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Step zero
A decent workshop helps. From left to right: lathe, mill, workbench, framejig and behind the circular saw on the right you can just about see the alignment table |
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Step one
Start with a drawing with all angles and lenghts. A computer is very convenient here, this drawing was made in seconds with Radicalc |
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Step two
Get all the tubes and bits together. This is a MTB set with slalom seatstays |
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Step three
-start with slotting the stays |
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Step four
- braze in the dropouts and clean-up
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Step five
- machining the chainstays to the exact lenght |
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Step six
- machining the frametubes with a holesaw |
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Step seven
-drilling holes for waterbottle-bosses while you still have access |
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Step eight
- put the tubes in the framejig and check for fit |
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Step nine
-ready for degreasing, fluxing and brazing |
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Step ten
- Presto we have a frame, but still a lot of finishing to do |
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Step eleven
- filing and sanding gives a result! |
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Step twelve
- finally fit all the small bits and bobs, as cablestoppers, cantipivots, brakebridges etc |
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Step thirteen
- raking the fork |
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Step fourteen
- final alignment check |
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Step fifteen
-all it now needs is a bit of paint |