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I've finished knocking together a bike for Feb

Nice! You went for the clear lacquer then.

Cheers ...It's gonna rust isn't it , the lacquer was plasticote, which has gone all white and blooming probably coz i sprayed it on too thick or too cold or its reacted with traces of oil or nitromores on the frame .It looks nice still, i like the way you can see all the braze around the bottle and brake hole that have been filled like a fried egg in reverse. Feb has such total faith in my brazing ability that she's prepared to ride around on it.... must be mental . You out tonight?

Should be out tonight, yeah. Working on a new section on my website with maps of routes I've taken around Cambridge. I should get it done quicker when I finish work tomorrow.

I'm also in need of some cranks, as I'm finding the disadvantage of buying cheap press-fit ones...

Hello, just joined the Cambridge group...
That bare metal finish looks great! I was considering doing the same on mine but decided to ge for a diy paint job instead (Zinc primer, filler primer and now im ready for the colour).
I'm interested to see how that finsh ages :)
Oh also what tip did you find that frame in?

It was an eighties road frame from a skip at one of these recycling centres . I've got quite a few frames i'm hacking about and putting in track ends at the moment . I have no luck with paint,it always seems to fuck up or fall off . I'm gonna stick to filing and brazing steel frames and get someone else to do the paint if i want it to look nice . Should come to meet us at the Maypole on Thursdays 6.30pm , there was only a few of us tonight we still went for a ride but seems a far cry from the hoards (10ish) that went out earlier this month.

I'll come and join you for a ride once I'm done building, but won't be drinking in the maypole with you seeing as I'm 17.
:)

No probs we only meet outside there at 6.30 , you'll probably find most of us too slow . Alcohol has taken a terrible toll .

Helloo ASOF.

Like the ride, seems neat to me. Still interested in brazing mine?
Cheers
FA

Yes i'll give it a go .

hi asseen,
i met you at ricks last eek i have a yellow Raleigh with a black brooks.
i orderd my drop outs to day from ceeway they were pretty cheap at £6, so if you have the time it would be graet to get them done.

Hi Rupert , no worries I'll PM you my details

so i got some braising rods and flux today and had a bit of a play on some scrap steel ( i was toying with the idea of doing the drop outs myself) but i think i need a bit more/ a lot more practice before im at that stage so as soon as the drop out come threw my letter box ill drop them and the frame off with rick.

Do it ! Do it ! You've got a welding torch too? You will have to bend the track ends to make them sit parallel . Most of the work is in the prep , be careful when you cook the old road out . I usually cut them in half first so the chain stay and the seat post ends can be cooked out separately .

yeah iv got a torch at work iv been having some fun with it today but i think i got the wrong brazing rods from macays i asked for brass but i think it some thing else, it dosnt have a gold finish to it and its super brittle so im gonna have to get some from some ware else.
but i may risk it and do it myself.

got some proper brazing rods today and filled the holes from the head badges and the rear break holes.
im gonna do the drop outs myself i think i can do it but cheers for your help any way, when its all done ill post some photos of how it all happend.

Do you need an oxy-acet torch for this sort of brazing, Ive got a pretty high temp propane burner (gets reasonably sized bits of steel up to critical temperature pretty quickly) and would like to learn how to braze, I think It wont be hot enough? Do you need to be able to control oxygen supply?

I use an old oxygen and acetylene set . Can weld anything with it . BOC rental is expensive though

Nice to meet you mr Marxist fixsie