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04-17-14, 01:21 AM

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Cold setting necessary with a jig?

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Posted By BenCooper

Building a frame, there are different ways of...

Building a frame, there are different ways of doing it - some people put the couplings in a plain tube first, others (like me) build the frame, then cut it in half to fit the couplings. I suppose you...

Forum: Framebuilders

04-16-14, 04:03 PM

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Cold setting necessary with a jig?

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Posted By BenCooper

Retrofitting S&S couplings is a good way to see...

Retrofitting S&S couplings is a good way to see how much stress there is in frames - I've seen the full range, from frames that don't move at all, to ones that move a whole tube diameter or more.

Forum: Framebuilders

03-20-14, 05:04 PM

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Cold setting necessary with a jig?

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Posted By BenCooper

I don't normally cold-set anything - tack in the...

I don't normally cold-set anything - tack in the jig, then fillet-braze each joint in a sequence that evens out how the frame moves. Occasionally I need to tweak the dropout spacing slightly after...

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