rubber standoffs for mudguards

[savarin]

I needed to make some rubber standoffs to mount the chrome mudguards on swmbo's trike.
1st found a length of high density rectangular rubber door trim from a rubber shop.
Cut to length and drilled.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/1.jpg

Then a nut and bolt with two thick steel washers of the diameter I wanted the standoffs.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/2.jpg
Squeeze up the rubber very tight

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/3.jpg
Place in a drill (hand drill in a vice will work fine)

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/4.jpg
use the angle grinder to wear the rubber away but dont take off any metal from the washers.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/5.jpg
the compressed rubber now looks very neat.

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/6.jpg
once uncompressed it has a concave contour.
In use I think it looks better when its not fully compressed so as the contour remains.
Pictures in use to follow when mudguards are finished.

[savarin]

http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/mudguard.jpg
forgot to get a close up. This will have to do.
The guard is very firm with no movement.

[SirJoey]

Very kool!
Thanx for the tip on cutting the rubber bushings! :)


http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/7131/sirjoeysigmedij1.gif

[savarin]

heres a close up.
http://i154.photobucket.com/albums/s258/savarin48/standoffs/mudguard2.jpg