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Old 07-25-08, 10:26 PM
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Lugs and road frames are pretty much desiged for each other. I build touring frames and can sometimes think up reasons for their having atypical geometry. But for racing bikes etc... lugs are available in the combos you will want. If you go the torch route, you can do either fillet brazing or lugs which means you aren't always tied to available lugs. I'm all for TIG, but it can get spendy, if you are sure of your ability to sell frames, some people just can't miss in sales, then you can easily finance a good machine, but something in the 2K up range is the way to go. Basically a Dynasty 200 (or whatever they are currently selling) is the best machine. A small harris torch is good for the lugs and brazing. There are aircraft torches that will also weld.
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