Obi-Juan
Retro Guru
Other colleagues have already commented, quite accurately, on how to rethread a fork. Basically, it requires a lot of patience (1/4 turn forward and 1/2 turn back), proper lubrication, cleaning off the shavings, and drilling a few millimeters. It's very important that the die, like any cutting tool, is in good condition. And above all, when you see that things aren't going well, STOP!!! It's better to have 2 millimeters damaged (with 1 spacer washer, you could still use the fork) than to throw the whole thing away.
There is a solution, I've seen it once in my life, but I don't recommend it: Solder brass over the damaged thread and rethread it over the brass solder.
Brass is very soft, so I don't recommend it.
Certainly, looking for a new one is the best option. Durotec had great forks for just over 700 grams, and they're cheap (people only look for Spinners, and that helps find good, affordable alternatives
). I found a Durotec for €10.
I only had to spend a lot of time removing the black paint, but since it was spray paint, it came off very easily with thinner. I leave you a photo with the weight
There is a solution, I've seen it once in my life, but I don't recommend it: Solder brass over the damaged thread and rethread it over the brass solder.
Brass is very soft, so I don't recommend it.
Certainly, looking for a new one is the best option. Durotec had great forks for just over 700 grams, and they're cheap (people only look for Spinners, and that helps find good, affordable alternatives
). I found a Durotec for €10.I only had to spend a lot of time removing the black paint, but since it was spray paint, it came off very easily with thinner. I leave you a photo with the weight
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