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The Naked Process
A simple gallery of how things are done here in the shop. These images are not really in any particular order as I do many different things in different ways. Just enough to give you a example of my naked creative process.
For information on how you can get naked, please proceed to: How to Get Naked.
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- The Customers desires are reviewed and negotiated with the help of BikeCAD.
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- The design is finalized, drawings sent for approval. Everyone is excited!
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- Mission control. Parts are ordered. Reality is checked.
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- Everything is ready to build.
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- Bits waiting to be all forked up.
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- The faithful jig; “Emmy”.
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- Tubes are are mitered and checked for fit. If they are too short then they are re-cut to make them longer….
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- Seat tubes getting their binders brazed on. Notice the patented torch holding technique.
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- Some tubes are mitered on the lathe. Others are done on the mill.
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- Chainstays being fit into the jig.
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- Some final shaping is done with a file. check, file, check, file, repeat.
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- Nice tight fit. Easier to weld and less distortion.
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- Frame is tacked in the jig. In this case it is tig welded. Similar process for brazing. Lugs are done completely in the jig.
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- Final welding is done out of the jig. Alignment is checked and re-checked through the welding process.
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- A fresh naked tig weld.
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- My own bender for handlebars.
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- Putting a custom s-bend in some seatstays
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- Holes for waterbottles are drilled before the frame is put together to assure perfect alignment.
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- Some custom cut couplers. This was done to match a nice lugset.
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- Cast dropouts always need to be cleaned out to insure a proper fit.
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- An Army of head badges freshly formed and polished one by one.
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- My first bikes had this detail on the seat-tube so I hand cut them for each one. What was I thinking!
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- Mitering tubes on the milling machine
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- Building bridges.
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- Every frame is stamped with a unique number and/or name.
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- The bat cave.
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- All frames are media blasted in preparation for painting
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- Some final sanding and polishing is always needed.
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- Surface is thoroughly cleaned and prepped for paint.
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More to come:
- Alignment
- Painting
- Components
- Riding!