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I do pretty much Broadie’s technique but with braze rather than weld. Which I actually feel is better because the joint is a lot wider than it would be if it were welded.
I’ve spoken to an ex welder that worked on stuff like power plants when he was working and he reckons that on this kind joint, if you’re half decent at tig welding then the sleeve isn’t even required to get a joint that’s at least as strong as the rest of the tube.
I’ve always brazed them with brass before but did the latest one (for my wife, to turn her threaded fork into a threadless) I did it with silver and felt the penetration into the joint was so much better that I’d probably do that in future.
I know some will say that sweating the steerer right out and putting a new one in is the only way to go but, having tried it once, I just feel like that’s a lot of heat to be putting so close to the joints with the fork legs.