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Forum: Framebuilders

10-24-14, 08:25 PM

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frame brazing start up costs... ugh

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Posted By mrv

Doug Fattic - thanks! (again) - This is the kind...

Doug Fattic - thanks! (again) - This is the kind of primer and beginner info I've been looking for. I'll be referring back to it when I'm ready to give it a go.

Forum: Framebuilders

10-20-14, 08:08 PM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

Views: 23,182

Posted By mrv

Yes. I've been looking at torches similar to your...

Yes. I've been looking at torches similar to your choice, and swinging into a local welding supply / ACO Hardware store near my work place. I'm fully in agreement I should not build a frame with...

Forum: Framebuilders

10-19-14, 10:46 AM

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frame brazing start up costs... ugh

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Posted By mrv

- ouch! Can it imply "beginner"? Please? ...

- ouch! Can it imply "beginner"? Please?

Hopefully, when the kid's college bills are paid off in a couple of years, I can head the three hours west to Niles to take a class from you. Got a ways to...

Forum: Framebuilders

10-17-14, 08:15 PM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

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Posted By mrv

UPDATE I fired up the MAPP/air and took a torch...

UPDATE
I fired up the MAPP/air and took a torch to a $10 dumpster dive frame.
I used 56% SafteySilv and GasFlux paste from Henry James - yikes $$! Pricey. For the BOs I wanted to use brass, but the...

Forum: Framebuilders

09-25-14, 09:55 AM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

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Posted By mrv

MassiveD - thanks for the massive tutorial! ...

MassiveD - thanks for the massive tutorial!
Checking at my local big-box hardware store, it looks like I can hook up my propane BBQ tank to one of my old propane torch heads with a with a regulator...

Forum: Framebuilders

09-24-14, 10:32 AM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

Views: 23,182

Posted By mrv

Since this topic is still active, I'd like to ask...

Since this topic is still active, I'd like to ask a very related question:
- When/if I get a "real" frame building torch, like a MECO Midget, or something similar: are those torches gas specific?...

Forum: Framebuilders

09-23-14, 10:03 AM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

Views: 23,182

Posted By mrv

I am greatly appreciating all the feedback on...

I am greatly appreciating all the feedback on this forum. There's been a great deal of helpful and useful information, and some opinions I agree with and some I disagree with.
- Yes, $1000 is a...

Forum: Framebuilders

09-20-14, 08:52 PM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

Views: 23,182

Posted By mrv

Thanks everyone for the input and advice. To...

Thanks everyone for the input and advice. To braze a hand full of bits on to a couple of lead pipe frames, $500 seems a bit steep.
I'm leaning toward something more like:
Oxy/Map-Pro Torch Kit $60...

Forum: Framebuilders

09-17-14, 07:42 PM

Replies: 64

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

Views: 23,182

Posted By mrv

frame brazing start up costs... ugh

howdy, frame builders
I've not built a frame, but I've enjoyed lurking this sight as I re-read again my Tablbot "Building Your Own Frameset" book, again.
I've got two junker '80s frames (Peugeot,...

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