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BB facers -- Learned something new!
Maybe this is common knowledge, but it was new to me. I just picked up some French thread VAR BB taps so I can work on French stuff without so much cussing. I already have a full Campy tool kit in English thread, and thought my next step would be to pick up a French thread Campy BB facer pilot sleeve (#724/1 and #742/2) so I could use my Campy facer on a French BB, but to my surprise the Campy facer tool fits perfectly through the VAR tap:
This means I can use the taps themselves to pilot the facer (as is done with the Park BB tap/facer set) instead of spending $100 on the Campy pilot sleeve.
This means I can use the taps themselves to pilot the facer (as is done with the Park BB tap/facer set) instead of spending $100 on the Campy pilot sleeve.
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Alternatively, you could have a machine shop make you a spacer for half to a quarter of that, if in fact you did not have the taps. It's just a metal cylinder with a hole in the center. Also, just how many French threaded bottom brackets do you see in a year?
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And no, I don't see many French thread bottom brackets in a year, but I intend to remedy that. I suspect mine might be the only French thread taps north of Milwaukee...
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I thought I saw something about the company that made tools for Campy also making tools for Var. That's really nice, I wish I could stumble upon some of these tools, they are pretty expensive new. Now that Velo Oranage has French BBs, you might get some business for those taps.
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No, it's not just a metal spacer with a hole in the center. It's precisely machined and securely held by the shell threads.
And no, I don't see many French thread bottom brackets in a year, but I intend to remedy that. I suspect mine might be the only French thread taps north of Milwaukee...
And no, I don't see many French thread bottom brackets in a year, but I intend to remedy that. I suspect mine might be the only French thread taps north of Milwaukee...
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Uhh.. Isn't Quebec north of Milwaukee? I bet some'a them Quebecois keep French threads just to be different.
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