Hand Built Bicycle Frame Builders Of Chicagoland

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Comment by zack on September 26, 2009 at 2:36pm

hey guys i'm need to get a fork drilled for a brake (currently there's no hole) figured this would be a good reason to go back down to bridgeport and check out the inside of bubbly's this time.

i'm a fan of the hacksaw and file approach, but maybe i won't be when i when i have more bikes under my belt. seems a bit more satisfying.

Comment by olloyd1 on September 23, 2009 at 10:56pm

I like a hacksaw and hand file. Do it enough and you can get pretty quick.
It takes me a bit too much time to construct a frame, but the miters are getting faster.
If one is doing a one-off, then setting up a machine can take as long as going at it with hand tools. For production purposes setting up a machine and going to town makes perfect sense.

Comment by Doug Haynes on September 23, 2009 at 10:43pm

Those are the words of a man who has never coped a tube with a mill...

Although many professional style tube notches use an abrasive drum or belt with excellent results.

Comment by Michael Catano on September 23, 2009 at 9:23pm

I'm telling you guys... abrasive tube mitering is the way to go.

Comment by Doug Haynes on September 23, 2009 at 5:47pm

Actually the deal is so-so depending on what you plan to use it for and what the input voltage is vs. your available power.

That unit has no auto feeds and is low horse with a belt drive head like a drill press. If you plan to once in a while make a one of a kind part it's useful but if you plan on high use or are looking to the production end of things it is going to become a paper weight. Right now with the economy where it is and small scale manufacturing in the tank machines like this are coming up at auction left and right and the dealers are not buying them up, you can find a better deal on a much better equipped unit.

Not to mention the move on that will be wicked expensive unless you have a truck and a fork lift. Figure $75/hr for a truck plus at least $200 for a lift truck for the day and you end up with a pretty expensive mill.

Comment by olloyd1 on September 23, 2009 at 4:03pm

That is a good deal. Nice stuff there . . . 500 ain't much . . . 5-00 buys a lot of things . . . hmmm

Comment by on2wheels on September 23, 2009 at 3:08pm

FYI, good deal on a Bridgeport

http://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/tls/1388862834.html

Comment by olloyd1 on August 26, 2009 at 4:17pm

Ooooh, and a rain barrel (holding 1000 gallons of stagnant wonderfullness . . .)

Comment by Michael Catano on August 26, 2009 at 1:51pm

Don't forget - we also have theoretical railway access.

Comment by olloyd1 on August 26, 2009 at 9:40am

Garage, methinks someone is looking for an establishment of lower reputation than we inhabit. We have a loading dock, and a call box, and office people working down the hall. I kinda want a garage . . .

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