<h2 id="links">Links</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1282">hpr 1282</a> john kulps efforts</li>
<li><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2869">hpr 2869</a> part one of my build</li>
<li><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2875">hpr 2875</a> part two</li>
<li>recycled recumbent<br />
<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/recycledrecumbents/home" class="uri">https://sites.google.com/site/recycledrecumbents/home</a></li>
<li>fish mouth cutting on recumbents.com<br />
<a href="https://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/Plans/frametubes.htm" class="uri">https://www.wisil.recumbents.com/wisil/Plans/frametubes.htm</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="pictures">Pictures</h2>
<p>(The images below may be clicked to view the full-sized versions)</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture01-mocking-up-the-parts.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture01-mocking-up-the-parts-small.jpg" alt="Mocking up parts" /></a><br />
mocking up parts to see spacing, especially the crankset</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture02-cutting-fishmouths.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture02-cutting-fishmouths-small.jpg" alt="Laying out fishmouths" /></a><br />
laying out ‘fishmouth’ cut, used to connect two tubes</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture03-cutting-fishmouths.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture03-cutting-fishmouths-small.jpg" alt="Cutting fishmouths" /></a><br />
lay out fishmouth</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture04-cutting-fishmouths.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture04-cutting-fishmouths-small.jpg" alt="Cutting fishmouths" /></a><br />
another layout picture, note marks on tube</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture05-cutting-fishmouths.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture05-cutting-fishmouths-small.jpg" alt="Cutting fishmouths" /></a><br />
finished product</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture06-cutting-fishmouths.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture06-cutting-fishmouths-small.jpg" alt="Cutting fishmouths" /></a><br />
test fitting assembly one, the engine room</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture07-assembly-one-complete.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture07-assembly-one-complete-small.jpg" alt="Brazing complete" /></a><br />
brazing complete! assembly one done</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture08-readying-assembly-two.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture08-readying-assembly-two-small.jpg" alt="Readying assembly" /></a><br />
setting up assembly tube, gray tube slips inside the red tube</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture09-readying-assemby-two.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture09-readying-assemby-two-small.jpg" alt="Removing tab" /></a><br />
need to cut that small tab off, get to hear this in the recording</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture10-jigging-up-assembly2.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture10-jigging-up-assembly2-small.jpg" alt="Jigging up" /></a><br />
jigging up the frame, similar to john kulps set up, see hpr 1282</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture11-assemby2-done.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture11-assemby2-done-small.jpg" alt="Still in the jig" /></a><br />
still in the jig but all brazed up, top half of frame done!</p>
<p><a href="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture12-next-next-brazing-here.jpg"><img src="https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2962/picture12-next-next-brazing-here-small.jpg" alt="More brazing to do" /></a><br />
the next part will be modifiying the rear triangle and brazing it where i’m pointing to.</p>
<h2 id="summary">Summary</h2>
<ul>
<li>all in all, went better than expected, i’ll clean up those brazing joints after the bike is done and has been ridden for a while, before I paint it.</li>
<li>brazing isn’t as difficult as i thought it might be. give it a try its a cool hacker skill!</li>
</ul>
