Was this ever even ON-TOPIC?
It appears from the beginning to be basically a general bicycle mechanics thread which is covered quite well by at least two other websites that have forums for bicycle mechanics for bike vintage and new bikes. Took a slight turn to ON-TOPIC for a post or two and then went OFF-TOPIC again.
=8-)
If this had been a topic from the beginning about taking a vintage frame and reaming it up to todays common diameters, etc. in order to fit newer headsets -
then you wouldn't have heard from me...
=8-)
Robert Shackelford San Jose, CA USA
Quoting verktyg <verktyg@aol.com>:
> Andrew,
>
> Good point, hand facing tools are not that accurate and it's easy torque
> the cutters to one side or the other leaving an uneven surface.
>
> The head tube and fork crown faces affect headset alignment and are more
> critical than the BB faces.
>
> I've had to reface these surfaces a 2nd time because a headset wasn't
> properly aligning.
>
> If the bores on the head tube are already to the correct size, it's easy
> to cut them oversize with the head tube facing tool.
>
> I had someone make me a brass bushing to use in place of the head tube
> ID reamer on my VAR #32 facing tool to prevent this.
>
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/
>
> Chas. Colerich
> Oakland, CA USA
>
>
> Andrew R Stewart wrote:
> >
> > I have chased and faced the same frames two or three times over the
> > years and each time the facing showed slight unevenness had existed
> > before. Yet the same tools and techniques were used (I've owned my own
> > Campy tool kit since 1980). I think I could repeat any number of times
> > and still see a very slight change each time.
> >
> > Andrew R Stewart
> > Rochester, NY
>
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