Swinging Arm from the Swinging Sixties! How to Re-Bush, Re-Shim and Refit. BSA Bantam, Classic Bike. 

Awesome stuff dude! I'm an ex Aircraft mechanic and currently buildin a trials bantam that my father (sadly deceased) and I started buildin 30+ years ao! You are very knowleable and inspirational! Many thanks for makin your content!

Great work again Dean. I'm with Carl.......Look forward to some screw cutting on the lathe!

eyup Dean Nice one, interesting, i like the rotary gun brush, i've put that in to my grey cells!!!, We used alot of en24T in the mining industry back in the day, that brought back memories atb Kev

Being an old farm boy and learning to just get by with what I have, I love watching you and Dale making parts from scratch and getting everything down to within a gnat's hiney. Great work Dean.

Can't believe they made the swingarm pivot pin with a metric thread! I am sure the ones from Draganfly have the correct 26tpi thread in them. Love the press setup, the things we do to get by. I wonder if a socket on the end of the extension bar would have made it less 'wobbly'. Thanks for the interesting info on materials. I also watch a channel called Dirty Garage Guy from Matt Hudson, he does some good videos on materials amongst other things... If you don't mind some colourful language!

If you paint your walls white it really helps to brighten the workshop up,the lighting really kicks in! 👍

She is looking good. Most of our bikes are metric. I just bought a m12 bye 1.25 starter tap and bit to drill it Thanks Dean God bless.

A few things spring to mind here: isn't it amazing that the home workshop can have a hydraulic press these days, a BSA dealer of the time would have used a 4lb sledgehammer, secondly, how posh are you having heating on in the workshop in the UK in 2023, and thirdly, I'm now looking for a cleaning brush for a 30mm autocannon! Great as always, best wishes, Ade.

Am I first? Nice job brother. I just love press work, especially when it makes big popping noises.

Hi Dale, just watched your video- re-bushing the swing arm. Very impressed with your knowledge regarding metals and their applications. I bought a large stock of round, square and flat bars from a Tech College a while ago, I don’t know what metal it is but it turns ok. I just tend to grab a piece when I need to make something. I guess I should learn a bit more about metals. Great vid, Cheers B

I enjoyed every second of that. The analysis of what material to use to make the pin was fascinating. Are you going to screw cut the M12 x 1.25 threads in the lathe? I'm looking forward to the making of those. Great to see Ted in the workshop. Love to all of you from all of us.

Well I made it LOL. 👍

What's the point of a workshop if you don't make things? Go for it, even if it is just for the exercise. Two points come to mind though, I have not checked a pin but would have thought it would be in the 50- 55 rockwell C about twice the 24t hardness. The other is the size consideration, it is not the bushes you need to worry about but the hole through the frame which is set if you, or next owner, want to use a standard one in the future. On size/finish can be done with a simple lap rather cylindrical grinding, which neither of us have. I remember reading somewhere that prewar they only had/used three steels for bikes, a mlid steel, a medium carbon like EN8 or what ever they called it before the wartime emergency number system, and a case hardenable steel. ATB C PS bummer on the bolt front. PPS Just to massage my ego, if you know someone who has the Jampot journal you can read up on me. I haven't read it yet, so take it with a pinch of salt.

Don't you just love three handed jobs.