BREW Bikes LLC    |   home News and Events   |   Bicycle Frame Building Class   |   Frame Building Class Student Comments   |   Road Bikes, Track, Touring & Triathlon   |   Frame Jigs and  parts For Sale   |   Ol' Rusty   |   Mountain Bikes, Single Speeds   |   Soft Goods   |   BMX   |   Golden Deliverance- HD 45   |   Flat Out Flatty Turbo HD45   |   Time Bomb 45 Magnum   |   Welding Class-TIG, MIG, Oxy/Acetylene andPlasma Class   |   Frame Building Classes Pics   |   FrameBuilding Class Pictures Pg. 2   |   Pee-wee Herman picks NEW Bike Sturgis   |   Powder Coating & Ceramic Coatings   |   Custom Frame Sheet   |   Motorcycles   |   BREW Frame Colors & Decals   |   Components   |   Shop pics   |   Brake Cleaner = Phosgene Article   |   Ed's Triumph Engine   |   SG Cycleworks (OLD SCHOOL)   |   SG Cycleworks (OLD SCHOOL)Page 2   |   Race Pictures?   |   FAQ   |   Vacation Pictures   |   Warranty   |   Location   |   NEW--Contact Us   |   Videos   |   BREW Wallpaper   |   About Us Bicycle Frame Building Class Classes in Classes are booking quickly!! February 2012 6th-10th-FULL February 20th-24th 2012 March 19th-23rd 2012 April 2nd-6th 2012 May 7th -11th 2012-FULL Some Dates can be shifted to include weekends. Other class dates may be added if you have another date needed.  are already booking up! Have a friend who also wants a class. Let me know and I may setup a class. If you have interest let me know. We are having a bicycle frame building class that will last for 5 days.  Imagine  building your own frame and also  powdercoating it AND then bringing your own custom frame home.  We will assist in all areas.  This will include a quick TIG welding course also.  We will also assist in final welding if needed. Frame design limited to double triangle and dropouts.   We will limit class to 2.  Expect at least 50 hours of instruction and hands-on experience. No experience is necessary at all. Let me know if any are REALLY interested!! Imagine riding a bike with a frame you built with your own hands! 336-385-BREW (2739)  MTB, Road, SS, Cyclocross, BMX, 29er Frame.   $1500 Price includes Class, class materials and frame materials. Only extra would be if you choose Paragon Dropouts. Located 14 miles away from Boone NC. Great places for nightly food and entertainment. You will need to bring a long sleeve DARK COTTON shirt. If you have them bring a pair of safety glasses, leather gloves and a welding helmet.  What is the class about? This is just some of what you will learn. 1. FUN 2. Metric vs English measurements. 3.Tubing- Butting, single, double, triple and quad. 4. Tubing- how to decipher tubing specs 5. Tubing heat treatments, myths, elongation and hardness 6.Gussets 7.Welding methods explained. MIG, TIG and Oxy/Acetylene 8. Welding bicycle tubing methods. 9. Oxy/Acetylene setups for welding or fillet brazing 10. Welder machine selection (transformer or inverter, air or water cooled, foot control, pulse) 11.Tig terms 12. What is pulse 13. Tungsten types and shaping 14. Weld beads 15. Rod selection 16. Cup selection 17. Nozzle or gas lens? 18. Argon and CFH 19 Torch control 20. Welding 4130 urban legends (MANY) 21. Safety 22. Main tube selection 23. Chainstay design 24. Dropout design 25. Alignments issues. 26.Seatstay design 27. Tube fitment 28. Many hours of weld class and hands on 29. Inspection 30. Tubing pretreatments for powdercoating 31. Powdercoating 32. FUN! A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is needed to hold a position. We also recommend the Tim Paterek's Frame Builders Manual Click on the pic for direct link. Thanks again everyone for their support.