Re: [CR]Jack Taylor question..

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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:37:36 -0500
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Mark Stonich" <mark@bikesmithdesign.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Jack Taylor question..
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Norris, A tiny flame was something I'd never considered. Thank you very much,

At 07:17 PM 9/16/2008, Norris Lockley wrote:
>He went on to explain that after welding a joint, he would change the torch
>'s nozzle for the smallest in the box and just use it to "tickle over the r
>ipples...smooth them out...like" As Jack explained, in order to provide add
>itional clarification - "We're frame-builders, lad, not mechanical engineer
>s!"
>
>I think that one of the last shots on the film made of the Taylor's buildin
>g techniques, shows Norman holding a tandem frame vertically. As he revolve
>s it with one hand, with the frame's rear drop-out acting as a pivot agains
>t the floor of the workshop, with a torch in the other hand he is gently wa
>fting the tip of the tiny flame over a bead of bronze welding material.
>
>To summarise the technique further Norman added, "And what doesn't come off
> when we sand-blast the frame just stops on."
>
>The technique of gently flushing the ripples of a bead of welded bronze int
>o a smooth surface is not a difficult one..as long as the flame is ve
>ry small and you keep it moving over the bead, flicking it gently and caref
>ully from side to side. The process is better than Valium for calming the
> nerves !
>
>Norris Lockley...Settle UK

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