Cobra Framebuilding's video: Yeehaw TIG Welding Chainstays on a Steel Bike Frame

The mountain bike build series continues! Today we're TIG welding the chinstays onto the bike frame. Of course, we're using a chainstay yoke for this bike, which we welded together in an earlier video. So that needs to get thrown in there, too. Along with beautiful action shots of all that TIG welding, I discuss a few other things that come up: checking rear-end alignment, using a Park Tool bike stand while welding out the frame, what it's like welding different diameters of bike tubing versus the straight part of the chainstay yoke, and how forward-geometry mountain bike design is pushing the limits of common bicycle framebuilding tools. Next, we'll be bending and mitering the seat stays, so we can finish welding out the rear end of the bike! Here is the playlist of the whole Hardtail Mountain Bike Frame Build—I'll keep adding to it as we go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0okGsgYBObc&list=PLh0BOtXK_s5edhuy-y5C6E41UT-ZLGukE For more videos on TIG welding in the bicycle framebuilding context, check out my TIG playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZhaxQe67sQ&list=PLh0BOtXK_s5dBZa0l7hjPTyE3RXCvanrg SUBSCRIBE for more videos on bicycle framebuilding and other shop-related topics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBIJI-omNmRdt_4LsF-2PrA?sub_confirmation=1 SHOP MY TOOLS: If you're looking for bicycle framebuilding tools: http://cobraframes.net. FOLLOW my shop updates on Instagram (@cobraframes): http://instagram.com/cobraframes. LISTEN to my podcast all about bicycle framebuilding, the Shut Up and Build Bikes podcast: http://cobraframes.net/podcast MUSIC: Kontekst - Buddha (https://soundcloud.com/kontekstmusic) Urple Actus - Please Hold (https://soundcloud.com/urpleactus) Urple Actus - Landing (https://soundcloud.com/urpleactus) Muciojad - Pennsylvania Forecast (https://soundcloud.com/muciojad) Urple Actus - Sunshine (https://soundcloud.com/urpleactus)