After seeing @bettes self made headstock stand I thought I would have a go and give a little detail into my attempt, before we start I am a retired joiner NOT a fabricator or welder. First was to see what I had laying around, found a few bits but had to buy two pieces of box section for the uprights. I used 35x3mm box for the inner tube and 40x2mm for the outer tube which gave a half mm all round clearance to slide. First job was to weld the nut from the 20mm threaded bar into the 35x3mm inner box tube. I drilled holes through the top to give a larger weld area. Next I welded an old socket to the top of the threaded bar made two steel washers (which had to fit inside to outer tube) with a plastic washer made from a milk bottle in between well greased to reduce friction! To stop the shoulder nut from moving I drilled and fitted a split pin rather than weld just in case I needed to remove it at a later date. Threaded bar now fitted into the inner box section. Next was to make and weld the top onto the outer box section with a hole the right size for the socket to fit through. Inner tube fitted through the outer tube. Now the top of the outer tube to fit under the headstock with a bit of bracing. After a bit of measuring to get the correct height I welded the inner box to the base, the outer box just slides over the inner box and is raised by turning the socket. First try there was a bit of flex in the tube I used for the base so I am going to weld a small 100mm outrigger to the inside of the base of the square box , hopefully this will eliminate the twist, at worst I will get some larger section and replace the base altogether. A bit of paint to prevent rust and it'll do. Steve PS don't forget to fix the earth clamp to your work piece before tig welding, you live and learn.
Nice work there @Birdie with the layout,but that welding is dog rough in my book as i spent over a year blacksmithing / metal fabrications works etc.
We all have to start somewhere and practice makes perfect, as I said at the beginning I am an x joiner not a welder. I can make a mean set of stairs though, made and fitted on my own.
Great job ! Well planned and executed , then modified as needed .... I like that I would ignore any comments on the appearance of the welds . Functional is what is needed ..... save the "pretty" for people who are paying you to weld .... BTW - I rate myself as crap at welding .... there's some of my mig attempts on the "Home-made Ducati Tools " thread
Excellent work, Steve. Hats off to you for having a go. Just been round to pick mine up from the powder coaters in Halifax. They’ve done a decent job but cost £30. Anyway, well done!
You have better materials in your garage then what we have at work! I got stuck with 40x40 hollow section for the base and upright. I couldn’t find anything else smaller for the inner tube so had to use 30x 30 angle welded together and spaced for a tightish fit. Done exactly the same for the threaded bar as you and welded a nut underneath and the square drive socket on the top.
You may not be a welder/ sheet metal worker but going by the penetration around the welds shows you know what you’re doing! Now chill out, lift the bike up, take some photos and have a beer! While building your arm muscles up.
These are crap if you have a 748/916 or even an MV 675 unless you take the headlight fairing off, they put a lot of weight on the front fairing and when you get it up you cant get the front axle out. That's my experience anyway.
Agree with Steve. I had the exact same stand and even by raising the pin with spacers underneath I couldn’t stop it fowling the top fairing. In the end I chopped it down and used one of the arms for the new stand.
i would of been tempted to buy one and modify that .... guess ill have to stick with my pierobon one..
