cutting carbon steerer



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Mark Obrien

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I have a Force Carbon fork with carbon steerer.

I have cut Aluminum fork steerer tubes before and cleaned
the cut up with a file and #400 grit sandpaper, but how do I
cut the carbon tube to length?
 
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:39:06 -0500, Mark OBrien
<[email protected]> may have said:

>I have a Force Carbon fork with carbon steerer.
>
>I have cut Aluminum fork steerer tubes before and cleaned
>the cut up with a file and #400 grit sandpaper, but how do
>I cut the carbon tube to length?

It's recommended that a fine-tooth saw be used.

http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_forksize.shtml

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Mark OBrien <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I have a Force Carbon fork with carbon steerer.
>
> I have cut Aluminum fork steerer tubes before and cleaned
> the cut up with a file and #400 grit sandpaper, but how do
> I cut the carbon tube to length?

Use a fine-tooth hacksaw and tape the steerer with masking
tape at the cut line to prevent fraying. I like using a
cutting guide. Once cut, some fine sandpaper will finish the
edge. Remove tape when finished.

Robin Hubert
 
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
>
>I have a Force Carbon fork with carbon steerer.
>
>I have cut Aluminum fork steerer tubes before and cleaned
>the cut up with a file and #400 grit sandpaper, but how do
>I cut the carbon tube to length?

You can use a dremel tool with a cut off wheel. Measure
twice. Wrap steerer with masking tape and draw line on
tape. Follow line with cut off wheel. Then clean up any
frayed ends.
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Alex
 
well, the grit saw is "text book", or it used to be.
less fraying.

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
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>
> No ya don't. A new-ish, high tooth count hacksaw
> blade...use a guide...It's not that complicated.
>
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> Boulder, CO, 80302
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Qui si parla Campagnolo <[email protected]> wrote:

> No ya don't. A new-ish, high tooth count hacksaw
> blade...use a guide...It's not that complicated.

Dumb question: Wouldn't one of those pipe cutter tools that
plumbers use do the job?

Art Harris
 
> Qui si parla Campagnolo <[email protected]> wrote:
>>No ya don't. A new-ish, high tooth count hacksaw
>>blade...use a guide...It's not that complicated.

Harris wrote:
> Dumb question: Wouldn't one of those pipe cutter tools
> that plumbers use do the job?

You'd likely fracture the fibers longitudinally and wreck
the thing.

32t blade.
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