just another frame from scratch

round two! just the brazing remaining.

i also removed the lame excuses for bearings that truvativ put in that %!*# gxp system.. no more spacer, no more creaking!

we have clearance, clarence!

Nice - now to weld an oval-shaped bit back in to the curve?

obvs :) some filing and all the metalwork is finished so i can move on to brazing (the coupler isn’t fixed either)

some alignment issues to take care of, but it seems to be working. also, a great excuse to add another tool to the collection :)

so this has been completed. brazed the coupler and the chainstay, threw the gripshift out and installed a tt lever using an ebay special clamp and tube.

That's really cool, great job :)

Very cool

Are you still brazing frames with silver ?
Would you have some pictures somewhere?
Did you place the coupler high up on the seat stay, to avoid any high stress areas?

ta

@Midi - i used silver for this frame to avoid distortion (lower temps). what kind of pics are you after? i wanted to place the coupler in the middle (the least stressed part of the tube), but the taper starts around the middle, so i went a bit higher, to the lowermost section of the straight part

Thank you for your answer,
I'd like to see how it looks on the bigger junctions,
head tube,
bottom bracket.
I never imagined there could a difference visually before.

i'll try to dig the completed front triangle out, but i don't think you should be asking me.. i just cook/burn stuff together in the shed, there are a lot of talented people on here who know much more and their work is way nicer :)

but there's something in the pipeline that'll make me practice.. :)

I d rather see normal people tinker,
and see what I could expect if I ever had a go at building a frame.

You're way ahead, keep going sir.

aaand it's done. new bartape - although not a perfect match, it suits the bike, me thinks. also, gf likes it, so i'm happy.

So cool, great job!

miters came out good, the tubes just didn't want to stay together. also, some might think it's overkill, but this baby don't ask questions. it just cuts. :D

That’s a magnificent drill press.

Wow

@Tijmen - haha, it is indeed a nice piece of kit

down and seat tubes got closer together and the chainstays got the treatment too