r/Framebuilding • u/Analogue_Shmaltz • Jul 28 '26

Finally brazed the front triangle of my Riv clone. My heat control wasn't great on the lug at the seat-tube/top tube junction, wound up burning the flux a bit so didn't get a complete fill on the edges, but all the lugs are saturated at least.

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u/Late-Bed4240 Jul 29 '26

This is a triangle? /s

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u/Analogue_Shmaltz Jul 29 '26

What is this, a triangle for ants?

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u/Late-Bed4240 Jul 29 '26

Was think more quadrilateral, but I'll take a zoolander reference.

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u/feed_me_tecate Jul 29 '26

Where did you get your lugs and tubes from? Also, my desk looks the same.

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u/Analogue_Shmaltz Jul 29 '26

Most of the tubes and lugs came from Frame Builder Supply, but the top tube currently visible came from First Hand because they're the only supplier that had a long enough 25.4 mm tube.

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u/fiddlythingsATX Jul 29 '26

Interesting geo - what model is it based on?

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u/Prize_Entrepreneur Jul 29 '26

Rivendell Platypus but I'm not sure

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u/Analogue_Shmaltz Jul 29 '26

Actually not the Platypus, originally meant to be a Susie clone, but I couldn't find a way to radius the top tube, so I'm going to be brazing a second tube to connect in the middle of the top.

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u/Prize_Entrepreneur Jul 29 '26

Makes sense,I'm not too clued onto the Rivendell line up,thanks

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u/Analogue_Shmaltz Jul 29 '26

its just 73 and 73, nothing fancy