Work in progress

It’s a cold and snowy day in Bozeman today and frankly not so nice. No ride for me today. It looks like we might be in for a string of this Montana spring weather which means I’ll get lots of work done.

I’m in the middle of building a lugged Terraplane at the moment and just finished up the fork. I like building with this crown as it gives me plenty to shape, contour and make it my own.

The photos show the major steps of the build.

 

The first photo shows the crown is brazed to the steerer and everything is loaded into the jig, covered with paste flux and ready to braze.

The second shows the crown still hot after brazing and covered with the melted flux.

The third shows it after the flux is soaked off and before any finish work or machining was done.

The fourth and last show the fork ready for paint. It’s been machined, aligned, and finished and now set aside while I build the frame that goes along with it.

 

Later,

Dave

 

 

 

 

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