Old 03-20-08, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by roadfix
How do you taper them?
They come tapered, either through a simple drawing process using rotary dies
or "Pilger" process which uses rotary dies and an internal mandrel which provides better
material thickness control.

I'll be building this one with Pilger blades. Makes for a very nice riding fork.

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