New bike

Finally got around to acquiring a bike. Took an old Schwinn frame and stripped it of a lot of unnecessary parts. 

Started with this. 

Wish I had a work stand. Some clamps will do. 

Front wheel in place. That was easy. 

Trying to remove the larger cog with tin snips. I would have to be just a bit stronger for that to work. 

Here is the problem: the outer cog is no longer wanted since I am making a single-speed bike. I have it loose, but it is still captive around the crank. Don't feel like removing the crank. 

One solution that I know will work...

Cut the cog with a pneumatic cutting tool! Problem solved!

The (mostly) finished product. Still needs some fine tuning.