Camelback Tank Measurements

[Chris Border MFG]

Thanks Eric. The hardest part really was the design. Not having a tube bender was not easy either, but with a little heat.... I have built so many stock and boardtrack bikes and frames for people I really wanted one for me. Now I sold it and need to start another.

[exeric]

Wow, I sure know what you're talking about regarding tube bending. You have to get very creative when you don't have access to hydraulic benders or big multi-ton presses. You remember that old adage; you can move anything with a fulcrum and a long enough lever. The other part of that is having something secure enough, or heavy enough to anchor what you're trying to bend. I cemented a matrix of tapped steel slugs into my shop floor so I can bolt down thick steel plates. I can weld a radius, blocks, and/or capstan to the plate, and then push. The hardest part is clearing out my shop floor so I have the elbow room.

[Chris Border MFG]

Wow. Now that is creative. I just use the vise that I mounted to my fab table and the rose bud on the torch. A little heat, a little pressure, and a whole lot of pations( sorry about the spelling) It was alot of fun to just stare at the motor sitting on the table with nothing around it. My wife didnt believe me when I said I was going to build a bike around it.

[exeric]

Don't change what you're doing Chris. Again, that frame is gorgeous and I really like the frame lugs you fabricated.

[rwm]

check out this pipe bender. i used a webber grill with a hair dryer to make heat and my jeep and the trailer hitch for the anchor

[c.o.]

Now that's some old fashioned thinking Rob! I like it!

[c.o.]

What specific tank measurements are interested in? I have a 1908 Indian Camelback, single, battery ignition, in original condition.

Les, I think I may have an angle on getting a pattern sorted out. The next time you walk past your Camelback could you possibly give me a rough idea on the width of the tank? There's no panic... just when it's convenient. Thanks!!