Friday PicFest No.91

[zank]

I've come to terms with it. I'm a batch kinda guy.

Go J-Pow!

[Dazza]

Gavin Bannerman from the Queensland state library and I visited Eric Hendren yesterday.
Eric started work at Hoffy Cycles owned and run by Bill Hoffman in 1943 as a 14 year old lad
he walked away from the shop in 1996 after 54 years.
He took over the shop after Bill died suddenly in the shop in 1972.
They built every bike that was sold in the shop, from kids bikes to racing bikes till the mid 1970s
It was treat to visit Eric who gave me a start when I was 16 yo
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it was a special treat for me when Eric pulled out one of his racing frame build log books
and number 1078 road frame for $190 (1979) made for McCulloch.
It was my first custom frame, I ordered it 12 months before I started work for Eric
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I spent 6 and half years with Eric, till I moved on to different pastures which is what young lads do
Eric took an interest in my casting collection. We recounted the days of sand cast fork crowns, BB shells, lugs and then pressed lugs and we chatted about 3D CAD and rapids and investment castings. Italian investment cast crowns and lugs and BB shells were just arriving when I started work at Hoffy cycles.
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This week I started two touring bikes

[edoz]

Monster cross and a new head tube setup for my fixture.

[Archibald]

The lowly dummy axle, under appreciated if you ask me!







And now, more Type 3 Journeyman hotness!!!

nice ass!


the bidness end


Dirty girl!

[conorb]

Some final facing and reaming.









My custom made 30.6mm seat tube reamer as well.





Conor

[John Winston]

new disc tab jig (long long way from feng shui and more like lipstick on a pig) and starting two more trials bikes

hey, thanks for looking-

[Clockwork]

3 forks and a frame.

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-Joel

[YiPsan]

a week of racks here.
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[cardinal]

Pete Z picked up his new Signal this week. A winter racer equipped road/cross bike


Unicrown fork


Ceramic rims and racers with lots of room

[steve garro]

Full week of great stuff. Busy!

[Carl S]

I got appreciation for the Dummy Axle... sharp cutting tools too.

[Dornbox]

Finally Built!


IMG_3453 by DORNBOX, on Flickr

Ready For Paint!


DORNBOX Custom Steel Frame by DORNBOX, on Flickr


DORNBOX Custom Steel Frame by DORNBOX, on Flickr


DORNBOX Custom Steel Frame by DORNBOX, on Flickr


DORNBOX Custom Steel Frame by DORNBOX, on Flickr


DORNBOX Custom Steel Frame by DORNBOX, on Flickr

[anthonymaietta]

My paint booth was vented today. All I need is a floor and I will finally be spraying in my space!

[Jonathan]

Not much shop time going on in sunny Fla this week...

1. I acquired a new to me water bottle bo drilling fixture
2. Sprayed some HOK test panels.
3. Mitered tubes for the next track bike.

[Dave Kirk]

Something new and a bit different this week - the fourth in the JK Series.

JK Special - sloped top tube, fast back stays
JK Cross - level top tube, side tack stays
JKS X - XL tubes, sloped top tube, fast back stays

and now -

The JKS Classic - level top tube and side tack stays.

This one is unsold and heading to NAHBS.

Dave

[e.Gellie]

getting into the groove, welding a Life top-tube
and a new use for Dazza's cable stops
a great underside exit point for internal wiring, this one for a dynamo rear-light.
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[Gregory Townsend]

I've come to the conclusion I can't make Friday so Monday's will have to work. Mostly bits & pieces

Cutting stem lugs for a 60 yr old Claud Butler



Richard Sachs seat lug with a different binder & bit o brass



One for Archie, he mentioned SCOTS so I had to pull one out of the archives

[suspectdevice]

Real Steel