Well I cut them to short by about 1 centimeter! DOH! well I had to do an order with Nova anyway so instead of using these and having to let the air out of the tire to install the wheel I will try it again with new stays. I will probably recycle these for a later bike with a steeper seat tube angle.
I am really looking forward to finishing this frame possibly this weekend so I can build it up and ride it. I think I will get it powder coated instead of trying to paint it myself because I want to improve my building skills before I start on paint skills.
I ordered the tubes and lugs for my next frame from Henry James yesterday and will get started on that over the Christmas holiday break. It is going to be a Road/Cross frame so I can go for road rides and hit some of the local fire road trails as well.
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Mark, Tell me about some of the tools that you are using. What kind of setup? surface plate? what are you brazing with? Just looking for some insight. Thanks, Wil
Mark, Tell me a bit about your setup. What are you brazing with? Surface plate? Wondering what works for you. Thanks, Wil
You know I have kept it really simple, I 1st started with a MAP gas setup and then I just bought a oxy/acetylene setup on craigslist last weekend. I don't have a surface plate yet and I am just using a super thick MDF table that is really flat and a piece of steel I found at scrap place to hold the BB. everything else is very basic for me like all cuts are either hack saw or dremel and then I hand file everything or use what ever dremel bits will work.
I have approached the process pretty much exactly like the Paterek manual suggests and I either make a fixture out of hardware store parts or buy tools as I go... The Paterek way is the most simple because you don't need a fixture persay just the willingness to try different things to get you to the correct place. It takes much longer this way but it is good for me now and I have only messed up on one major thing... the chainstays.
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