We all know schwinn Fillit brased their frames--but early 40s frames were electro welded then leaded to give the schwinn look. I think what Richard means is the solder would melt out(and the frame fall apart) as the brasing is a higher temp process.Maybe they were brased then soldered to give the smooth look. sam lingo,pleasanton tx
>
> Richard, I'm sure it is. I'm no techie. All I know
> is that after the
> tubes were soldered together, an additional
> something (metal) was used
> to fill in and create smooth rounded joints,looking
> much like todays
> fillet brazed (??) Ti frames.
>
> Michael Allison
> New York, NY
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