Originally Posted by
fietsbob
a V block holds round things, then you lay out a straight line on a base plate , then measure
the deviations off symmetry at the fork end,
you need the fork crown to be parallel to the base-plane so that needs to be blocked up level.
the strong arm to bend the blades is an extra item,
as is the way you hold the fork while the effort is applied.
+1
I certainly haven't done hundreds of them, but I've had pretty good luck with a v-block (u-bolt) arrangement to hold the steerer relative to a center-line.
The fork below was whacked over to the left and having even a such simple gage as this helped be get a handle on the direction and extent to whick the fork needed to be righted. Still, it's best to proceed slowly -patience is key, because it's not hard to over do things.
I just not feel confident/practiced enough to employ Sheldon's method.
