By James Morikawa
31 December 2006
FRONT DERAILLEUR BOSS
Setting up the front-derailleur boss for brazing. The second picture is the boss after brazing.
TOP TUBE CABLE STOPS
Setting up, and positioning the forward top-tube-cable-stop for brazing. A length of angle aluminum has been clamped to the top-tube. The frame is positioned so that the cable-stop sits along the edge of the aluminum. The "braze-on-thingamajiggy", which works on gravity, is balanced on the cable stop to add weight. This added weight, along with the angle aluminum holds the cable-stop in position during brazing.
Below, the top tube cable stops have been brazed into placed
REAR DERAILLEUR CABLE STOP
Setting up, and positioning the rear-derailleur-cable-stop for brazing.
Below is the cable-stop after brazing
DOWN TUBE SHIFTER BOSSES
Just a couple of pictures on the down-tube-shifter-bosses in the brazing process. The frame is repositioned to braze-on the other boss. An automotive hose clamp is used to aid alignment. Anyway the second picture is the pair of bosses after brazing.
That's it for today. It's the last day of the 2006.
Wishing you all a great 2007.