rootboy 

Thanks to Otis for the nudge. I decided to crank up the metal lathe and make some head set installation tools. I initially thought the idea a bit silly since I'm not likely to use such tools very often but figured I didn't want to take a chance on a set of wooden blocks and a mallet. Out in the garage I found a chunk of naval bronze about four inches long with a 1 inch bore through it, and a length of heavy wall, one inch aluminum pipe, so ...why not? I also had a huge, one inch diameter threaded "bolt", a piece of utility pole hardware, with big nuts and washers. These fittings are designed to use on that. I'd like to have thrust bearings in between the big galvanized washers and these bronze tools but I didn't have any. I may still turn some big PTFE washers to act as bearings. These were turned to fit Campagnolo Record head set cups.