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Project started
October 2023,
| In this episode we add "sleeves" to the neck and
then weld, grind and texture it to look like a casting |
| The lower sleeves were a bit tricky as there we did not have
a tubesize that fit exactly around the downtubes, so the sleeves
are made from several pieces puzzled together. The top sleeve,
being straight, was quite eaasy |
| After welding all the bits together in the jig, the neck was
removed and the welds were built up further. Using a ball tip
grinder the welds were smoothed and then everything was texturized.
This made the neck look almost too rough, but after shotblasting
it we had the look we were after. |
| After this, we mounted the neck in the big Ursus
lathe to machine the pockets for the bearing cups. If we had done
this before all the welding the holes would have distorted from
all that heat. |
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