a bike with a right side chain…

[@bobhudson6659]

Are you implying that Paul doesn't know his left from his right? Please give Paul credit for knowing what he is doing. Guard is correctly designed fitted to the correct LH side with the longer/deeper side facing outwards to prevent anything from wrapping itself in the chain.

[@paultinwell5557]

@@bobhudson6659 not at all. If I wanted to say something I would; I don't do implication. In my experience, the longer side at the front is there to prevent road debris picked up by the tyre being dumped onto the chain. Not exclusive of course, as I've seen this solution mounted on bikes that are more "rider-image" focussed than performance. I'm just curious to know which bike it was originally fitted to, particularly because mounting the guard in the way shown prioritises rider protection over chain protection. I fully expect the rider will be wearing leathers (rider protection not needed) and I equally expect a pile of salt dumped on the chain isn't an optimum solution.

[@paulbrodie]

It is an Original Aermacchi chain guard....

[@paulbrodie]

Bob, you are 100% correct...

[@jackpledger8118]

Paul, it always terrifies me every time I see you wearing gloves when you use the band saw. I've had the band saw blade catch gloves before and drag my hand into the blade. Gloves are good for many things, but should be used sparingly around machinery.

[@paulbrodie]

I understand what you are saying.. One day I was sawing a very small piece of steel, and it caught and flipped up. I had gloves on. The blade ripped the glove a bit, but saved my hand... I appreciate there are 2 sides to this situation, and I promise to be very careful...

[@philiprodver2521]

No gloves in the shop! Drilling, milling, sawing in gloves - is the truly ways to "take four" instead of "take five!"

[@ccbproductsmulti-bendaustr3200]

👏👏👍👌 Cheers Chris

[@paulbrodie]

In the last 4 years we have had several discussions on the use of gloves in the shop. There are pros and cons. Gloves have saved me on a few occasions. They should be used on a discretionary basis, that's what I believe. Thanks for commenting...

[@user-ll9zd2dh6h]

The Brodie would wipe the floor up with orange county chopper clowns and other no talent punks

[@KeefyKat]

Anyone else ever wonder just how many free coffees Paul and Mitch have earned over the years?😸

[@mitchellnurseproductions]

Free?

[@paulbrodie]

Keith, you won't have to wonder much more. We are planning a video where we show you exactly how much we make off our little KZbin channel...

[@bobhudson6659]

Again free??? How much time, effort, equipment, filming gear and editing time does it take for Paul and Mitch to do what they do? How much do we learn from what they do? How much enjoyment do we get as viewers? What Paul and Mitch derive from these "coffees" is really none of our business.

[@paulbrodie]

Thanks Bob. Yes, we are going to do a video that shows just what we get from our KZbin channel. I think it will open some eyes...

[@patrickbyrne394]

In fairness, his question is how many they have earned. Obvious answer is "All of them!"

[@improvsax]

Colin Chapman’s motto: Simplify and add lightness.

[@paulbrodie]

Yes, I have heard that before...

[@brucehayton1815]

Thanks!

[@paulbrodie]

Thank you!