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Forum: Framebuilders
10-20-14, 04:04 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

mmmmmm

mmmmmm
Forum: Framebuilders
10-20-14, 03:55 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

The other thing is that you want your dead weight...

The other thing is that you want your dead weight or whatever else to not act as a heat sink, particularly using MAPP.

It is true that the amateur probably needs the pro gear at least as much as...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-24-14, 07:37 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

The thing is that no serious effort is made to...

The thing is that no serious effort is made to lower the cost. It is a wannabe pro builder environment. Other activities are pushed forward by a can do, rather than can copy attitude.

"- I...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-24-14, 06:55 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

There is a HIM that shows factory brazing with...

There is a HIM that shows factory brazing with multiple heads, but I think it was either lugs, or that method where you have rings of braze inside a tube, and the lugs are internal, which is not used...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-24-14, 06:31 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

Though I kept bringing up TinMan/Meco most...

Though I kept bringing up TinMan/Meco most people prefer the aircraft torches. LIke the MECO, because it is cheap; runs both gases, and you only need to change a tip, those long stems sometimes...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-23-14, 12:55 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

That is good advice, but as regards the OP: ...

That is good advice, but as regards the OP:

1) you can get lifetime bonds to your BOs with safety silv and using only a propane torch. Everyone needs a propane torch sooner or later, money well...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-21-14, 12:54 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

I think you may be wasting your money on that...

I think you may be wasting your money on that torch. You don't have to spend 500 on a set-up, but those units are a waste of money. For small BOs, all you need is a hand held with a bottle...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-21-14, 12:36 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

By definition brazing is north of 700 degrees,...

By definition brazing is north of 700 degrees, any damage to tempering in the tubes to the extent it is actually being relied on, is well cooked at those levels. Of course there is the back of the...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-21-14, 12:30 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

I'm not advocating it, just saying it can be...

I'm not advocating it, just saying it can be done, which was somewhat contradicted higher in the thread.

The fact one will be dealing with a larger heat affected zone means that while one is...
Forum: Framebuilders
09-18-14, 01:50 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 23,182
Posted By MassiveD

You can build a bike with just an air mapp torch....

You can build a bike with just an air mapp torch. Or even an air propane one, which is cleaner in my experience. But unless you enjoy the actual investigation in these techniques, you are better...
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