April 29, 2014

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20 inch wheel Frame for Loopwheels (Sturmey Archer 3 speed)

Columbus Zona frame and forks. My first fillet brazed frame. Custom mudguards  
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26 inch Lugged Shopping Bike Frame with Custom Rear Rack

Tubing Columbus Zona, Forks Reynolds R. Rack 10mm chromo plain gauge
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Health and Safety

I seem to recall someone once telling me “Health and Safety is everyone’s problem, or should that be responsibility”. When we attend framebuilding and welding ...
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Lugged Winter Road Frame

Tubing Reynolds 853, Columbus/Dedacciai rear triangle.
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Brass, Silver and Flux

Thus far I have used the following filler rods and fluxes on my projects and suspect they are the most widely used: BRASS: SIF 101, relatively ...
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Hot and Cold setting

The only adjustment needed on the first frame I built on my course was to adjust the chain stays for wheel twist before fitting the ...
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Lugged Winter Road Frame

Tubing Reynolds 853, Columbus rear triangle.
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Drawing Frames by Hand

After completing an initial frame building course I did not really have much idea about how to design a frame and have muddled along by ...
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26 inch Ladies Road Frame and Forks

My first home built frame apart from the forks which I built on a course. Tubing was a kit for newbie builders from Ceeway, I ...
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Noviceframebuilder.co.uk is a website for bicycle framebuilders starting out in the United Kingdom. I have started it because I was unable to find a similar ...
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SKARPER electric assist review

I was one of the first to order a Skarper electric assist device as promoted ...

Making Head Tube Cutters UPDATED

For my last three frame projects I chose a tapered head tube for a tapered ...

Proxxon Belt Sander

I recently purchased this 240v hand held belt sander, and wished I had done this ...
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