Technical & Reference Section > Tech and Restoration
Rickman Freestyler Really, Actually Finally FINISHED!!! (honestly!!) 08/04/2013
RL Paulie:
Why oh why would you ever "smooth out" those beautiful weld beads?
I can't believe y'all approve of that. Really?
I banged my my head against my desk when I saw that first pic.
mattbloke:
--- Quote from: RL Paulie on April 08, 2013, 04:22 PM ---Why oh why would you ever "smooth out" those beautiful weld beads?
I can't believe y'all approve of that. Really?
I banged my my head against my desk when I saw that first pic.
--- End quote ---
the welds are not smoothed down at all fella, they are exactly as they were under the paint. they have a coat of clear lacquer over them that makes them look smoother. the whole point was to show the craftsmanship, not ruin it. so put your trousers back on :daumenhoch: :-*
popedante:
--- Quote from: mattbloke on April 08, 2013, 04:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: RL Paulie on April 08, 2013, 04:22 PM ---Why oh why would you ever "smooth out" those beautiful weld beads?
I can't believe y'all approve of that. Really?
I banged my my head against my desk when I saw that first pic.
--- End quote ---
the welds are not smoothed down at all fella, they are exactly as they were under the paint. they have a coat of clear lacquer over them that makes them look smoother. the whole point was to show the craftsmanship, not ruin it. so put your trousers back on :daumenhoch: :-*
--- End quote ---
as mattbloke has said , not smoothed out as this isnt welded , its braised , its a different process....
RL Paulie:
--- Quote from: popedante on April 08, 2013, 04:33 PM ---as mattbloke has said , not smoothed out as this isnt welded , its braised , its a different process....
--- End quote ---
My apologies. I should have read the thread instead of posting that hasty reply after just looking at the pictures. This pic in particular made it look to me that you ground down the welds and put in some filler material...
Brazed, not welded that's interesting. Do / did these frames hold up to some abuse?
mattbloke:
now that your trousers are back on ;) braising unlike tig welding, dosent super heat the metal at the join. with a TiG welded frame, if it snaps its always either side of the weld, not the weld itself as the welding makes the tubing so hot that it actually changes the properties of the tubing. Braising is a much lower temperature, and dosnt change the materials structure. The braise also has some flex in it, the the joint will not just snap. if it does fail, its the braise itself that snaps which can then be simply melted off and re done. the real craftsmanship is UNDER the braising as the joint has to be perfectly fitted without gaps. hence why all braised items are truly hand made.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version