General Category => Frame, Tank, Seat, Controls, Etc => Topic started by: carryall on December 04, 2016, 11:49:48 AM
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Did, or do, any Simplex's have a frame badge on their steering neck, like bicycles have? I was considering applying a decal there, but wondered if there was actually an authentic one ever used or available?
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I have seen many simplex's with a small winged Servi-Cycle logo on the neck. I'm not sure if this was factory or not, but I would guess it was. What years, I don't know.
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Decal or tin badge?
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Any that I've seen have been decals .
If you have a source or can punch a bunch of tin or nickle badges , I'd think more than one guy would be interested . ;)
Pete . :)
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Well I've always wanted to make me one of these.
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If you have a source or can punch a bunch of tin or nickle badges , I'd think more than one guy would be interested . ;)
Pete . :)
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Something like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Simplex-Servi-Cycle-Badge-Pin-Casting-Molds-/252665347694?hash=item3ad4073e6e:g:~lMAAOSwoQ1Tn7vV&vxp=mtr
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If you have a source or can punch a bunch of tin or nickle badges , I'd think more than one guy would be interested . ;)
Pete . :)
Something like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Simplex-Servi-Cycle-Badge-Pin-Casting-Molds-/252665347694?hash=item3ad4073e6e:g:~lMAAOSwoQ1Tn7vV&vxp=mtr
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Those molds were sold at the estate sale of Gary Wollard, and were made a loooooong time ago. I was told by someone in the know that they are probably not usable. Buyer beware!
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If you have a source or can punch a bunch of tin or nickle badges , I'd think more than one guy would be interested . ;)
Pete . :)
Something like this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Simplex-Servi-Cycle-Badge-Pin-Casting-Molds-/252665347694?hash=item3ad4073e6e:g:~lMAAOSwoQ1Tn7vV&vxp=mtr
Those molds were sold at the estate sale of Gary Wollard, and were made a loooooong time ago. I was told by someone in the know that they are probably not usable. Buyer beware!
Not to mention , they seem to have been on Ebay many times over the past few years .
But , yes , something like that . ;)
I was thinking more along the lines of a stamped badge , rather than cast .
Maybe dreaming a bit .
Pete . :)
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A tin badge was what I was hoping for. I started "playing with" a couple of cast emblems I had on hand. Debating on the smaller one on my engine cover and the bigger one I took off, possibly on the headlight or as a fender tip? (Don't think I can form it without cracking on the steering head for a badge) Not "sold" on the look of any of them yet.
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The one on the headlight doesn't look too bad .
They seem a bit 'rough' . Is that from the mold or just wear ?
Pete .. :)
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It's a casting flaw. I'm not sold on using either of them but, the larger one might make a decent starting point for a front fender tip using "lost wax" method, or possibly a 3D printer if my buddy gets around to it.
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3D might just be the way to go . I've seen some pretty decent things 'created'...
Pete . :)
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Ever notice the ServiCycle emblem looks like Batman's? LOL