Making Frames

We all know what frames are or at least I think that most of us do. Just think though of not having a clue. Now equate that to some frames as in glasses to hold the lens in and you've got something cooking. That's just an expression though, a way of saying another thing we don't mean. It's similar to the one where you're cooking in bacon grease, only there's not really bacon cooking and certainly no pigs are involved. Basically, it's a way of saying something is really, perfectly good. Alright, we all know frames though like the ones on a bike. The same sort of thing holds up much larger things like the inside of a car or a motorcycle except on a much larger scale. The car is more complicated though because it requires a connections with a circuit, pumps, and probably a few other things of that sort. Frames though in reality are made up of a larger series of tubes. Shorter tubes that are hollow inside take off much of the weight. These then can fuse together at various points called connections to make a larger series of things. We'll look at the art of connections though since these are what enable other things to be made. There's special fittings that go on over the ends like in a pipe that holds water. These can screw into place say if the end is threaded and matches the turns of the cap. The only issue with that is these connections all add a ton more in weight. Also, these connection spots say in water pipes tend to be where these leak due to the constant wear of stuff over time. The other issue with these besides the weight are the looks. Let's explore some other sorts of connections. Say if the ends of the pipes are specially fitted, you could hold these together with just a few nuts, bolts, and some screws. That's just a nice way of saying though that you have two totally unconnected pieces and are relying on the strength of the third to hold the other two together. The third though is only as strong as the joint which is why you have to add some pieces of support say to the back. Still, that only makes say something that moves in its' place as these two joints turn around on the screw. Then there's the matter of just a tad bit of welding. Welding is so named cause you'd need a whole safety hat, face shield, and some other protective sort of a gear. To do this you'll need a torch that throws off some flames and a bit of metal material to make what is known as the solder. These tend to be a bit more solid I guess, but let's face it. The welding's hard work to go through just for a bit of all that. Granted, it's got it's uses say for holding pipes that carry things together. In place of the welding, you can always try adding in a good bit of smolder. By that I mean, you'll take the two end pieces, and insert them in a very hot furnace or something known as a kiln. You'll only add the ends though, nothing else. As the metal heats it starts to grow runny. Before that though, it'll just be awfully soft. You'll want to heat the two ends at the exact same sort of time then press them onto each other in the shape that's been desired. You might even need to grab a hammer or an anvil and give it a good sort of a bang. This encourages the ends to stay more in place. It also flattens the heated ends of the metal firmly together. Altogether it works in size and in shape. It's lightweight and quite nice to the eyes. Beyond that, you can do anything you please after you've made some sorts of connections, within reason of course.