What size Tubing on Tacos

[Peekster]

What was the original tubing used on the taco frijoles Were the forks the same as the frame?

 

[Mac]

Nope.........

1" frame tubes, 7/8" fork tubes.

 

[Peekster]

great thanks

 

[Richard Trotter]

ID or OD? inside dia or outside dia?

 

[steven Durham]

I would say 7/8 OD with a wall thickness of .083 Lets not forget tubing is always measured by the OD and Pipe is measured by the ID.
Steve

 

[Jeff Clark]

I have two of them one repop one original mine have two pc forks 7/8 upper and 1" lower. I think the 1pc were all 7/8 as Rick has stated.

 

[Oldsalt]

What was the original tubing used on the taco frijoles Were the forks the same as the frame?

The first pic is an early Steen Frijole. I can't say anything about the Tacos that came with engines, but this early kit Frijole has 1 inch OD tube for all the frame members. See second pic. Recently gave my eldest son a later Frijole and although it is not here to measure I'm sure I recall that [at least] the top frame tube is also 1 inch diameter. I recall feeling lucky that clips, the ones that hold cables to the 7/8 inch frame tube, also worked on it's larger 1 inch tube.

 

[Jeff Clark]

The first pic is an early Steen Frijole. I can't say anything about the Tacos that came with engines, but this early kit Frijole has 1 inch OD tube for all the frame members. See second pic. Recently gave my eldest son a later Frijole and although it is not here to measure I'm sure I recall that [at least] the top frame tube is also 1 inch diameter. I recall feeling lucky that clips, the ones that hold cables to the 7/8 inch frame tube, also worked on it's larger 1 inch tube.

Thats good info and there were a few versions of the bean 1 and 2 and two pc fork and single. OP might be better if he posted what bean he was looking for....

 

[Mac]

Just a wild guess, but I imagine someone is looking to repop a simple Frijole frame.

 

[Peekster]

No just some repairs.

 

[texasfabguy]

The first pic is an early Steen Frijole. I can't say anything about the Tacos that came with engines, but this early kit Frijole has 1 inch OD tube for all the frame members. See second pic. Recently gave my eldest son a later Frijole and although it is not here to measure I'm sure I recall that [at least] the top frame tube is also 1 inch diameter. I recall feeling lucky that clips, the ones that hold cables to the 7/8 inch frame tube, also worked on it's larger 1 inch tube.

nice lathe!