Hardest Part of the Frame, DONE! - DIY Bike Frame Ep 11

Episode 11 in my hardtail mountain bike framebuilding series. Fitting and brazing the chainstays between the yoke and dropouts. The hard part of this step is making sure the dropouts are inline with each other so the rear wheel tracks straight with the frame.
Hobby framebuilder. Video series of me building a new bike frame in my garage. This will be the 8th frame I've built, but my first CZcams video series. The new frame will be built up as a trail bike with a 150mm fork.
DIY Bike Frame
#HobbyFrameFab
Check out Paul Brodie's channel ‪@paulbrodie‬ for more framebuilding videos:
/ @paulbrodie
I'm a big fan of this playlist from Paul where he builds a Brodie Romax:
• Romax Build
Check out this playlist from BikeFarmer ‪@bkefrmr‬ where he builds a lugged steel adventure/touring frame:
• Bicycle Framebuilding

[@slimdog72]

The fillets look great at the CS and drop outs. I probably wouldn't have even ground them. Keep up the good work.

[@ThriftyFramebuilder]

Thanks! It’s likely not getting painted so I’m gonna try to get the fillets (mostly) presentable.

[@Pcbootleger1]

Was the frame soaked in water or was that something else?

[@ThriftyFramebuilder]

Yup, just really hot water. I get it boiling in an electric tea kettle then pour it over the fluxed areas.

[@agoose6277]

firth!

[@ThriftyFramebuilder]

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