Weak
I whored myself out welding stuff early this week. My engineering computer died and it would be a few days before a replacement could be built (thanks Jeff!). It was a bit humbling noticing how much I use the damn … Continue reading →
Back to work
‘long about Friday of last week, I had just about had it. I had been working tons of hours trying to regain control of the production schedule and the shop suffered for it. The back building had become completely clogged … Continue reading →
No beer.
Today (and part of yesterday) I repaired a aluminum Casati road frame. It’s a nice looking bike. Bondo over the welds on this bike. Is that cool? I sort of like the look but don’t really want to sand bondo. … Continue reading →
movie
Enjoy this short film while you think about how bad you have been. I am making some Ridge hangers. OK, so I am wearing camo in the film. When you walk into a coffee shop while driving through some small … Continue reading →
Just a Monday
Ill tell you about my week. I spent a little time cleaning up and getting more organized in the shop. Sometimes I feel to anxious to tidy up and other times I just want to make things and not be … Continue reading →
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.
Continue reading →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 →