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Step 3Clamp or strap tubes together for welding

Clamp or strap tubes together for welding
During and after filing the donor tube's mitered end, the joint is assembled and checked for correct angle, centeredness (meditation could help here) and plumbness (allignment by eyeball). When it all looks straightish, it is clamped or straped together to be tack welded.

Tack welds are small to avoid melting too much of the nylon strap.
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Long time bicyclist, bike commuter, bike tourer, recent bike builder/experimenter. My day job is as an energy planner for a small utility. I specialize in hydro electric, other renewables and gas fire...
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