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This set of DVD's, produced by Tim Paterek, comes in a four disk set. It covers every step of building a lugless bicycle frame using more sophisticated power tools. Chapter markers make it easy to locate particular scenes. Many of the steps in this set of DVD's are executed with the milling machine and lathe. The primary joining techniques used in this instructional set of DVD's are bronze fillet brazing and 56% cad free silver brazing.
This video was added to our catalog on February 14, 2007 in Vehicles::Bicycle and Metalworking::Welding.
Product availability: very long wait
Video 1 is fairly simple, review real detailed minutia. If you can stay awake through that you will see some good tips, mostly on layout. I plan on getting #2 in the series...after a nap.
Good videos, but they won't play on standard DVD players. Disc 1 played fine, but 2-4 wouldn't. Tried three different DVD players. Two in the house, one in the car. Tried the DVD player on two different computers. Still no luck. It would play fine on my DVD-RW drive, so it must be something in the formatting. So, unless you are planning on watching it on a computer with a DVD-RW drive, you may have a hard time watching it.
Video itself is very good, but playability issues give it a low rating.
Great DVD, useful for the hobbyist or aspiring professional. The first DVD starts with the drawing board, and covers tube mitering with a mill. I can't wait for the second disc to arrive!
The content of these framebuilding videos was excellent. It covers machining the tubing, joining the parts, and aligning the frame. I found the frame alignment parts very valuable. EVERY step of the framebuilding process is covered. This leads to a lot of video, but you'll get tips on each section of the project that would have been left out of a shorter video. If you are looking for a flashy video with high dollar editing, this is not it. This video is content and not packaging. I wish he had covered: materials other than steel, reasons for choosing one type of brazing over another, and basic design rules of thumb.
