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Old 10-16-18 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by steppinthrax
This is my motivator.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHcjh4O20ko

Seems he's going thru everything. Except his new fork seems to be "just the right length" so no cutting. I'm understanding in order to cut a tube you'd need a special "guide" that holds the saw blade straight. I guess you could get away with using a pipe cutter maybe?

His new fork also has v-brake bosses. It seems pretty straightforward to me....
Not sure if your reference of using a pipe cutter is on a threaded steerer or a threadless one. But on a threaded one the pipe cutter will want to follow the threads and work it way along the steerer, traveling in a helix. As I understand pipe cutters they are used when the tube is rather soft, CU or AL, not steel or carbon. Andy
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