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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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A Guide to Brazing and Soldering
A Guide to Brazing and Soldering by Keith Hale, self published and available from CuP Alloys: www.cupalloys.co.uk Last Weekend I visited the annual Midlands Model ...
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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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Child’s First Pedal Bike
Having previously made a balance bike I now need to follow this up with a pedal bike. This has proved to be quite a challenge. ...
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Bespoke 2017
An excellent display of custom building again this year with many highlights. I doubt if I spotted them all. Lugs are back Although they never ...
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953 /Carbon Semi-Lugged Road Bike
I have previously built a Road bike using Reynolds 953 and Llewellyn lugs with a Dedacciai carbon fibre rear triangle. This was something of an ...
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Introduction to Milling – another Axminster skill centre course
At the end of November I attended a two day course as an introduction to using a milling machine. This will be another machine to ...
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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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Some Small Lathe and Milling Machine Projects
Since Jon Thompson’s post on introduction to a lathe I thought it worthwhile to share a few of the small bits I have produced since ...
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Polishing Stainless Steel – Updated
I love using stainless steel because I have always hated rust and especially when used for dropouts, fork crowns and brake bridges. It means your ...
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