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Skiving down thick straps with my rare old C.S. Osborne skiver
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Second bend, flip in jig and bend second bend till legs overlap.
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What the heck, quick solder of loop ends
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First go around, installing rivets to connect straps
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First go round, installed, need a strap attached to U lock to prevent rattle
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Went for a test ride and the lock harness worked well.
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Creating a strap that is fixed to the U lock shackle (dia. 0.490”) and goes around the rack support.
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The lock is secure. Still, I want to modify the design.
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Lock shackle strap. Need to dye the stitch holes and use a tan colour thread.
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Brown version, 3.25” wide, too wide for this rack.
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Narrower blue version, 2.7” wide, mounted on top of rack.
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Blue version, 2.7” wide, mounted horizontally. Figured out how to attach Velcro with my Singer 29k.
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Blue version, 2.7” wide mounted vertically.