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Got some of the other stuff recently, like crankset, bottom bracket, headset, sprockets, chain, mud guards and a nice handlebar bag.
It was late evening and I was impatient to wait for three days so I could bring the frame into a workshop in order to install headset. So I've started to think how could I install it myself with the tools I have. Needless to say I did not had any special tool for this. Managed to find some hub axles and some nuts. Managed to join two hub axles together and found use for some useless old style passkeys (not sure how I should call them) and the headset pressing tool was made:
Added a sprocket for support and went to try it out. I've greased the inside of the head tube, aligned the upper part of the headset, attached my tool and started to press. It went really straight and smooth. Dazed by the great success I went to install the lower part. And I was not that lucky this time as it started to go in sideways and it took some cold sweated effort to make it go straight again. Did I tell you that such procedure is to for weak nerves? Seriously, it is much better to do this with a proper tools and with some experience. Anyhow, here is the tool in action:
Put most of the stuff on the bike. Only the groupset remains now, which should reach me by tomorrow and hopefully the bike will be finished very soon.