Originally Posted by
dsbrantjr
Plus the possible medical/dental bills if it fails; the potential for catastrophic failure (and I don't perceive any "minor" or "recoverable" failure mode on a fork, you are going down hard) is too great.
People put too much faith in epoxies IMO. JB Weld is NOT as strong as a weld by a huge factor.
I'm not considering JB Weld as a structural component, but rather a limited compression spacer which it should be able to hold up to.
Perhaps one could make a washer/ring that would do the same thing. Cut off all the aluminum, all the way around. Then heat up and press on a brass ring. Get a shop with the seat tool to finish it to size.