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Making Head Tube Cutters UPDATED
For my last three frame projects I chose a tapered head tube for a tapered fork steerer 1 1/8 – 1 1/4, mainly because available ...
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Proxxon Belt Sander
I recently purchased this 240v hand held belt sander, and wished I had done this years ago. They are available from various retailers. The manufacturers ...
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T47 Bottom Brackets and Taps and Facers (UPDATED)
I was once asked if I would be able to make a bike with an oversize bottom bracket and full internal cable routing, amongst other ...
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Autofluxer M3 – Gasfluxer – UPDATED
I have been using a Model W gasfluxer for brazing for the last few years. An obsolete model from Plasmatech, but still available reconditioned. Whilst ...
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Tube Mitering on a Lathe – Update 2
Tube mitering is a fundamental part of custom frame building and I am sure there is always a need to be able to produce good ...
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Cubic Boron Nitride – Any Use to Framebuilders?
I have had some problems in releasing my home made seat tube heat sink from the seat tube after brazing, in as much as the ...
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Framebuilder Tooling – Using a Milling Machine
A Milling Machine is usually the second major machine tool any aspiring metalworker will obtain, after a lathe. More correctly known as a vertical mill ...
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Femi 782XL Metal Cutting Bandsaw – Review
I have wanted a bandsaw for some time but have been deterred by their size and weight in as much as one would have needed ...
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Tube Bending and Panana Budget Tube Bender Review
Tube bending is something I avoid, however there are times when it is necessary. Some framebuilders do it as a feature of their work but ...
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Disc Brake Fixtures on Kickstarter – UPDATE 2
Eric Meinert, from Canada, has just launched a Kickstarter project to fund his POST MOUNT disc brake fixture. Suitable for both frame and fork as ...
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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 ...