Originally Posted by
unterhausen
Doug Fattic sells the blank ones, I think.
That's right, I have in stock Nikko bulge formed blank lugs in standard (for 1" top tubes) and oversize (for 1 1/8" top tubes) sizes. They fit 1 1/4" head tubes for 1" steerers. In addition I have their spearpoint model for standard size tubes. These were a kind of copy of the old stamped and welded Cinelli lugs (before they started marketing investment cast lugs). I liked them because the spearpoints had enough room for a window or some other kind of design. I often put the customer's initial in the down tube lug. These lugs are much easier to alter their angles than IC lugs. The sale of these lugs is a fundraiser for our Ukraine Bicycle Project.
Included with the blank lugs are instructions on how to create the design on twice life size templates with a grid pattern, how to put these designs on the lugs and how to cut them out. Many of my frame building class students choose to learn how to do this.
email me for more information. Use my name in lower case without spacing and after the at put a q (as in quality) a t and a m and finish with a net.