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Old 12-23-20, 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by scarlson
If it were my bike, I'd cut the crack open with an angle grinder, clean out the inside of the head tube, and braze in an internal sleeve with bronze, followed by building up a fillet where the crack goes through the lug. Although, gad, it's almost as bad to remove the headtube and lower lug and braze in all new. Add a Herse-style dynamo slip-ring and brush thingy for extra credit. But I'm crazy and you shouldn't listen to me.
Was just about to post that you'd done something similar recently. Musta heard me typing...
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