Brazing materials used by Rickman to build frames
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A tale once heard from a Renold Tube Gentleman as we discussed sticking my replica Domirace frames together (17g 4130 tube ).
The Norton race team manager Joe Craig once had one of those experts (spelt exspurt tell him that he should be having his factory team frames nickle bronze brazed rather tan Sifr Bronze No1 welded. Renold were instructed to nickle bronze braze the next years factory race team frames. During the race season they all broke and the following year the frames were once again being Sif Bronze No 1 welded........
Of course had Mr Craig bothered to ask Renold for advice he would of been advised to continue with Sif bronze no1 welding......but he didnt.... Renold were more than happy to offer advice to customers based on their many years of experience IF and I repeat IF it was requested but believed in the age old principle that the customer was always right and if that is what the customer orders ....
The Norton race team manager Joe Craig once had one of those experts (spelt exspurt tell him that he should be having his factory team frames nickle bronze brazed rather tan Sifr Bronze No1 welded. Renold were instructed to nickle bronze braze the next years factory race team frames. During the race season they all broke and the following year the frames were once again being Sif Bronze No 1 welded........
Of course had Mr Craig bothered to ask Renold for advice he would of been advised to continue with Sif bronze no1 welding......but he didnt.... Renold were more than happy to offer advice to customers based on their many years of experience IF and I repeat IF it was requested but believed in the age old principle that the customer was always right and if that is what the customer orders ....
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What year would that have been, JM ?
Can't find any mention of that in the records.
And, Nortons had had several previous encounters of having machines not finish from using untried technology,
so I'd find it unlikely they would have fallen for that again again....
There must be nickel bronzes and nickel bronzes too, plunger dommie frames are routinely repaired with nickel bronze these days. I have one such example myself, and although it hasn't won any IoM TT races, its still hanging together...
Can't find any mention of that in the records.
And, Nortons had had several previous encounters of having machines not finish from using untried technology,
so I'd find it unlikely they would have fallen for that again again....
There must be nickel bronzes and nickel bronzes too, plunger dommie frames are routinely repaired with nickel bronze these days. I have one such example myself, and although it hasn't won any IoM TT races, its still hanging together...