Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 19,353
Likes: 5,471
From: Rochester, NY
Bikes: Stewart S&S coupled sport tourer, Stewart Sunday light, Stewart Commuting, Stewart Touring, Co Motion Tandem, Stewart 3-Spd, Stewart Track, Fuji Finest, Mongoose Tomac ATB, GT Bravado ATB, JCP Folder, Stewart 650B ATB
Brian- Purox W-200 torch with #4 tip (.036" diameter). Straight O/A set at about 4.5 lbs each. Neutral flame of small to mid size. GasFlux type B flux. GasFlux CO-4 rod in 3/32" dia.
The first joint i just ran a fillet around it, no flowing first. The others i flowed to get a significant internal fillet then ran a fillet. All got two small tacks to hold things so i could remove the strip of steel that held the stubs in place during the tacking. Most were bike tubing wall thicknesses but the last were .058/.065 thick pieces. While the mitering wasn't bad all were not quite as tight as I'd do a real frame miter. These were for the fillet practice.
My project is a seat post thing and a back of bag vertical support strut. Ill post shots when they are done. Andy.