Originally Posted by Homebrew01

After high school, I wanted a new racing bike, good for criteriums, quick handling.
I bought a set of Ishiwata frame tubes, silver brazing rod, Oxy-acetylene tanks & torches & some nice Henry James lugs & fork crown, and Campagnolo dropouts. I then bought a 2 foot square slab of aluminum plate and a variety of other bits to build a frame brazing jig. I worked on it in my parents basement. After completing the jig, I designed the frame, cut the tubing to the right size, and brazed it all together. I decided to paint it 2-tone to match my team colors at the time and had it painted at Peter Weigle's shop.

Still riding it 30+ years later