Drilling Hockey Pucks

[Stuart in MN]

Redneck solution was drill and counterbore a puck, drill corresponding hole in kickstand foot, and bolt puck on to kickstand. Won't gash up blacktop, better flotation than stock for soft stuff. Makes bike lean less on flat ground.

The real redneck solution is to just look around whenever you park the bike to find an old soda can or beer can. There's usually one laying around somewhere in the street. Smash it flat and stick it under the kickstand, done.

I will admit a hockey puck is a more elegant solution.

 

[davewo]

I made a bunch of machine pads a couple months ago (bought two 12 packs through Amazon). They are easy to machine and cut surprisingly clean. They are also a bit softer than I had imagined. I hope they last - I kindof went all-in on putting everything on pucks.

 

[OccupantRJ]

The Czech pucks seem to be just the ticket for mounting pads. They were 91 Shore scale A in hardness. They did not seem to care that the lathe was 1200 lbs. The proof will be when the lathe is wired and running.

 

[Stuart in MN]

I use hockey pucks for holding my commonly used taps and various drill bits that I use all the time.

That's a pretty ingenious use, I like it.

 

[jayoldschool]

I used pucks for the feet for my 60 gal compressor. Used the shop drill press, drilled straight though, then forstner bit to recess the bolt. The material drilled easily.

 

[OccupantRJ]

As a report back, the hockey puck mounts for the lathe have done great! Highly recommended.

 

[RoninB4]

-I'm just going to throw this out there. I've had to machine rubber on several occasions, often it was with mixed results when using traditional cutting tools regardless of how sharp they were. Ragged edges, poor dimensional control, and even melted surfaces if I wasn't careful. Freezing or using dry ice did help but not for long or it was hugely inconvenient. I've found that cutting isn't as good a method as grinding. I've used the surface grinder to produce a decent finish with good dimensional control by grinding. I've even cut multiple "V" grooves in dead soft rubber in one pass that came out clean, defined, and what the drawing spec'd. The rubber does create a funky cloud of particles so I would advise using a mask and vacuum while doing it. I've done this for OD, ID, and creating forms in rubber with better results than using regular cutters. Hope this helps someone.

 

[Kev In]

Here are my hockey puck feet for my milling machine. They work fantastic.

 

[Fixr]

The side stand on my motorcycle was short enough that it was hard for me to stand it up straight. I attached a hockey puck to it and carved the rubber down to fit. Works really well, and it was cheap. Win/win.