FRANCES

SMALL-TIME BICYCLE DESIGN & MANUFACTURE

Santa Cruz, California United States

831 469 3369

FRAMEBUILDER & CONSTRUCTEUR

Design, fabrication, & assembly of fully integrated bicycles with an emphasis on fit, performance, utility, and beauty.

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STEEL FRAME REPAIR AND MODIFICATION SERVICES AVAILABLE

Alignment - Tube and dropout replacement - Brazons

Nichols Hand miller

Nichols Hand miller

Cutting chainstays

Cutting chainstays

This assembly allows the accurate mitering of chainstay pairs. 

cutting a long miter on a cargo rack tube

cutting a long miter on a cargo rack tube

cutting stems

cutting stems

Building straight stems is all about making straight miters.

Mitering a Seat tube

Mitering a Seat tube

The fixture locates the cutter on the center of the rotary table, making it possible to make consistent calibrated cuts.  The base holds a variety of blocks and fixtures with a Heinrich quick-clamp.

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Nichols Hand miller
Cutting chainstays
cutting a long miter on a cargo rack tube
cutting stems
Mitering a Seat tube