Originally Posted by
veryredbike
Does anyone know of a better option in the sub 500 buck range? I've seen some do it yourself designs, but lathe access would bump the price up for me a bit. I could do something simple and similar with 8020, but there's something nice about just not worrying too much about design for one little corner of this first bike project.
There are all sorts of ways to do the job. I am not sure which part you are stuck on as far as needing a lathe, but I can't really tell if this jig uses any parts that were made on a lathe. Looks like a batch of flat washers to me. I used a lathe for my bb tower, other than that it was all purchased from ebay. I really hate the idea of adjusting the rear axle tower and head tube holder to adjust for different size tubing. That just offends my inner designer. 80/20 is the way to go, if you keep going and buy a commercial jig, there are tons of uses for for the 80/20. And you can proudly take pictures of an 80/20 jig, whereas you will be wanting to hide the fact that you use this thing.
Originally Posted by
jimn
Let creativity and angle iron be your jig.
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