Set of tools in tray 2 for 2600C

Frame and fork preparation is the service category that separates a shop with full pro tooling from one that subcontracts the work. Head-tube reaming, BB-shell facing, dropout alignment, and seatpost-tube reaming all require dedicated tooling; none of which fits in a chain or wheel tool drawer. The SET2-2600C Frame and Fork Tools tray for the Unior 2600C Master Workbench loads the frame-prep inventory into a single foam-cut bench drawer.

What this tray covers

The tray loads frame-and-fork preparation tools sized for the bench-side workflow:

• Frame-prep reamers and taps; for cleaning out frame-tube threads and reaming the inside of head tubes and BB shells.
• Frame-alignment tools; for checking dropout alignment, derailleur-hanger straightness, and fork-leg parallelism.
• Fork service tools; for the fork-related work that sits between the suspension bench (which has its own SET1-2600D tray) and the main bench.
• Headtube tools; reaming, facing, and bearing-press prep for the head tube interface.

The tray ships with the empty foam shell; replacement shells available separately.

Why frame-prep tools live in their own tray

Frame and fork prep is one of the rarest-use, highest-skill workflows in a workshop. A frame builder might run frame-prep tools daily; a high-volume retail shop runs them weekly at most (typically as part of a new-frame build). Storing them in their own dedicated drawer means they don’t compete with the daily-driver chain and wheel tools for top-drawer space.

For shops without a frame-prep service catalog, the SET2-2600C is unnecessary; the bench gets along fine without it. For shops that do offer frame builds or specialty work, the tray is the way to keep the tools organized and accessible without burying the daily-use inventory.

Compatibility

Sized for the bench-integrated 990WD7 drawer in the Unior 2600C Master Workbench. Compatible with the standalone 990WD7 wide tool chest for shops running frame service from a separate cabinet.

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče, Slovenia, since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The frame-prep tool line carries the same in-house manufacturing standards as the rest of the Unior catalog; hardened-and-tempered chrome-vanadium steel where the tool needs working-edge longevity, drop-forged construction where it needs fatigue resistance.

Pro tip from our mechanics

A frame-and-fork tray is the most service-category-specific tray in the Unior catalog. Whether a shop needs it depends entirely on the service-category mix. Our broader workshop-setup guide covers the service-category-to-tray-loadout decision tree: How to set up a professional bike workshop →