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Title: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: 240 on July 10, 2006, 08:37 PM

Hello

Im thinking of building a new school street/freestyle frame out of......... wait for it...... Titanium! :Great_Britain:

Firstly how realistic is this? Estimated cost and avaibility of the tubing? Where from? (in uk)

I have access to a multitude of welding equiptment as well as guys with more experiance welding than Ive had years on this planet, what equipment will be needed for welding Ti? Is a special welder required or are we just talking different rods/wires on standard equiptment?

Once these questions are kindly answered, I will be needing more info on tube diameters etc... or not as the case may be :10_2_12:

Thanks

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: silentpartner on July 10, 2006, 08:45 PM

i don't want to sound rude, and certainley not questioning your ability,  but if you can't answer these questions yourself are sure your up to it  :-\ . full marks for having a go though. good luck  :daumenhoch:

alan  ;)

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 10, 2006, 09:02 PM

From what i've read TI is strong but brittle, more so than alloy so if it goes tits up it'll snap rather than bend. You wouldn't be the first to try it and i think the previous takers gave it up as a bad job.

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: 240 on July 10, 2006, 09:03 PM

I completely understand where you are comming from, I would be thinking the same thing in your position :uglystupid2:

Part of the point was to get as much info as possible to judge wether its a relistic undertaking. Belive me I was never under the islusion it would be easy!

Something that has just popped into my mind is bending the tubing, major problem. Still im a sucker for punishment and would still like to gather as much info from you helpful chaps as possible so I can decide for myself :)

PS. I have not welded before and wouldnt be doing the welding myself, hence the lack of know how on the subject.

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: muttley on July 10, 2006, 09:05 PM

http://www.dialledbikes.com/products/bmx/technique.html

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: oberonspacefruit on July 10, 2006, 09:06 PM

oooooooooooh........

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: 240 on July 10, 2006, 09:06 PM

@ Bob

I was thinking this but what put my mind at rest was rembering the Merlin Ti downhill frame from a few years back. Surely if its good enough for merlin and downhill MTB for that matter its would be good enough for a street pig? Maybe not though???

All kinds of input welcome :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: Bob_Acid on July 10, 2006, 10:01 PM

go for it mate, you won't know till you've tried ;)

Title: Re: Thinking of making a custom new school frame. Need info (all aspects)
Post by: Mattdub on July 11, 2006, 10:41 AM

Mike at Dialled may help with info ?