Stuff What I Made


The Assorted Projects of Tim Angus
  • Retrofitting Pinion Smart.Shift

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    In 2023, Pinion began a staged release of a new model of their eponymous gearboxes, this one collectively branded Smart.Shift, and it immediately piqued my interest. In contrast to their previous efforts, this one shifted electrically, using a single sided trigger shifter, and promised better shift under load performance to boot. As I’ve alluded to before, I wasn’t a fan of their grip shift approach, so I was keen to get one. [Read More]
  • Cable Extension

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    For reasons, I needed to extend a cable, which meant splicing a section into the middle of it. This cable was going to be used outdoors, so it needed to be moderately water proof. [Read More]
  • Road Bike Tool Pouch

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    When I go out on my road bike I don’t carry a back pack or any other sort of bag, so I’m limited to what I can put in my jersey pockets. Tool wise, I take the bare minimum; a multi-tool, a tube and an inflator. Rather than have all these jangling about in one or more pockets, I wanted a way to hold them together, both to reduce jangling, but also meaning I had fewer things to remember. [Read More]
  • DTI Collet Holder

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    Sometimes when CNC machining it makes sense for the program zero to be directly on some existing circular feature. To measure this position you need to be able to hold a dial test indicator concentric with the spindle, using some kind of holder. [Read More]