Fork job
This was a fun fork to build. I should have taken more photos. The caliper mount is awesome. I haven’t used TT for a while. I have a few jobs coming up using True Temper tubing.
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Behind the curtain
Face it, no man or woman is an island. While I claim to be a frame builder I really just put together pieces that I get somewhere else. Sure, I bend, form and draw tubes, I CNC dropouts etc. but … Continue reading →
Pretty feet
Hello and greeting. Since the world didn’t end last week, I decided to head on back to the shop and make some stuff. Since I started doing more butted tube projects I found myself nearly dropping my nice Helios dial-bore … Continue reading →
happy new year
Hi, Happy new year! Lanie and I had a nice holiday. I took a couple of days off (I know, that ain’t me) and slept all day last Sunday and it was nice. I have been doing a bunch of … Continue reading →
Cableguy part two
I got the form tools sorted and decided it would be a darn-site easier (I don’t really say stuff like that) if I eliminated the heel bend in the chainstay. I talked it over with the fella what owns this … Continue reading →
The big “finally finished the Yeti” thread.
Everyone has a white elephant or red herring or some other colored animal used to describe a something that sticks out like a sore thumb. I had this frame that I took to long to make. I may have mentioned … Continue reading →
‘couple ‘o things
I changed up the age-old, cast in stone, died in the wool, old faithful chainstay forming fixture. Below you will find a few images. This one is the tool. It looks pretty crazy huh? I built this thing a million … Continue reading →
the answer
So I went to see Al, my landlord and told him what I had found. He hadn’t seen it before. It looked like someone had worked on it trying to pry it open but didn’t get too far. I grabbed … Continue reading →
interesting… secret passage/hidden safe?
Some of you have been to the shop. It’s a very old building, some parts pre-date manufactured bricks. I have heard people say mid 1700’s for the “potato barn” (restroom)part of the building. The total floor space is around 46,000 … Continue reading →
t-day
How was your holiday (if you live in a country that observes this holiday) ? Ours was pretty good. We broiled some steaks (top shelf local) and a nice salad with Harlow’s winter lettuce. ‘couple of Wolaver’s and I was … Continue reading →