snipped: On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 22:31:26 EDT DAVIDTESCH@aol.com writes: < Bikes shrink when you build them, they are not the same after you braze them, silver will keep it closer, but they all change a certain amount.> Dave Tesch
dave, et al i always measure my frames post-brazing, so that future repairs, if needed, and replicas can mimic the final frame, rather than the fixture's settings. even still. nothing ever shrinks more than .5 mm. most of that is in the horizontal plane. fwiw, george castanza know about shrinkage. e-RICHIE Richard Sachs Cycles No.9, North Main Street Chester, CT 06412 USA http://www.richardsachs.com