Well, I want to find out if I even want to get into brazing at *all*. This will be a cheap way to find out. Expensive? For $9 a bottle for mapp gas, I think it'll be cheap enough for me. It'll take a lot of $9 bottles to add on to the $30 purchase price of the torch to add up to the $250 for the cheapest OA setup I can find (at harborfreight.com).

But, if I really do like it, I *will* get a small OA setup and start building my own frames and doing my own metal work. I like the idea of brazing *much* better than welding. I don't know why. Seems more "organic" or something. And, doesn't require electricity which I happen to like.

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it.

Oh, btw: I checked on adding two brake bosses to my rockhopper by a local frame builder who builds fillet brazed steel frames. She would charge $100 to add the bosses and cable guides. I can buy the mapp setup and a couple of bottles and the braze-ons, do it myself, and still be under half what she charges.