@anon91558591 I agree, space is a real consideration! I have the time, skills, and brainpower to build frames, but no space! I am in the process of setting up a TINY workspace, and thanks to your recommendation I will look into tube notchers.
Good advice on the considerations of pro vs amateur. All the pro builders I have seen put fixtures on a dedicated machine. Once you start moving fixtures around, squaring them up, tramming your mill, you lose all the time savings and open up room for mistakes.
I am still in the process of testing this, but I think you could 3D-printed soft jaws for fixturing. A printed die is really cheap (<$5) so you could print a die for every tube size.
Questions:
- Is there a tube notcher you recommend to your students?
- Do you think its possible to design a framebuilder specific notcher?
This one looks really sturdy:
