Frame Construction Details

A brief and incomplete overview of the manufacturing process...

 

The process starts with a drawing.

Layout

 

Miters are cut with the mill or by hand.

Mitering with the mill Mitering by hand

 

Miters and geometry are checked in the jig.

frame tubes in jig

 

Joints are brazed.

freshly brazed brake hanger freshly brazed cable stop

 

Paint is applied by Keith Anderson.

Paint by Keith Anderson

 

Internal surfaces are treated with J.P. Weigle's Frame Saver®.

frame saver

 

Head Tubes are re-reamed and re-faced.

Facing the head tube Faced head tube

 

BB shells are chased and re-faced.

Facing the bottom bracket Bottom bracket, freshly faced