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I like playing with different dropout treatments and these PMW low mount dropouts can lend to a few options. Here is my general process for getting them to sit nicely in the stays. The two bikes I am currently building use them, one QR the other TA. My first step is to cut the tab down a bit to fit into the chainstay, this allows me to better determine the angle I need to cut the chainstays at since you can't bend these dropouts without ruining the placement of the ISO tab. Once I have a confirmation of the slot angle I hacksaw the slots and finish with a file. The ends of the chainstays are then shaped depending on what aesthetic I am going for, the QR versions have slanted scallops, the TA will have the points following the curve of the dropouts.
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#512
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Sweet work!
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#513
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Lookin’ good!
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#514
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Post brazing and rubbing out to 2000 grit
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#515
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SS stuff???
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#517
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Chromed like finish I imagine, that will be sick nice.
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#518
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It will take on both chrome and bead blasted finish, the final design is still taking shape but I too think sick!
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#519
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I've kind of stopped commenting because there's only so many ways to say "wow, super nice", but I always appreciate seeing the new work.
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This is another reminder that there are more great builders out there than the number of bikes I can own. While I can't get all the great bikes, I can get some of them and perhaps the cosmos will lead to one of Aaron's. These are really nice.
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#521
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Man those dropouts are nice. I think I have a bit of a dropout obsession. It bugs me when they don't look aesthetically pleasing or well finished.
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#522
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Really nice craftsmanship!
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#523
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Those are clean!
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#524
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Kid getting better and better.
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#525
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This looks beautiful. I have a SS frame & love it, but the polished bits are stunning. What are you planning to do with decals? Any thought of bead blasting them, when possible?
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