Fuego said:*Well, that's a great looking frame. I like the color, the red/silver
works out well. I'm thinking on making myself a frame a bit, so i'd
appreciate it if someone would put up a nice tutorial. I don't really
have any skills or equipment, so I probably am not going to be able to
do it, but it would be nice to know how. *
It's really not that hard to do for someone that has some metal working
experience,if one takes care and starts off with the proper crown as I
mentioned previously. The bearing holders can be purchased from uni.com
and any competent welder can attach them to the fork legs after the
tubes have been ovalized and the recess has been cut into the bottom of
the tube. First, I ovalized the tubes. Next, I used the bearing cap as a
pattern and marked the metal that needed to be removed to get an arc at
the bottom of the tube for the bearing cap to set into. I removed the
unwanted metal with a die grinder until I got a perfect fit for the
bearing cap. Then I stood the tubing on top of the bearing holders and
welded them on, being careful to position them exactly the same. (I made
a jig to hold them in place while welding). Probably the biggest problem
that you would encounter would be ovalizing the tubes. I had acces to a
hydraulic press which made the process quite simple.
Good luck 🙂
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