Holdsworth Criterium

[Lpoolck]

Anyone near Newcastle who has an oxy acc torch and wants to help me remove my brazed on gear mounts? Thanks.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Anyone near Newcastle who has an oxy acc torch and wants to help me remove my brazed on gear mounts? Thanks.

Hacksaw and file would do or if your lucky someone will have a dremmel.

 

[rbreid]

Anyone near Newcastle who has an oxy acc torch and wants to help me remove my brazed on gear mounts? Thanks.

Whoa....steady! Way too hot. Just use a gas aerosol type blowtorch. Even the small chefs ones will do. Screw a long screw into the mount, grip with long handled grips and apply a twisting motion as you apply the heat to the mount

 

[Lpoolck]

Whoa....steady! Way too hot. Just use a gas aerosol type blowtorch. Even the small chefs ones will do. Screw a long screw into the mount, grip with long handled grips and apply a twisting motion as you apply the heat to the mount

The research I did stated that would not work and would need more heat. However I will take your word and buy a chef blowtorch. Thanks again for your help.

 

[smokeysmoo]

Hacksaw and file would do or if your lucky someone will have a dremmel.

^ this. I removed all braze ons on and old Peugeot frame with my Dremmel, worked a treat.

 

[Lpoolck]

@bromptonfb @smokeysmoo
I also read that this was an option to use a hacksaw and/or Dremmel. However I would be worried that I would catch the frame due to the precise work it would need. That being said if the torch does not work I will go down this option.

 

[smokeysmoo]

@bromptonfb @smokeysmoo
I also read that this was an option to use a hacksaw and/or Dremmel. However I would be worried that I would catch the frame due to the precise work it would need. That being said if the torch does not work I will go down this option.

The beauty of a Dremmel is you can be very precise. You can adjust the speed and fit different attachments to it. I wouldn't attempt to restore a bike without mine TBH.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

I wouldn't even try with the torch, I'd be too worried about normalisation of the steel or even buckling if it has any stresses from the original build but I'm not an expert on bike building at all.

Personally I'd hacksaw somewhere near and then file or dremmel, smokey says he's done it already so he'll know more than me.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Beat me to it...

 

[4F]

Hacksaw and file, worked for me.

 

[Lpoolck]

I will look into the dremel / junior hacksaw route more before deciding what to do due to the amount of people who have went down this route and got good results.