Tom gets his Willis bike

The Build up of Tom Adams bike

Picked out the new Nova steel OS road lugset for a 36mm headtube for Tom.

Tom does not want the tall lug on the headtube so I tried to show how it will look cut down.

I cut and mitered the tubing and installed them in the jig. The jig does add some complication but it helps keep it in place.

I really need to clean up more.

Pretty close but I need to get it a bit better fit on this headtube to toptube fit.

The joints are starting to really fit well now.

The last joint is just about there then I can put the lugs on. It is funny as people come in and see what I am doing they are all ways surprised to see the fit inside the lug is so close.

The lugs are all on but as you can see I have a little work on that lower headlug fit to figure out.

The bottom bracket shell is all ready now.

Blurry seat lug joint. I put some holes in this lug to act as little windows to watch the silver flow. The seat stays will cover them up.

All set up now comes the heat.

The lower head lug with the little gap pulled in.

The upper head lug with the extra cut off.

The main triangle is all brazed up.

The rear drop outs are brazed on to the chain stays but the stays are not in the bb yet.

The fork tips are brazed on and I am checking the fit to the crown. But a little while later I saw it was the wrong crown.

Tom wanted to know how much room he would have for tires. Key point here is wrong crown.

I have raked the blades now. When I get the wheels built I can plain the length of the blades.

I put the fork and the chainstays on to get a picture up for Tom.

The hubs came in and I am going to figure out the spoke size to use.

High low rear hub.

High flange front hub.

The other view of the rear hub.

Here is the money shot Tom, building up the rear hub.

The rear wheel is built and now I need to put on the tire to check the fit in the frame.

Time for fitting.

Stays are installed and the wheel fits like a glove.

The studs are installed with a very fancy jig to hole the studs in place.

The rear stop is installed I just got it to stand up on it's own and then heated it up.

I keep checking the fit. It just seems so easy to make a mistake and not see it until you have gone too far.

Another one of my fancy jigs to mount the cable stops.

Time to finish the fork and clean up the frame and order the racks so I can figure out were to put the threaded eyes on.

Well the frame and fork are just about done. I will braze on the eyelets then clean up time. Then off to the paint shop. Start saving your pennies Tom it will be soon now.