welding

Hello all, I'm new to bike frame fabrication. I have a Lincoln flux core welder I split with a friend (I'm a college student). I'm wondering if I would have to only use mild steel or if I could use my flux core welder to weld prefabricated chromoly tubes? I've seen some information on the...

Scored some glorious roadkill today (pictures later; it's miserable out). 26x4 fat single-speed MTB. Disc brake ready with only a couple parts missing (rear brake looks perfect, front lever, cable, and hardware other than the disc are MIA). Everything on it still looks to be in the correct...

I recently acquired an older cantilever frame. No brand, no markings, there may be a serial number stamped in the bottom of the frame....or it may be my imagination. It does have a couple issues, the worst of which is the dropouts, 1 side in particular is a wreck. This is the frame as I got it...

Am doing a few projects recently, this is one getting closer to done than some others. I used the lowers from a standard seat support and fashioned this out of 1/4 rod I have in the form of something totally unrelated to bikes. All the twists and bends done by hand, with a torch and a few basic...

Here, take these coupons to your nearest Harbor Freight store, and for just over a Benjamin...you don't have to wait on a buddy, or pay out each time you just need a quick weld. and once you get it down you can chop and weld no prob., Ive built two bikes already with this exact setup, including...