I think Chris Chance used to TIG his fillet brazed frames before taking the torch to them, but that could be faulty memory. I do recall seeing some of Chris' early fillet brazed work at the New York Bike Show, don't recall the year. He had an unpainted frame and cutaways, all absolutely gorgeous. Of course, he later went TIG in his Fat City mountain bikes.
I only got a chance to run a TIG torch a couple of times and I must say that it was the most fun welding I have ever done. That soft TIG arc is a joy to work, and there is definitely an artistry to the bead. TIG welding is a performance, as you don't file away your mistakes and blemishes like you do with brass. You also don't get the chance to hide poorly fitting miters inside a lug.
Steve Barner, who will probably buy a TIG welder someday just to play with in Bolton, Vermont
>How much artistry and expression of an individual's "style" can there be in
a
>TIG-welded joint? (Yes, I know sometimes you can maybe tell who TIG'ed it,
on
>rare occasions, knowing other details of the frame).