Hi Mark.
I'll start off by saying I'm not a frame builder, so those on the list who know more about this should respond. If you disagree I won't take offense, that's part of learning.
This strikes me as a BAD idea. We have no idea how many miles, crashes, salted roads, eta these lugs have been exposed to. Add to that the stresses of either grinding or torch cutting the old tubes out, and your left with a pretty questionable set of lugs.
Considering the time and skill it takes to construct a hand built frame, it makes no sense to risk all that on some as common and replaceable as lugs. If you do this to satisfy your own interest we would all be interested in the results, but we won't spend money on it.
Tom Harriman
San Francisco, Ca
> Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:37:24 -0600
> To: jonswriter@att.net; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> From: mark@bikesmithdesign.com
> Subject: Re: [CR] Are Nervex lugs reusable?
>
> At 3/12/2010 09:35 AM -0800, Jon Spangler wrote:
> >Listers,
> >
> >My ebay saved search for "Peugeot" came up with an unusual auction
> >this morning: someone has cut up a frame in order to
> >offer just the "Nervex lugs" (from a previously-built bike!) for sale:
> >
> >ebay item# 280473362068
> >
> >Is this a good idea? Does it work to re-use "used" lugs on a new frame?
> >I have never heard of this before, but the recycler in me likes the
> >concept--IF it works...
>
> If you grind out the tubes instead of melting and use silver you
> should be OK.
>
> If you can find metric sized tubes to build a new frame with. That
> Peugeot is likely built with 26mm TT and 28mm DT and ST.
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> Mark Stonich;
> BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
> 5349 Elliot Ave S. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55417 USA
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