[metal] how to embiggen the hole?

[btfc]

"on the font i can install the brake nut inside the fork"

A PITA, I'd recommend against it. Find a used fork with the right hole. (I have a few forks in my parts pile, but they are the same as yours)

[ztirffritz]

'Embiggen, is a perfectly cromulent word, but I think that matt has not used it correctly.

[N-OS X-tasy!]

I agree with those who advise against enlarging the hole.

[tenders]

I don't know whether it's a good or bad idea to make the hole bigger, but it isn't a difficult job. A cobalt bit and some cutting oil (WD-40 in a pinch) sprayed on it before and during drilling will make it a relatively straightforward process. I would use a drill press to do it, but a hand drill with a "mini drill press" attachment might be OK.

http://www.amazon.com/Wolfcraft-Attachme...B000JCIMEA

[Black]

iaJim wrote:
They used to use this sort of bit for that on Orange County Chopper.

http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/59001.html

Those look great, thanks for posting.

[mattkime]

Black wrote:
[quote=iaJim]
They used to use this sort of bit for that on Orange County Chopper.

http://www.mytoolstore.com/klein/59001.html

Those look great, thanks for posting.
Its a success!

Unfortunately I'm still waiting for some parts to arrive, I guess I'll post pics once assembled.

[Jack D.]

Personal experience nugget number 46:

Be aware that it is always easier to embiggen the hole than it is to unfucken the hole.

[NewtonMP2100]

.....which hole....???

....the ***hole....???

[N-OS X-tasy!]