Comments on: Cleverchimpgate http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleverchimpgate Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:15:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Todd http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10476 Todd Wed, 06 Sep 2006 04:09:45 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10476 <p>give it a decade or two and it will be one color, more or less.</p> give it a decade or two and it will be one color, more or less.

]]> By: gwadzilla http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10475 gwadzilla Wed, 06 Sep 2006 03:39:36 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10475 <p>very pretty</p> <p>I really like it</p> <p>I would think it a tad more classic if it were all one color</p> <p>but I am conservative that way</p> very pretty

I really like it

I would think it a tad more classic if it were all one color

but I am conservative that way

]]> By: BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Cartwright creates “Cleverchimp Gate” http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10200 BikePortland.org » Blog Archive » Cartwright creates “Cleverchimp Gate” Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:02:37 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10200 <p>[...] You can read more about this gate on Todd’s Cleverchimp Blog. [...]</p> [...] You can read more about this gate on Todd’s Cleverchimp Blog. [...]

]]> By: Todd http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10059 Todd Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:10:03 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10059 <p>Yes, the chainwheels are held in by chain tension. Original plan was to have more chains, taut and crossing, to make a more graceful arc or suspension-bridge effect, but the mounting holes weren’t precisely enough drilled to get the right tautness. So the chains are floppy without the wheels wedged in to take up the slack. I think the result is more harmonious with the loose asymmetry of the lower panels anyway.</p> <p>If you had a whole lot of chainrings, you could make an entire panel this way. An inspiration was the chainring gate pictured a ways down this page: http://uk.geocities.com/mikstar123/bkn22.html</p> <p>We thought about powder-coating, but current plan is to let it rust, rubbed smooth where we touch it. The gate is the only fun/loose element in an otherwise formally pretty fence of reclaimed fir and bamboo (you see some context in the background of “<a href="/?p=138" rel="nofollow">Fly my pretties!</a>” below). It’s gonna look even better after the vines and fruit trees get established.</p> Yes, the chainwheels are held in by chain tension. Original plan was to have more chains, taut and crossing, to make a more graceful arc or suspension-bridge effect, but the mounting holes weren’t precisely enough drilled to get the right tautness. So the chains are floppy without the wheels wedged in to take up the slack. I think the result is more harmonious with the loose asymmetry of the lower panels anyway.

If you had a whole lot of chainrings, you could make an entire panel this way. An inspiration was the chainring gate pictured a ways down this page: http://uk.geocities.com/mikstar123/bkn22.html

We thought about powder-coating, but current plan is to let it rust, rubbed smooth where we touch it. The gate is the only fun/loose element in an otherwise formally pretty fence of reclaimed fir and bamboo (you see some context in the background of “Fly my pretties!” below). It’s gonna look even better after the vines and fruit trees get established.

]]> By: Andrew http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10058 Andrew Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:36:22 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10058 <p>Very nice! I like how the chainwheels look to be suspended in a web of chain (is that right? Hard to see). Are you going to paint it to give it a polished look, or leave it raw?</p> Very nice! I like how the chainwheels look to be suspended in a web of chain (is that right? Hard to see). Are you going to paint it to give it a polished look, or leave it raw?

]]> By: fred http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10057 fred Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:22:42 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10057 <p>it’s certainly a wonderful work of art! I’ll bet with headset hinges, it swings pretty smoothly. Nicely done!</p> it’s certainly a wonderful work of art! I’ll bet with headset hinges, it swings pretty smoothly. Nicely done!

]]> By: Pam and Jeff http://clevercycles.com/blog/2006/08/25/cleverchimpgate/comment-page-1/#comment-10056 Pam and Jeff Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:18:45 +0000 http://todd.cleverchimp.com/blog/?p=140#comment-10056 <p>Now that’s class! If this doesn’t set the mood for anyone entering your soon to be business entrance–nothing will. Well done Todd.</p> Now that’s class! If this doesn’t set the mood for anyone entering your soon to be business entrance–nothing will. Well done Todd.

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