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Re: home-made titanium frame for air-cooled mono Honda
Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2014 10:35 pm
by Mark K
Bully fanatic wrote:I just read that the frame weighs 3.8 kilos. That is light.
In a recent post the builder of that claimed it was 3.3 kg (well under half the weight of an original frame) and he also confirmed that the 3 bars of pressure (which would only add a couple of grams to the weight) was to monitor the integrity.
Re: home-made titanium frame for air-cooled mono Honda
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:53 am
by TriCub
Having a piont like that would be handy if any repairs where needed as welding Ti needs sheilding gas on the inside as well the outside when TIG welding.
Got to build me one of those RC flying mowers looks like a hoot.
Re: home-made titanium frame for air-cooled mono Honda
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 10:01 pm
by Bully fanatic
Yes I got the weight wrong Mark. That is what I get for relying on my failing memory. I had 3.8 in my mind for some reason. I`ll blame old age!

Re: home-made titanium frame for air-cooled mono Honda
Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 11:34 pm
by Mark K
Bully fanatic wrote: ........ I`ll blame old age!

Graham, I'd put you somewhere in the same age group as me. The problem isn't that you're old.
The problem is that you were born a hell of a long time ago.
Don't admit to any of that 'getting old' stuff.
After all, you've seen what happens to old bikes - they get chopped up and put back together in ways you'd never want to think about.
Re: home-made titanium frame for air-cooled mono Honda
Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 12:48 pm
by matt_c
Same reason you pressurise a drag line boom Dave: crack detection.