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@LeChef
A quick steerer tube job for a 20” folder that had developed a crack in the threads and eventually snapped. It’s the first one of these I’ve done but I’ve seen others do it. Getting the cuts nice and square to each other took longer than actually welding it up. Stainless 1.6 rod on 45 amps did the job, with a wall thickness of around 1.5mm I think. One magnetic welding square on each side to keep it all straight.
I had to spot it at 4 points and rotate it as I don’t have a turning setup. It’s something I’ve been thinking about making recently. Maybe something based around a variable speed motor.
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