One of the best ways to build your own custom bikes is on a frame jig, a piece of equipment that lets you lay out the parts of the frame to your specifications and holds them in place while you assemble the pieces. But at a price of $1000 or more, most frame jigs are intended for large-scale bike producers, not the DIY enthusiasts who want to build bikes for themselves on the weekend.
That's why we like this Kickstarter project by Dillon Hodapp and David Heisserer, also known as Mixed Media Engineering. When we last heard from these guys, they were creating this DIY project that allows Popular Mechanics readers to create a dot-matrix printer capable of producing custom works of pointillist art. Their newest creation, a customizable jig called Jiggernaut, reached its funding goal in less than three days on Kickstarter, and Heisserer tells PM that some maker spaces have shown interest in having the jig on hand for their members.
The pieces of Jiggernaut are made of MDF (medium-density fiberboard) and cut with a CNC router. One assembled, the jig can help its users build a road or a mountain bike and customize it to their size. Check out the kits available, including ones that come with all the parts you'd need to start building your own bike, on their Kickstarter page.
Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/how-to/blog/an-adjustable-jig-for-aspiring-bike-builders?src=rss
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