I glass beaded Dougs frame yesterday and applied the etch primer.  Today I just finished applying the surfacer/sealer.  When it is cured, I will sand and then apply the black for the panel stripes and the white for the seat stay stripes.

The tendinitis is subsiding and I found if I grip with my left hand and guide with my right, I can get some stuff done.  Assuming I can rent the glass bead cabinet tomorrow, I will have Dougs frame through prime and ready to start putting on
 color Tuesday.  The

 other frame is Tinas,

 and I will paint it as

 soon

 as we get back from NAHBS. 

 I've even been able to get Ians front triangle in the fixture, really a fun project.  Honest Sonny, yours is next!  And OBC lives, the

 Columbus chain stays

will be recycled into Ians

 frame.

 All the brazing is complete on Dougs frame.  All that's left to do is ream, hone, and slot the seat tube and finish detailing the shore lines and fillets.

A close up of the stainless dropout face.  A lot of work for something that can't be seen with the wheel installed, but well worth it to avoid paint chipping.

 The seat stay bridge is on along with the six cable guides.  Then one final alignment check prior to silver brazing on the dropout faces. 

While my arm is on the mend, I have the seat stay bridge just about ready the braze in.  I also drilled some drain holes and cut off the excess head tube.   

My elbow is too sore to saw, file, and sand on Dougs frame, although I did rough in the scallops on the seat stays.  So I have spent the morning finalizing the design for Ians frame set, I will also build the fork as a 357 mm axle to crown fork isn't available on the open market. These are his color preferences, by the way.

At the days end, here is where we sit.  The seat stays are fully brazed on along with the last remaining top tube cable guide.  It weighs under 4 lbs. now and should finish up the same.  As time allows, I will bend up the seat stay bridge and attach it along with the dropout faces and remaining cable guides.