any engineers/lathe operators onsite?

[lewis1641]

i need an engineering solution for my cruiser fork.

i have a crown and steerer and some fork legs but the legs are too bid in diameter to fit the crown.

i think the best way round it is the pit a steel bung in the leg with a smaller diameter bit that will fit inside the steerer if that makes sense.

could anybody make me a pair of these out of steel and if so what sort of costs would i be looking at? i can measure the inside diameter of the fork blades and the crown.

 

[JeRkY]

I am an engineer, I could do the theoretical & design work for you, but being based in the square mile in London, I dont have access to a (functioning) lathe.

 

[lewis1641]

okey dokey. i assume i would be able to do some sort of picture - might not be a technical drawing though! guess it depends if the person doing it "gets" it if that makes sense. will bear you in bind though boss

 

[kaiser]

Got any pics? Might be easier to ream the crown if theres enough meat. I think I'm picturing what your suggesting.

 

[lewis1641]

i'll post some tonight. i wasnt sure if reamins is an option as the hole in the crown is split and bolts are used (picture a rockshox mag 21 crown - its very similar to that.) my brain is telling be a reamer wont work as the hole isnt round?

 

[perry]

Sounds like your after a length of steel stock that steps down in diameter .

Once that's done could someone make me some bottom bracket cups to seat some cartridge bearings , trouble is it's smaller than a typical bottom bracket diameter . I have the old cups which makes it much easier than starting from scratch and some cups from a euro bmx bottom bracket with the bearings in them , its a matter of making them the same size as the ones in the frame .