I think that all the early RBW frames made at Waterford were silver brazed 753
frames and 531 forks. 853 is thinner and stiffer feeling than 753. Having had
examples of both, I like 753 better. 853 frames (robot welded?) are avail
fairly cheaply from Taiwan manufacturers. 753 is a braze only material.
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From: CycloFiend <cyclofi...@earthlink.net>
To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, December 23, 2009 11:06:01 AM
Subject: Re: [RBW] Re: F.S. 56.5 Waterford built All Rounder $1200
on 12/23/09 8:52 AM, XO-1.org Rough Riders at adventureco...@gmail.com
wrote:
> It's not a 753 frame. I think that's a typo. 853 is more likely.
853 was a tubeset designed for tig welding, referred to as "Air-Hardened" so
that it strengthens as it is welded. 753 was formulated for low temp
brazing applications. Both 853 and 753 required a builder to be certified
before Reynolds would sell it to them.
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