FIlling the hole in drilled forks - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Object · 29th May 2008

What's the best way to do it.

There's no way the bike will ever need a brake and I'm going to be getting it powder coated anyway so it makes sense to me to have the hole filled before that.

Help and advice is appreciated?

31t®um · 29th May 2008

maybee aryldite??
then sand down?

dogsballs · 29th May 2008

that metal fix stuff, like araldite, but to fix metal

TheBrick(Tommy) · 29th May 2008

body filler from a car shop. Get the fine stuff as it is only a small hole fill so a that it sticks out proud and sand down.

31t®um · 29th May 2008

there ya go

dovoneil · 29th May 2008

That bloke off the 'My car is my lover' program last night could help with this problem.

31t®um · 29th May 2008

Skully · 29th May 2008

Ross at BC sorted a mate of mine's drilled fork out before powdercoating, an excellent job... ask him! But don't moan on here if you don't like the answer Emily! ;)

Object · 29th May 2008

I'm not speak to that cunt :]

VanUden · 29th May 2008

I know just the stuff for this (have used it for all sorts in the past, including fixing a door after we were broken in to! Plus various motorbike repairs.). Use Chemical Metal, it's a really strong 2-part filler that once hardened can be drilled, tapped, all sorts. Linky:

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryrn_70054

Object · 29th May 2008

You guys are awesome.

dogsballs · 29th May 2008

you listen to her and not me earlier, bah!!

Object · 29th May 2008

I was thanking all of you.

fred · 29th May 2008

depends if you really want it to stay like it is. Eventually filler will fall out of a hole. If it were me, and I was really going to make it stay put, I would look at brazing something inside the hole, or alternatively taking a threaded spindle and locking it in with both bolts on the inside of the fork. Then you can fill the gap between threads and hole with filler.

Object · 29th May 2008

The threaded spindle idea makes sense. I'll see what I can come up with then add the filler/fake metal around that.

dogsballs · 29th May 2008

fake metal stuff, will never, ever budge! or get it brazed, then re-powdered black so i can throw my toe-clips in at the same time ;)

TheBrick(Tommy) · 29th May 2008

dogs how do you cope with women who don't have, how should I put it, uniform hair colour over their entire body? Do you send them back to the salon for full co-ordination?

dogsballs · 29th May 2008

like gingers? vomit!

hael · 29th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBrick(Tommy)

dogs how do you cope with women who don't have, how should I put it, uniform hair colour over their entire body? Do you send them back to the salon for full co-ordination?

you mean like if their cuffs dont match the collar?

TheBrick(Tommy) · 29th May 2008

that does not answer the question.

dogsballs · 29th May 2008

curtains don't match the carpet?!

TheBrick(Tommy) · 29th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by hael

you mean like if their cuffs dont match the collar?

Thats the phrase. I did not want to be cras but could not remember the phrase so made up my own poor one..

tomiskinky · 29th May 2008

Airplane blond..............

Momentum · 29th May 2008

Fuck, my previous reply disappeared. If you want to powdercoat the frame then any filler must be electrically conductive and able to withstand the temperature of the powder coat oven. You therefore need a special filler which the powder coat place should be able to advise about or use metal of some kind.

Object · 29th May 2008

I'd thought of that. Cheers for the headsup though.
I've spoken to my favourite hackney coaters and they're happy with the metal stuff that I've purchased.

fred · 29th May 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBrick(Tommy)

dogs how do you cope with women who don't have, how should I put it, uniform hair colour over their entire body? Do you send them back to the salon for full co-ordination?

Seriously? what kind of woman are are you dating, with hair over their entire body? A gorilla?

31t®um · 29th May 2008

judging by the look of him, i'd say an orangutang :)

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Object	FIlling the hole in drilled forks What's the best way to do it. There's no way the bike will ever need a brake and I'm going to be getting it powder coated anyway so it makes sense to me to have the hole filled before that. Help and advice is appreciated?
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31t®um	haha
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fred Blog Entries: 1	depends if you really want it to stay like it is. Eventually filler will fall out of a hole. If it were me, and I was really going to make it stay put, I would look at brazing something inside the hole, or alternatively taking a threaded spindle and locking it in with both bolts on the inside of the fork. Then you can fill the gap between threads and hole with filler.
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29th May 2008	#3
dogsballs	that metal fix stuff, like araldite, but to fix metal
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29th May 2008	#4
TheBrick(Tommy)	body filler from a car shop. Get the fine stuff as it is only a small hole fill so a that it sticks out proud and sand down.
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29th May 2008	#6
dovoneil	That bloke off the 'My car is my lover' program last night could help with this problem.
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29th May 2008	#8
Skully	Ross at BC sorted a mate of mine's drilled fork out before powdercoating, an excellent job... ask him! But don't moan on here if you don't like the answer Emily! ;)
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29th May 2008	#10
VanUden	I know just the stuff for this (have used it for all sorts in the past, including fixing a door after we were broken in to! Plus various motorbike repairs.). Use Chemical Metal, it's a really strong 2-part filler that once hardened can be drilled, tapped, all sorts. Linky: http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryrn_70054
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29th May 2008	#23
tomiskinky	Airplane blond..............
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29th May 2008	#24
Momentum	Fuck, my previous reply disappeared. If you want to powdercoat the frame then any filler must be electrically conductive and able to withstand the temperature of the powder coat oven. You therefore need a special filler which the powder coat place should be able to advise about or use metal of some kind.
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