Re: [CR] Did any company ever make quadruple-butted tubing?

(Example: Framebuilders:Tony Beek)

Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:37:30 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <johndthompson@gmail.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
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Subject: Re: [CR] Did any company ever make quadruple-butted tubing?

On 08/23/2009 01:26 PM, Kurt Sperry wrote:
> Wasn't "triple butting" just butted tubes with different specs on each
> end? And if so, what would quad butting be?

Ishiwata made "quad-butted" tubing in the mid-80s. IIRC, it went beyond triple butting by adding a new butted section where shift lever bosses were likely to be brazed.

-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA