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Wanted - titanium shim for slightly ovalized headtube
Anyone know where I can get a small 7 inch strip of titanium, w/ a
width of 3/16" , and .05mm thickness, to help solve an ovalized headset problem? TI frame, so I'm hoping for a ti shim. |
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On 20 Dec 2006 00:28:17 -0800, "
may have said: Anyone know where I can get a small 7 inch strip of titanium, w/ a width of 3/16" , and .05mm thickness, to help solve an ovalized headset problem? TI frame, so I'm hoping for a ti shim. By any chance, is this a head tube with a zero-stack headset? -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:56:25 -0600, DougC
wrote: wrote: Anyone know where I can get a small 7 inch strip of titanium, w/ a width of 3/16" , and .05mm thickness, to help solve an ovalized headset problem? TI frame, so I'm hoping for a ti shim. I don't think I've ever seen any metals supplier list Titanium shim stock.... McMaster-Carr (online) sells small precut pieces of it in various metals, but not anything in Ti. I would go with the stainless but tin snips may not cut it well (stainless can be damn tough stuff). A Dremel-style moto-tool with a thin cutting wheel will rip right through it easily and pretty cleanly if your hand is stable. ~ I don't know of a source of Ti shim stock, but you probably would want something much softer, such as brass, for shimming an "ovalized", loose fitting cylindrical part. However, better still: Loctite #680 Cylindrical Mounting Liquid (Excellent for your type of problem..fills gaps up to .015" 4000lb shear, yada yada yada etc.) Uses acetone primer. http://loctite.com Search for #680 under "Retaining Compounds" I have used this product on ovalized heads and enlarged suspension mounting holes with great success. Also,Devcon makes a Titanium Putty product if you must have a product with Ti in it. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg...mId=1611574457 Bottom line recomendation for large gaps.. JB Weld from the local ACE store. http://jbweld.net/products/jbweld.php Any of these products will work better than a hard shim as they tend to flow into the irregular voids and also provide some bonding action as well. Hope this helps.. Let us know how you make out! Bob F. |
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