Sculpture, Machines, Bicycles, IoT, Attention Deficit Disorder
I try to share my experiences as a hobbyist bicycle frame builder. It has been quite a journey and I hope it helps others interested in the craft.
One old Peugeot Frame
650b Wheelset from Veloclassique
Removed old brake bridge to accommodate 126 Spacing..will replace later
Bag O Mafac brakes thanks to Veloclassique with canti brazon post
My makeshift canti post jig…more work to be done on the jig but should get me through.
After making a few modifications to the jig I have it setup on the tilting table. Did a couple of practice cuts and all went smooth.
Next up I will work on tube length, alignment and angles.
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.
Fired up the horizontal mill and cut a few blocks for holding seat and chain stays. Slotting on mill experiment coming next.
Funished miters ht/dt and bb shell cuts….will work on top tube next…
New fixed gear commuter underway.
After some more practice notching, brazing and cleanup work I put together another fork as the start of my next frame set. Thanks to Dave Bohm for the past critique on my earlier fork attempts. Big take away from his comments – work on the bend and make it more uniform and less “dog leg”. I think I got that much better this time and happy with the bender. Used more FLUX per Dave’s comments as well!
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.
Still learning the nuances of the mill and the jig but coming along well. Got centering with edge finder working. RPM slow on the mill so edge finder a little tricky but worked well enough.
