Re: [CR] Lostwax Lugs

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To: <passionateyouththing@yahoo.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:01:31 -0500
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From: "Dale Brown" <oroboyz@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR] Lostwax Lugs

<<...notice the use of the term "lostwax lugs." Does this refer to a process of lug making? >>

Yes, those are the same as investment cast lugs... There is a lot written about them. Google Henry James lugs, he explains it pretty well. They started appearing in the mid to late19 70s and now are about all anyone uses, with a very few notable exceptions. Big topic; read up on it and come back with more specific questions if you have them.

Dale Brown Greensboro, North Carolina USA http://www.classicrendezvous.com

-----Original Message----- From: Kirke Campbell <passionateyouththing@yahoo.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 5:30 pm Subject: [CR] Lostwax Lugs

Hello List! Maybe some of the framebuilders out there can answer my question... I have been browsing through old Panasonic catalogs at http://panabike.s-cars.org/ recently (I am quite smitten with some of the top-of-the-line models!) and notice the use of the term "lostwax lugs." Does this refer to a process of lug making? Can anyone explain it to me? Thanks!

Kirke Campbell
Houston, Texas USA