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Racks have taken something of a backseat just now.
I added uprights made from slotted right angle steel to the small ones then realised this was gonna make them really difficult/expensive to ship.
I also painted mine and one of the wee ones with Hammerite and I’m pretty unhappy with the finish. Sprayed the other wee one but it probably needs another coat or 2.
I’ll get that done and some struts made first time I get a full day to spend in the workshop which hasn’t happened recently due to shifts and personal life getting in the way.
What time I have been getting has been dedicated to building a stem and a frame (I decided to ditch the idea of converting the old shopper frame).
So far I’ve got the downtube fillet brazed to the headtube and the seat and down tubes brazed into the bb lug. Track ends are also in the chainstays.
The stem was originally going to have a removable faceplate but I quite liked the old school look of it with just the bottom of the handlebar clamp split. Hoping to get this finished up tomorrow.
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