It has a lip screwed on to the base I need to remove...frozen/stripped screws. EZ Out in my future.
Ordered assortment of t-nuts and such so should be able to attach this weekend. Goal to have Bringhelli jig mount by end of weekend.
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Vee Blocks for Seat and Chain Stays
Fired up the horizontal mill and cut a few blocks for holding seat and chain stays. Slotting on mill experiment coming next.
read moreMachine Shop taking Shape
Started cleaning up the shop and organizing it around the two recent milling machines that I found over the summer. Next steps, get vise situated on stand and fine a lathe sometime soon. Will start next frame soon enough as well.
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read moreThe U. S. Burke Machine Tool Company Model MV
Some pics of her in the shop. Cleaned a few small areas on the table and ways to get a feel for what I am in for....not bad at all.
read moreU. S. Burke MV Milling Machine
Out of the shed and all loaded up. Got it back to the shop without a hiccup. Thanks Ed! More pics from the shop when I get it to its final spot.
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First tube notch on mill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMW96nbEoSg&feature=plcp
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After some light cleanup to the notch (1 inch tube to 1 1/8 inch tube at 90 degrees) it came together real good. Next steps to cut more notches and create a bunch of pieces to practice my brazing. Also, need to cut at angles. More to come...
read moreSlow Frame Building Progress
Not a lot going on in the frame building front. Working on getting an alignment table figured out before I can go much further. Will probably not get the frame complete by the time I go to the Handmade Bicycle Show in Feb.
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