| Day Four... Setting and aligning the tubes |
| Day 4 |
| We have set the angle of the seat tube supports and here I measure the center of each support to the one next to it to be sure the top tube will fit properly. |
| Once the seat tubes are in the jig, I check to see if they are level. "Perfecto"! |
After spending some time re aligning the
rear lateral tube, we got a better fit.
This one tube had a crimp and buldge
from the factory at one of the seat tubes.
It had about a 3" drop in it. When the
tube was put in the jig it would not line
up with the number 5 position seat tube
and the rear seat tube. This also threw
off the top tube at the rear seat tube.
With a bit of care we were able to work
it back by hand with a little "T.L.C". We
got it back to nearly perfect.
rear lateral tube, we got a better fit.
This one tube had a crimp and buldge
from the factory at one of the seat tubes.
It had about a 3" drop in it. When the
tube was put in the jig it would not line
up with the number 5 position seat tube
and the rear seat tube. This also threw
off the top tube at the rear seat tube.
With a bit of care we were able to work
it back by hand with a little "T.L.C". We
got it back to nearly perfect.
| The next two pictures show... "All our ducks are in a row". With all the tubes set in the jig, level and aligned we are ready to start manufacturing the down tube / head tube support. That should be posted on day 5. Once the down tube / head tube supports are mounted we can tack the frame and start welding before we do the rear triangle. |
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