In a message dated 3/31/04 7:34:57 AM Pacific Standard Time,
kohl57@starpower.net writes:
> Dare I suggest that we can add bicycles to sausages and laws when it's best
> not to look at how they are made?
>
I agree with Richard that there it's difficult to accurately judge color temperature from a film, as the hot portion of the joint is going to greatly over-exposed in relation to the rest of the subject matter. That said, I've personally had enough frames on the alignment table that were so easy to move a lot, that I don't have a lot of faith in the "semi-skilled worker with a torch at a carousel" method of building.
Many years ago, I watched Tesch silver braze a joint at the Masi San Marcos facility (one of his own frames) and it was a thing of true beauty! Just red enough and just long enough for good flow!
I'd much rather watch eRitchie make a bike than eat a hot-dog!
Stevan Thomas
Alameda, CA