Re: [CR]CR]Built-up lugs and heating joints

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From: "Thomas Rawson" <twrawson@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Richard M Sachs" <richardsachs@juno.com>
Cc: <Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
References: <20020427.160137.-158827.6.richardsachs@juno.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]CR]Built-up lugs and heating joints
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2002 16:47:12 -0700


The picture from richards website of the single lug may be getting me in trouble. I dont think im wrong about the bike pic and I've seen what I described on a bike currently in his workstand.

What part about the red twizzlers is the sacrifice?

Tom Rawson
Oakland, CA


----- Original Message -----
From: Richard M Sachs
To: OROBOYZ@aol.com
Cc: twrawson@worldnet.att.net
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 1:01 PM
Subject: Re: [CR]CR]Built-up lugs and heating joints



> i gotta 'me-too' this one.
> dale is correct. you can tell from the lug interior
> that it started life as a pressed steel lug, albeit
> a blank, unadorned one. it is not two cylinders
> welded together to 'make a lug', as the french
> sometimes did. what is shown is custom cutting.
> if i'm wrong, then everybody at le cirque-i'll
> give you free red twizzlers. that's a major sacrifice
> for me.
> e-RICHIE
>
>
>
> On Sat, 27 Apr 2002 13:44:47 EDT OROBOYZ@aol.com writes:
> > In a message dated 4/27/2002 1:39:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > twrawson@worldnet.att.net writes:
> >
> > << ...if you want to be astounded look at these pictures of Richard
> > Moon's SS
> > lug and now know that it is made in just this way - welded tubes
> > to achieve
> > the angles, lines and material he wanted.
> >
> > http://www.cwo.com/~lunarlab/lug.htm
> > http://www.cwo.com/~lunarlab/image10b.htm >>
> >
> > I will be surprised if those are not Hayden blanks..And it looks
> > like chrome
> > rather than stainless. Anyone know?
> >
> >
> > Dale Brown
> > cycles de ORO, Inc.
> > 1410 Mill Street
> > Greensboro, NC 27408
> > 336-274-5959
> > fax 336-274-6360
> > http://www.cyclesdeoro.com
> > http://www.classicrendezvous.com