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Old 06-13-21, 06:45 AM
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Doug Fattic 
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Originally Posted by pcb
I've only built one fork, and I'm not a fan. I dislike how hot you need to get the crown and drops vs how thin the tubing is in comparison. It's been done successfully forever, so if you're already comfortable brazing it shouldn't be a problem. But I like the idea of socketed drops/crowns to better equalize the masses that need to be heated.
You must have used brass (frame builders call it brass but really it is bronze) as brazing material. As long as you get close tolerances, silver works perfectly at lower temperatures (1200º instead of 1600º). I know you know this but just saying again. There are a number of socketed front dropouts available that can be brazed with silver. Some fork crowns are easier for my framebuilding class students to braze than others so when you decide it is time, I can advise. I've got some old framebuilding supplies (steerer and fork crown but not blades) from Miele in Toronto when they went bust that will work well.
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