Comments on: Rack Building Basics — Eyelets http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518 Thu, 09 Oct 2014 15:41:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4173 James Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:26:31 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4173 Could you tell me what the two methods are? I''d about to start practicing brazing again. I''ve only done 90° joints. does it involve the tubemiter patterns? Could you tell me what the two methods are? I”d about to start practicing brazing again. I”ve only done 90° joints. does it involve the tubemiter patterns?

]]> By: AlexWetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4172 AlexWetmore Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:19:11 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4172 Serge -- That is the last one that I have planned. I took some photos showing how I used to do it, but Alistair taught me a faster method. I want to practice the faster method a bit before posting about it. I''m between rack projects at the moment, so it may be a month or two before I get there. My current project is building a canti boss brazing fixture. Serge — That is the last one that I have planned. I took some photos showing how I used to do it, but Alistair taught me a faster method. I want to practice the faster method a bit before posting about it.

I”m between rack projects at the moment, so it may be a month or two before I get there. My current project is building a canti boss brazing fixture.

]]> By: Serge Gainsbourg http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4171 Serge Gainsbourg Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:13:14 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4171 Perhaps we need a post covering non-90° mitered joints and the mitering of a porteur rack''s v shaped stay. I think I know how to do it but I''d rather read about it here first. Perhaps we need a post covering non-90° mitered joints and the mitering of a porteur rack’’s v shaped stay. I think I know how to do it but I”d rather read about it here first.

]]> By: AlexWetmore http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4170 AlexWetmore Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:54:40 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4170 Mike -- I''m using 3/32" flat stock (or it might be 1/8"). Tabs wider than the tube are probably stronger because you get a fillet on the inside and outside of the tube. I prefer the look without the wider tab though, and I think that it is plenty strong without doing that. Justin -- I prefer the look with an integrated spacer instead of additional ones too. Mike — I”m using 3/32″ flat stock (or it might be 1/8″).

Tabs wider than the tube are probably stronger because you get a fillet on the inside and outside of the tube. I prefer the look without the wider tab though, and I think that it is plenty strong without doing that.

Justin — I prefer the look with an integrated spacer instead of additional ones too.

]]> By: Justin Miller http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4169 Justin Miller Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:13:59 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4169 Thank you Alex, for the clear and well-illustrated explanation. Concerning the "horizontal tube" type of tab, it seems like it would be stronger than using spacers in a similar application. Long bolts used with spacers to attach front racks to fender eyelets on the rear of fork ends always look to me like they could break off at the eyelet. Justin Thank you Alex, for the clear and well-illustrated explanation. Concerning the “horizontal tube” type of tab, it seems like it would be stronger than using spacers in a similar application. Long bolts used with spacers to attach front racks to fender eyelets on the rear of fork ends always look to me like they could break off at the eyelet. Justin

]]> By: Mike Jenkins http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4168 Mike Jenkins Wed, 23 Jan 2008 01:34:48 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4168 I''ve spent a lot of time looking at the eyelets in "Golden Age" and also at the photos on the Rene Herse web site. It seems that the sheet stock was usually wider than the tube stock. Makes me wonder why. I like the cleaner look of having it the same width, though. What thickness of sheet stock are you using? I”ve spent a lot of time looking at the eyelets in “Golden Age” and also at the photos on the Rene Herse web site. It seems that the sheet stock was usually wider than the tube stock. Makes me wonder why. I like the cleaner look of having it the same width, though.

What thickness of sheet stock are you using?

]]> By: Alistair http://alexwetmore.org/archives/518/comment-page-1#comment-4167 Alistair Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:48:59 +0000 /blogs/alex_wetmore/archive/2008/01/20/rack-building-basics-eyelets.aspx#comment-4167 Alex, I see by the condition of the flux of the post brazed tab that you''ve gotten the heat control down. Nice work! Alex,

I see by the condition of the flux of the post brazed tab that you”ve gotten the heat control down.
Nice work!

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