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In the jig, about ready to weld. I think this ended up taking parts from two frames and three forks? Warning: This isn't a very good jig. My frame came out a little crooked. Do a better job than I did.
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Grabbed some square tubing out of the scrap bin for the jig, clamped the main tube on to keep it in place.
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Mitered this with an angle grinder. Not very precise. It was good enough for stick welding (sort of) but now that I've moved to brazing I have to make better joints.
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Tacked together and out of the jig. The upper end of the steer tube has a stem going into it, and clamped to that is the top part of the front frame (it'll be bolted eventually). I'm not sure if I like this setup, but it was the best I could come up with for making one end of the steer tube detach from the front frame.
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From the other side...
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One of the seat clamps. These didn't turn out so well... I'll continue to work on better seat clamps.
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Finished! And then some, actually. This photo was taken after I completely rebuilt the front end, a few months after I finished the original frame. At this point I was just starting to learn to ride it.
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A few months later... Ran into some friends while out riding; they were kind enough to pass along these two photos. I'm especially grateful because I can't often take photos of myself riding! I was still learning to control the bike, but good enough to manage the 20-odd miles to and from Winters.
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The open road!
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Coming soon: A build history for the second Python... (Until then, click the photo for a Picasa gallery.)
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