fork and bridge

More coming once it all soaks for a bit to get all the crud out... Right Mr. G??? pics of whole frame coming up

Rear triangle.. lots going on but nothing you have not seen before if you have been following this diary of a frame fool. It all goes great until the brass.... I just cant read it. the temps are high, the color different and flux just dont tell me much... It goes fluid way before the brass is ready to flow. Silver/silver flux is easier to see.. It goes grey when the temperature is right and ready... Aaarrggg.. brass.... weird material when used with steel. Keep in mind that this is my own

"A-ha" moment to arrive at.. not yet though. The more I work with it the better. I think I am working too cool, so akin to the dynamic of silver that laying the heat on is counter to what I expect...

Moving on.. Here are some build pics along with the result.. sorry for the slop.

random stuff

barly held the flux but flowed with 50% silver. Its a good joint and minimal cleanup. nekkid joint for all to see and criticize..

the bits

Custom brake bridge, caps HT rings and ST sleeve. Walter 24mm round blade crown. Deda round oval round C-stays. Pacenti OS shell.

Dear Penfield... Its been a while

Its been a looooong time but #4 is on the table. As You can see its a fillet build. It was the intent to use brass but in my rush to get all parts in before vacation time... I forgot flux. So, this is made with 50% ag. I will post geos later.. for now.. Photos!

Sail on...
Creighton

bits and bobs

finally bringing it all together. Honjos are not an easy install.. not really difficult but one needs to be systematic.. Shimano needs to learn some style. The calipers are solid no doubt but needlessly chunky. I used because they were designed with. I want to find alternatives for long reach.

Gotta polish the badge and clean up a few other parts. Ready to ride this thing.. but gotta finish proper. More later...

Well... maybe a little more

New fork.. last one did not work out so well.. too long then too short. So I made a new one. Besides.. square shoulders tingle me! Plus a fender mounting boss in the seat stay. Finally time for paint. Just need to find a box to ship.