Machining modern aluminum 1.125 steerer to 1 inch?

Obvious point, but why not just buy some forks that fit? I mean, you wouldn't go to a tailors, buy the wrong suit and then sent it off to be altered, so why do it with cycle parts?
 
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groovyblueshed":1211xiuw said:
Mmm, what could possibly go wrong? This idea is a contender for the Darwin Awards. Prepare the obituary...


Careful , this one has a mouth and he's not afraid to use it :wink: :lol:
 
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dyna-ti":1t7cw3qu said:
groovyblueshed":1t7cw3qu said:
Mmm, what could possibly go wrong? This idea is a contender for the Darwin Awards. Prepare the obituary...


Careful , this one has a mouth and he's not afraid to use it :wink: :lol:

Indeed. Which kind of got me inspired after reading your exchanges. I felt duty bound to add value... :wink:

Meanwhile:

"Smokin' Hot Sauce! A 2012 Darwin Award Nominee – Confirmed True by Darwin
(27 February 2012, North Carolina) "It was just a freak incident," said an investigator, that caused the death of 43-year-old Gary Allen Banning. Gary was at a friend's apartment when he spotted a salsa jar containing a mystery fluid. Thinking that it was an alcoholic beverage, he helped himself to a sizeable swig of gasoline! Naturally enough, he immediately spit out the offending liquid onto his clothes. Then, to recover from the shock, Gary lit a cigarette.
Whoosh! Gas+Flame=Combustion.

Firefighters responded to calls reporting a fire in the apartment, and found a badly burned man sitting on a charred carpet. The following morning, Gasoline Gary died at the UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill.

Two mistakes caused his death. The first mistake was minor: gulping a golden liquid from a salsa jar. Although Darwin Awards editors feel that a jar of yellow liquid is best left sealed, drinking its contents usually does not lead to combustion. But the second mistake--lighting up a cigarette to recover from the shock of taking a mouthful of gasoline--was a decision that an average five year old would consider questionable. As the late Bill Hicks said, "Darn, we lost another idiot."

Gary's friend was a mechanic and kept the jar of gasoline near the kitchen sink to remove grease from his hands."

http://www.darwinawards.com/
 
I used to keep old drainings from forks and brakes(both hydraulic and mineral) in a coke cola bottle.

Yup :oops: Had an identical bottle in the room and coke is much the same colour and i dint notice and took a swig.
Velvety is the only way id describe the sensation of swallowing that heady brew :? thank god it was only a little went down

Ever rinsed your mouth out with swarfega. I dont recommend it :lol:
 
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I have a bike with a way below height too short steerer in stem combo that I ride just for the thrill of not knowing whether/when/if it will fail. Not quite Darwin but along the same lines as OP.

I can't afford a wing suit.
 
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groovyblueshed":1kt4q91q said:
dyna-ti":1kt4q91q said:
groovyblueshed":1kt4q91q said:
Mmm, what could possibly go wrong? This idea is a contender for the Darwin Awards. Prepare the obituary...


Careful , this one has a mouth and he's not afraid to use it :wink: :lol:

Indeed. Which kind of got me inspired after reading your exchanges. I felt duty bound to add value... :wink:

Meanwhile:

"Smokin' Hot Sauce! A 2012 Darwin Award Nominee – Confirmed True by Darwin
(27 February 2012, North Carolina) "It was just a freak incident," said an investigator, that caused the death of 43-year-old Gary Allen Banning. Gary was at a friend's apartment when he spotted a salsa jar containing a mystery fluid. Thinking that it was an alcoholic beverage, he helped himself to a sizeable swig of gasoline! Naturally enough, he immediately spit out the offending liquid onto his clothes. Then, to recover from the shock, Gary lit a cigarette.
Whoosh! Gas+Flame=Combustion.

Firefighters responded to calls reporting a fire in the apartment, and found a badly burned man sitting on a charred carpet. The following morning, Gasoline Gary died at the UNC Burn Center in Chapel Hill.

Two mistakes caused his death. The first mistake was minor: gulping a golden liquid from a salsa jar. Although Darwin Awards editors feel that a jar of yellow liquid is best left sealed, drinking its contents usually does not lead to combustion. But the second mistake--lighting up a cigarette to recover from the shock of taking a mouthful of gasoline--was a decision that an average five year old would consider questionable. As the late Bill Hicks said, "Darn, we lost another idiot."

Gary's friend was a mechanic and kept the jar of gasoline near the kitchen sink to remove grease from his hands."

http://www.darwinawards.com/

Never used petrol to clean my hands , Cif , white spirit , cellulose thinners or swarfega-type stuff , depending on whats on them .

Mike
 
peguinpower":eoxa0iwy said:
I came upon a good deal for a Fox RLC fork in 1.125 and ....

don't - there are plenty of Fox forks on ebay and elsewhere so bide your time for the correct one.

from what I can tell, the bottom part of the steerer is flared out so you would be taking metal off at its most stressed point - a bad idea.
 
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Mike Muz 67":2mynxb3h said:
Never used petrol to clean my hands , Cif , white spirit , cellulose thinners or swarfega-type stuff

Toluene and Acetone are common ingredients in thinners. Both will go right through your skin and into your bloodstream. Both are neurotoxins.
 
Not sure about Acetone fjm. Its a product ive used in big quantities stripping the cellulose lacquer off 50's furniture. I was taught professionally so i would hope as no gloves other than thin surgeons gloves(usually none)
Acetone evaporates quickly so we were taught for instance stripping a large panel, to lay a towel over it and thoroughly soak it. This prevents the acetone from vaporizing and allows it to work on the cellulose.
 

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