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Forum: Framebuilders
11-18-12, 08:05 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

I used 5/16 x .028 AISI 304 tubing. If you...

I used 5/16 x .028 AISI 304 tubing.

If you build with 3/8 x .028 the ID will be .319". Use 5/16 (.312) tubing for the internal sleeves.
Forum: Framebuilders
11-13-12, 01:01 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

No not if you want something that looks similar...

No not if you want something that looks similar to the stainless. Even polishing and clear coating carbon steels will fail since the clear is not a sacrificial pigment layer.

This rack is AISI...
Forum: Framebuilders
10-02-12, 03:14 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

The small plates on the chainstays are internally...

The small plates on the chainstays are internally braced by 3/16" diameter pins running vertically through the stays, they take all the compression loads of the kickstand clamp.
The bike has been in...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-03-12, 11:13 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

The twin 1/2" top tubes are seated in the recess...

The twin 1/2" top tubes are seated in the recess of the modified upper head lug. I removed the socket and brazed in a plate to fill the hole, same as the seatlug.
The plate has cutouts to accept the...
Forum: Framebuilders
02-02-12, 08:53 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

I'm not sure what you mean there. The short tubes...

I'm not sure what you mean there. The short tubes joining the mid-stays to the seat tube are just short mitered lengths of 1/2" 4130 (same stuff as the twin top tubes.) Behind the seat tube the mid...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-23-10, 09:48 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Server change, fixed now.

Server change, fixed now.
Forum: Framebuilders
07-15-10, 08:50 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

The filler is 56% silver (AWS BAg 7). It does...

The filler is 56% silver (AWS BAg 7). It does lose some of the yellow cast when it's polished. In time and with exposure to moisture it turns almost black (silver oxide) but it's easy to polish out,...
Forum: Framebuilders
07-14-10, 09:56 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

I think we're all very lucky to have found...

I think we're all very lucky to have found something, a passion, to engage us. To love cycling and bicycles is doubly fortunate for all the reasons we already all know.
To paipo: I don't see any...
Forum: Framebuilders
07-11-10, 05:33 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Terrific way to starve. Long ago I had both Art...

Terrific way to starve. Long ago I had both Art Stump and Bruce Gordon "suggest" that it might not lead to riches.

But then again, nothing else I've done has either, so maybe you've got a point.
Forum: Framebuilders
05-17-10, 09:52 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thank you. If you have an air compressor and...

Thank you.

If you have an air compressor and a small detail gun it's just a matter of finding an autobody supply shop and buying the paint in pint cans. I used RM Diamont color and clear over a 2...
Forum: Framebuilders
05-04-10, 04:50 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thanks Allen. Great weather here so the bike...

Thanks Allen.

Great weather here so the bike will see some miles this weekend.
Forum: Framebuilders
05-04-10, 11:15 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thanks. The paint is an automotive two part...

Thanks.

The paint is an automotive two part acrylic urethane with a 2 part clearcoat.
The frame was shot first with a 2 part epoxy primer, that a high build sandable primer.

On old frames I...
Forum: Framebuilders
04-26-10, 09:29 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Ok, it's done. The old style SA shifter...

Ok, it's done.

The old style SA shifter fits nicely on the bars.
I'd forgotten how cool a 3-speed is.

A few pics to finish off.........

https://vgy.me/nbI3WZ.jpg
...
Forum: Framebuilders
04-26-10, 09:25 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

I agree with you. But the new owner said she...

I agree with you. But the new owner said she didn't want fenders.

I'll keep workin' on her. ;)
Forum: Framebuilders
04-19-10, 09:25 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

fixed

fixed
Forum: Framebuilders
04-19-10, 09:22 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Just about finished........... Built the bike...

Just about finished...........
Built the bike up on Sunday afternoon except for the shifter. The modern SA two button shifter is huge. I've ordered an "old' style single lever trigger shifter so...
Forum: Framebuilders
04-19-10, 09:05 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thanks. Gold stripes are sprayed on after...

Thanks.

Gold stripes are sprayed on after masking.

Pics of the complete bike will be up in about an hour.........
Forum: Framebuilders
04-15-10, 09:53 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Jim! Long time no see. Thanks. Bike gets...

Jim!

Long time no see.
Thanks. Bike gets built up this Sunday afternoon.

No shop except the one you know. One's enough (or too many)......
Forum: Framebuilders
04-13-10, 11:37 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thanks. She won't cut me loose until the...

Thanks.
She won't cut me loose until the honeydo list is worked off.

Current schedule for that looks like late August, 2051................
Forum: Framebuilders
04-12-10, 11:47 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

:lol::lol: I think that "hairy leg" comment...

:lol::lol:

I think that "hairy leg" comment from earlier in this thread nixed that possibility.
Forum: Framebuilders
04-12-10, 08:51 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Got the frame and fork painted over the weekend. ...

Got the frame and fork painted over the weekend.
Lug windows need another coat of cream and the gold lug pin striping gets done tonight.

Then another coat of clear and it'll be ready to build up....
Forum: Framebuilders
04-09-10, 09:16 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

No. I asked my wife if she wanted downtube decals...

No. I asked my wife if she wanted downtube decals like the bike in the "How to Build a Lugged Steel Frame...." thread and she said no, keep it simple.
The only decal is the tubing sticker.

I'll...
Forum: Framebuilders
04-06-10, 10:30 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Yikes! Another sticky, now this thing'll haunt me...

Yikes! Another sticky, now this thing'll haunt me forever.:)
Forum: Framebuilders
04-05-10, 09:24 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Finished the rear rack and got the frame and fork...

Finished the rear rack and got the frame and fork in primer, a few more pics;

https://vgy.me/4ro4KV.jpg

https://vgy.me/plS9HE.jpg

A detail at the very rear of the rack;
...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-31-10, 09:05 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

The midstays forward of the seattube are 1/2" x...

The midstays forward of the seattube are 1/2" x .035 4130. Behind the seattube I used a set of single taper seatstays. The 1/2" tube just fit into the 14mm OD end of the stays making a nice fit....
Forum: Framebuilders
03-31-10, 09:03 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

She had no direct input really. She doesn't like...

She had no direct input really. She doesn't like drops or riding in traffic or messing with gears so: Upright bars, 3 sp hub, easy geometry for bike path use.

Fabrication fun!!? No. The workshop...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-30-10, 02:57 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Thanks Alice. And good idea, I'll post to...

Thanks Alice.

And good idea, I'll post to the Mixte Gallery when it's finished.
Forum: Framebuilders
03-30-10, 11:59 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Well, you're not too far off. The current...

Well, you're not too far off. The current thinking is a very pale metallic blue with cream headtube, DT and ST panels and gold lug lining.

That green came from the camera auto white balanceing...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-30-10, 09:08 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Finished the last items on the frame, bosses for...

Finished the last items on the frame, bosses for the rear rack and
built the fork last night. Tonight I'll start the rack itself.

https://vgy.me/cok3pg.jpg

https://vgy.me/JWXfgi.jpg
Forum: Framebuilders
03-29-10, 09:38 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

They're pretty but honestly, they're a pain to...

They're pretty but honestly, they're a pain to set up and unless everything is perfect they sqeal pretty bad.

Update;

Frame is finished, all brazing and facing complete.
Started the fork...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-26-10, 09:30 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Brazed the bridges, cablestops and bottle bosses....

Brazed the bridges, cablestops and bottle bosses.
Built up the rear wheel on the Sturmey hub, next is the fork.

https://vgy.me/BUAZTH.jpg

https://vgy.me/tTDIFP.jpg

https://vgy.me/CuyMH6.jpg
Forum: Framebuilders
03-22-10, 01:45 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Fitting with a 10 speed cassette on a Record hub,...

Fitting with a 10 speed cassette on a Record hub, it's close but this bike is built for a SA S30 hub, plenty of chain clearance there.
Forum: Framebuilders
03-22-10, 12:41 PM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Not sure what you mean? Clearance for what?

Not sure what you mean? Clearance for what?
Forum: Framebuilders
03-22-10, 11:25 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Build a bike for her. It's a win win.

Build a bike for her. It's a win win.
Forum: Framebuilders
03-22-10, 11:08 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

I'll take more pictures as I go along. The...

I'll take more pictures as I go along.
The kickstand plates are stainless. There are 3 3/16" stainless pins brazed through the chainstays with about 1/8" extended out the bottom. The kickstand...
Forum: Framebuilders
03-22-10, 10:03 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 58,675
Posted By Cassave

Building a Mixte

Since it's been a while since I built a frame and since my wife has been hinting about doing a little more riding I figured it's time to build her a new bike. It's my first shot at a mixte and it's ...
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