[CR]Raleigh headsets, odd sized wrenches

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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:11:00 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Greg Lone" <gwlone@yahoo.ca>
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: [CR]Raleigh headsets, odd sized wrenches

When I need a unusual sized wrench for a headset or B.B. cup; rather than spending a lot of time looking for a rare {if existent at all} tool I usually just make one for myself. I get myself a piece of sheet steel , about the same thickness as a Campy H.S. wrench and make it. You can also use a large thick flat washer and weld or braze a handle to it. It doesn't take more than a couple of hours as long as you have a workbench and a vise and basic metalworking tools. I will often make the opening slightly oversize and run a heavy bead of braze along the working face,then carefully file the braze for a correct fit on the nut. This gives the strength of the steel with a slightly softer bronze cushion to avoid damage to the chrome or aluminium of the H.S. nut.

Greg Lone Langley B.C. Canada

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