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@Chaley
The steerer on my 72 year old bike is cracked, the forks are quite nice looking so I don’t want to replace them.
The plan is:
Cut off the top of the cracked fork,
Cut of the top of another 1” fork I have,
Chamfer the joining ends,
Drill some holes through the steerer,
Put a 50mm length of tube inside the steerer, with a chartered edge to the inside,
Push it all together,
Clamp it with some angle iron,
Mig weld the holes,
Mig weld the joint,
File it all smooth,
Job done?
Does this sound the right way to go?
I’ve even done a little drawing, that’s got to be worth some points?
I’m pretty confident about my mig welding, but nobody uses mig on bike stuff.
I could give it to a mate to have it TIGed, but it’ll sit in his garage for quite awhile, we’ll at least until he’s finished the motorcycle header he’s building.
Another option is to send it to somebody who knows what they’re doing.
Cheers Ta.
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