once i got 'up to speed' with my skills and intuition, i believed that the amount of extra work needed to draw braze material into all the nook/crannies and the sheer extra time it took to finesse the molten braze to 'conform' to these lug details... would also negate any gains added by doing that perceived 'stress-relieving' thang!!
that is, the concept makes sense. but, in reality i think it's unfounded. so-shoot me, huh! e-RICHIE chester, ct
brucerobbins@supanet.com writes: Richard Rose wrote:
I'd like to know more about this "stress
> relieving" aspect of lug design. The esthetics being a personal thing,
> are there any good design reasons for the "ornate" style? I prefer
clean
> lines myself, but if there are sound reasons for going more decorative
> I'm listening.
I don't know if one design is better than another from a stress-relieving point of view but didn't Jack Denny of Hetchins fame once say something about a series of jagged cuts with a hacksaw being just as good as an elaborate pattern?
Bruce
Dundee
Scotland