Perhaps I had the number wrong...30.6 seems better! I was just browsing on the Quality site while ordering up some other shit and noticed the 30.9's.
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Thanks for the advice...
When building new bikes out of the box, I usually run just a ball hone quickly down the ST as a clean out.
I was thinking more 're-shaping' would be in order for some reason.
The 80 grit will work great.
To be a GRITER rather than a REAMER...any day!
I tig frames, so I do use a reamer, but I made this guy to clean up after reaming and powder. Leaves a perfect finish in seconds.
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with lugs i'd try it without reaming, as e-richie suggested. usually required more when you're doing tig or fillet b/c of the heat distortion
RCP Fabs hone is brilliant. I never thought of making my own so I used a Flex-hone brush, 80 grit
Honing Brushes Honing Brushes by FLEX-HONE TOOL - Honing Brushes by Zoro Tools Industrial Supplies
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Andy Walker
down in Cape Girardeau
Hey Luke,
Really like what your doing frame wise and posting your build as u go.
I`m going to be building a Reynolds 731os frame soon and hope i can do the same as yourself.
Being an x machinist i would defiantly use a hone IMO.
Cheers
Alex
Received my seat stay caps yesterday...
time to chop,cut,file,sand,fit.
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I wanted something that would remind me of a '57 Chevy hood ornament.
A projectile, of sorts.
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Chamfered up some angles and rounded the tips...
I'm going to work on 'sinking' them into the lug with some more backside work too.
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P.S. My ten year old daughter asked tonight, "When are you getting more stuff from that one guy...'cuz were lamost out of Twizzlers."
I caught her sunbathing...
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I seat lug/seat stay is almost like a hot chicks ass...
with this all dry-fit, what's your brazing process going to be? disassemble and braze in sub-assemblies?
This is quite fascinating
That's pretty much the method I was taught at UBI, should work out well. At UBI we did step 1 last, although I'm thinking I may do it first on the next frame
This is the process I worked out with Alex Meade and the surface jig I'm having made
- ST to BB
- DT to HT
- DT to BB
- TT to ST/HT
- front-tri complete
- rear dropouts to chainstays
- braze chainstays to BB
- braze one seatstay on both ends
- after checking alignment with a wheel, braze the other end of the last seatstay.
- rear-tri complete
Sunday.
A day set aside for some serious silver practice.
Perhaps at the end of the day, I'll tackle a few of the braze-ons.
I'm trying a second attempt at a tunnel, before I give up and opting for external housing stops.
(Thanks to some help and atmocouragement)
With positive universal energy flowing...I'll have some pics to post.