We found a speedometer that we liked and ordered it off of e-bay. This is a reproduction of an original Whizzer design but we are okay with that.
The next portion of the project was the chain tensioner.
The supplied tensioner is a bolt device that is manually adjusted.
We looked around and found spring loaded self adjusting tensioners.
The only issue was they are still bolt on products that look "Cheesy"
There is not anything out there that really screamed look at me.
So we decided to build our own.
Sticking with the Halloween theme we designed a scarecrow with a pumpkin head. The tensioner pulley is held in the hand of the scarecrow while the other hand is holding the spring.
I will admit it turned out pretty cool. I want to further modify it so the cape curls up with a hold drilled in the tip. This way we can mount a shorter tension spring without the bolt on clamps.
I really do not like the bolt on look.
We are debating to do the head out of painted steel, anodized aluminum or pained cast resin. The body is tall enough we can bolt on what ever head we like.
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