Originally Posted by
MassiveD
I love the aluminum work you do. Beautiful welds. I would like to do some myself, but the heat treating is a real barrier for me.
It is a major hassle. A lot of the expertise that is required comes from the folks who do the heat treatment so the right place is important. As far as a structural material for making bikes, It's pretty amazing stuff.
I am trying to press form a tapered head tube that is 1-1/8 integrated at the top and 56mm at the bottom. It's not working yet..