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I cant believe theres been over 60 views and one reply to your bike.Thats hands down one of the raddest builds Ive ever seen.+ 1 on the last guys comment on the craftsmanship.You've got the skills to pay the bills!haha.
Thanks everyone -- Glad you like it.
And thanks to RatRod for attaching the photo.
I just need to make a nice matching rack and it will be finished.
Wanted to get it on the road and Wendy liked the rack with throw over saddle bag to put shopping in so I just swapped it from her other bike but it does look dodgy since it does not match or fit very well. Still its a small job to make something and change it.
Graeme
And thanks to RatRod for attaching the photo.
I just need to make a nice matching rack and it will be finished.
Wanted to get it on the road and Wendy liked the rack with throw over saddle bag to put shopping in so I just swapped it from her other bike but it does look dodgy since it does not match or fit very well. Still its a small job to make something and change it.
Graeme
Outstanding design and execution. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
Hi Cruisinfornia
I use GasFlux C-4 Nickel Bronze rod to do all my fillet bronze work with - I normally buy it from Henry James who sell tube sets for bike frames. I also use their paste flux.
The Nickel bronze fillets do not normally need much work to clean the up, usually just a bit of a file to take any high spots off and a rub with abrasive strip ( soak them in water over night to remove flux )
The Mig welds are another story completely -- Even with the nicest most even fillet possible you end up with a weld which does not blend into the tubes - usually it looks like a small 45 deg chamfer between the two tubes. This means you have to remove a fair bit of metal to get a smooth blended look. I roughed out the excess metal with a die grinder and a 1/4" ball shaped carbide burr, then used a file to blend the radius into the tubes. Finished up with a rub with abrasive strip. Would not recommend this as its way too much work and takes heaps of practice to be able to Mig weld 48 thou tube and get a real smooth even weld fillet. If you have access to gas welding equipment stick with Nickel Bronze fillets since it is much more useful and versatile for bike frames. As a comparison I could have never built the front forks using Mig and made them look smooth and integrated.
Graeme
I use GasFlux C-4 Nickel Bronze rod to do all my fillet bronze work with - I normally buy it from Henry James who sell tube sets for bike frames. I also use their paste flux.
The Nickel bronze fillets do not normally need much work to clean the up, usually just a bit of a file to take any high spots off and a rub with abrasive strip ( soak them in water over night to remove flux )
The Mig welds are another story completely -- Even with the nicest most even fillet possible you end up with a weld which does not blend into the tubes - usually it looks like a small 45 deg chamfer between the two tubes. This means you have to remove a fair bit of metal to get a smooth blended look. I roughed out the excess metal with a die grinder and a 1/4" ball shaped carbide burr, then used a file to blend the radius into the tubes. Finished up with a rub with abrasive strip. Would not recommend this as its way too much work and takes heaps of practice to be able to Mig weld 48 thou tube and get a real smooth even weld fillet. If you have access to gas welding equipment stick with Nickel Bronze fillets since it is much more useful and versatile for bike frames. As a comparison I could have never built the front forks using Mig and made them look smooth and integrated.
Graeme
That bike is wicked cool!!!
Your work is way to nice to be covered up with paint. That doesn't mean I don't like the yellow, because I do.
