tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243550404949512918.post7645188029914285639..comments2024-01-11T01:55:30.693-05:00Comments on Two Serious Bikes: Day 13: Frame is finishedAHhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03122792478866813896noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243550404949512918.post-69207126145483847002008-08-02T02:33:00.000-04:002008-08-02T02:33:00.000-04:00Ah, a very good question! Robert, Dan and I have b...Ah, a very good question! Robert, Dan and I have been talking about this all week.<BR/><BR/>I think the following are essential: files, a torch, a level surface of some kind, a vise, and some wood blocks.<BR/><BR/>With these you could hand-miter your tubes (with your files), design your frame on paper (or with BikeCAD), use the level surface for aligning and tacking, and do your brazing in a vise.<BR/><BR/>It would be way easier with lots of equipment though! A mill for mitering, an alignment table, a fork fixture, a frame design fixture, all the little tools to hold everything in place... the list goes on. <BR/><BR/>But if you're really a hobbyist and you're able to take your time, you could do it by hand. (I think the Paterek manual is minimalist in this way...). Of course, whatever method you use, you need to know what you're doing!AHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03122792478866813896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243550404949512918.post-37895970863605159502008-08-02T02:25:00.000-04:002008-08-02T02:25:00.000-04:00Really nice job!It seems like there is so much equ...Really nice job!<BR/><BR/>It seems like there is so much equipment necesary to build a frame. Can you imagine assembling a small shop at home capable of building a frame as nice as you did in this class, without spending a fortune on all of the tools, jigs, etc.?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01941997331141858624noreply@blogger.com