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That was a very good solution using the spoke lengths.
I also thought JBWeld would be well suited, but anything really tough would last maybe forever.
I had a RockShox Paris-Roubaix road-suspension fork that needed a millimeter or two extra height (tire clearance) at the bridge, and coincidentally found that there was a tiny hole cast or drilled in the lower leg up from the curve of the slot!
I slid a small, flat-head nail into each fork slot's hole, secured with silicon glue. This lifted the fork up from the axle, and gained the needed space atop the tire for a skinny cyclocross tire.
Of course I didn't go anywhere near mud with such scant clearance above the tread!
And BTW, I don't recommend drilling any holes in the OP's dropouts.