Been sitting on this awhile now...my first frame recently back from powder coat and built up. Nothing fancy, just very large (if the top tube were horizontal it would be a 66cm frame.) Built with a torch, some files, a bench clamp, some chunks of angle iron, and a magnetic protractor. Also a few choice words here and there. Proud to say that it came out very straight, aligned within a millimeter via string method at the seat tube, and rides very nicely, stable at low and high speeds. Best road frame I've ridden that actually fit me!




Pretty much taught myself how to do this by scouring this forum for a few months and reading the free version of Paterek, then jumped in. Had a lot of fun problem solving due to not having a lot of the specialized tools or a jig available.

Anyway, big thanks to everyone past and present here whose knowledge I gleaned!