First Frame! Process Pics

[cmsanford88]

Hey Guys!

So I found a very nice frame builder locally to give me some private brazing lessons. We just started but it's been a blast, I've been practicing my brazing and decided to start on my first frame today. I'll be treating this one like a dress rehearsal, using cheap lugs and Nova tubing. If all goes well I'll be take the lessons learned and build the same design in nicer materials. The plan for the final steed is 8/5/8 OS cromo and some Sachs lugs, hopefully nothing to crazy for a new builder but nice none-the-less.

Anyway, here are some photos of the first joint!

My take-aways: More flux? Didn't like the small burned sections on the backside of the lug. Feel like I need to keep the torch moving a bit more. Also, I didn't pull filler all the way to the points of the seat tube miter. My plan right now is to get some filler in there when I put in the down tube, and obviously be more careful next time I do that same joint. Here's a question though, is that mistake a total dealbreaker for a real build, or something I could remedy?


Chris Sanford