[CR]Built-up lugs

(Example: Framebuilders:Alberto Masi)

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Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2002 08:37:11 -0700
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Jan Heine" <heine@mindspring.com>
Subject: [CR]Built-up lugs

Singer still makes all their lugs that way. Most of them now are made by welding together tubes, then filing. Very strong, very labor-intensive, but the original lugs haven't been available in a long time.

Herse sometimes did the same. I suspect others did - Daniel Rebour recommends it in his books, if the builder is capable of doing it well. Does it really make for a stronger joint?

Jan Heine, Seattle