Making your own: The quick release
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The third point of suspension also includes a quick release that is fixed on the Cannier. This is the piece that locks the Cannier onto the rabbit.
Changing the rod on a stock quick release
The quick release that we supply has a threaded rod of specific length, that is threaded all the way. Saddle clamp quick releases are not threaded all the way, so you will need to intervene.
There are three basic saddle quick release designs, cylinder pin, eye bolt and closed mechanism. Get one with a cylinder pin, because in those you can change the threaded rod. Go with M6 thread.
vs.
cylinder pin (good)
eye bolt (not good)
closed mech (not good)
Cylinder pin quick releases could come with the rod fixed inside the cylinder, or with the rod unscrewable. The latter makes this step a lot easier because you can simply change the rod, but in most cases, they are fixed. In the case of a fixed rod, you need to drill into the cylinder, and remove the rod. Unfortunately, the cylinder will have to be thrown away and that size is not common. We have found something called the barrel nut (or dowel nut), which is basically the same thing as the cylinder pin, but usually a bit thicker. Barrel nuts are commonly used for furniture assembly. You might need to drill into the handle and enlarge the hole to fit the barrel nut.
This is how the barrel nut looks like. Try to get one that fits your quick release handle in width, diameter, and thread size.
Find a 45 mm long threaded rod (threaded shaft) with a hex slot inside the rod body, and mount it together with the barrel nut and the handle.
If you don’t find a threaded rod with a hex slot, you can use a 50 mm screw as well, but that makes the quick release tightness adjustment a bit more time consuming because you can only push the screw in with the end that gets turned into the handle. That means you have to adjust the tightness without the handle mounted, and you will need a few tries before you get it right.
Get an elastomer
We use a 5 mm thick elastomer on the quick release. Its hardness is rated shore 80 (quite hard), try to find one that you can't really squeeze with your fingers. Without the elastomer it will be hard to find the right tightness for the quick release nuts, it will be harder to open and close the skewer, and there is a good chance it might not work at all. If you still decide not to use the elastomer, or if you find an elastomer with different thickness, adjust the length of the threaded shaft accordingly.
Screws
For one quick release you will need: M6 barrel nut, 45 mm M6 threaded shaft with hex slot, M6 flange nut, M6 nut with blocking plastic insert, 2 pcs 6,4 mm * 25 mm washers. Try to use stainless screws.
Making your own: The quick release
The third point of suspension also includes a quick release that is fixed on the Cannier. This is the piece that locks the Cannier onto the rabbit.
Changing the rod on a stock quick release
The quick release that we supply has a threaded rod of specific length, that is threaded all the way. Saddle clamp quick releases are not threaded all the way, so you will need to intervene.
There are three basic saddle quick release designs, cylinder pin, eye bolt and closed mechanism. Get one with a cylinder pin, because in those you can change the threaded rod. Go with M6 thread.
↓ cylinder pin (good)
↓ eye bolt (not good)
↓ closed mech (not good)
Cylinder pin quick releases could come with the rod fixed inside the cylinder, or with the rod unscrewable. The latter makes this step a lot easier because you can simply change the rod, but in most cases, they are fixed. In the case of a fixed rod, you need to drill into the cylinder, and remove the rod. Unfortunately, the cylinder will have to be thrown away and that size is not common. We have found something called the barrel nut (or dowel nut), which is basically the same thing as the cylinder pin, but usually a bit thicker. Barrel nuts are commonly used for furniture assembly. You might need to drill into the handle and enlarge the hole to fit the barrel nut.
↓ This is how the barrel nut looks like. Try to get one that fits your quick release handle in width, diameter, and thread size.
↓ Find a 45 mm long threaded rod (threaded shaft) with a hex slot inside the rod body, and mount it together with the barrel nut and the handle. ↓
If you don’t find a threaded rod with a hex slot, you can use a 50 mm screw as well, but that makes the quick release tightness adjustment a bit more time consuming because you can only push the screw in with the end that gets turned into the handle. That means you have to adjust the tightness without the handle mounted, and you will need a few tries before you get it right.
Get an elastomer
We use a 5 mm thick elastomer on the quick release. Its hardness is rated shore 80 (quite hard), try to find one that you can't really squeeze with your fingers. Without the elastomer it will be hard to find the right tightness for the quick release nuts, it will be harder to open and close the skewer, and there is a good chance it might not work at all. If you still decide not to use the elastomer, or if you find an elastomer with different thickness, adjust the length of the threaded shaft accordingly.
Screws
For one quick release you will need: M6 barrel nut, 45 mm M6 threaded shaft with hex slot, M6 flange nut, M6 nut with blocking plastic insert, 2 pcs 6,4 mm * 25 mm washers. Try to use stainless screws.
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