Originally Posted by Thylacine
*laugh* Okay, so apparently I'm not an 'informed person'. Interesting!
Okay, I don't see Spirit, Life, UltraFoco, Foco, Zona, Thron......none of those tubes are in that reference that you cite. These are the modern Columbus tubesets I know of and use for TIG welding. Nivachrom is a Zona level tube, on your list there is no thermophillic or air hardening 'Thermacrom' steels such as Foco. The HJ list is what he sells and I've used some TT tubes on some frames, including my own Tephra which is my first go using OX Platinum. I weight 205 so I expect it to fold under me any second now *laugh* ( According to the HJ website ). Come on man! If you're going to post web references, you can do better than that!
Anyway, it might be better to have a discussion on the different types of steels and what parameters dictate tubing selection? Seeing we both pretend to be 'informed intelligent purveyors' of all things steely? Okay okay, you can pretend, I'll provide the dancing monkeys.
Ha, Ha. Glad to hear you've had you're first go at OX, or should I say, your first go at having your "fabricator", the guy who builds your frames, build with OX. There's a big difference between doing it yourself and having it done for you, isn't there. Sounds like your getting some experience though. Let me know when you've had your first go at building a frame yourself. Maybe you should get your fabricator to post here for you:
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...249#post401249
Of course, since XACD(in China) is building your forks for you, are they doing your frames?
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...855#post391855
For those interested in Thylacine's knowledge or lack thereof about design, read here:
http://www.bikeforums,net/showthread...930#post391855
I think the parameters that dictate selection of steel tubing are well spelled out in the comments at both the sites I posted in my original post above. Anyone who wants to learn can read them.
Once again,
the info posted in my original post is not my info but info and comments that Columbus and Henry James have made regarding the use and applications of steel. They are both designers with the highest reputation. They stand on their own merit.
By the way, anyone who wants can go to
www.bikelist.org and read Thylacine's flames on the Framebuilders list by typing Thylacine into the archive search engine. Enjoy. Seems the best framebuilders in the world don't have much credibility with him either.
Enjoy the dancing monkey.