crown race cutter!

s25scd
s25scd Posts: 84
edited April 2011 in Workshop
Hi, just wondered if anyone can give me advice. I recently bought a planetx carbon frame and forks that im about to build up. Do i really need a crown race cutter to prep the seating for the crown race? The seat of the race looks fine, would give it a clean up etc before the race goes on. The tool is too expensive for a one shot deal and my LBS is ages drive away. I just dont want to pay for a tool that I dont really need. Sorry for the noob question.

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  • Monty Dog
    Monty Dog Posts: 20,614
    Depends on the design of the crown race and how much 'dressing' needs to be done - I've done quite a few with a hand-file where it's simply the case of removing lacquer or resin - depends on how far 'out' the fork is.
    Make mine an Italian, with Campagnolo on the side..
  • s25scd
    s25scd Posts: 84
    Thanks for the reply Monty, The crown race seat on the fork looks pretty smooth. This is the first time I will be doing this so wasnt sure if I "had" to use this a race cutter. Think i will just lightly tidy it up with a file. Thanks for the advice
  • s25scd
    s25scd Posts: 84
    The headset is a FSA Orbit CE if thats of any use!
  • Berk Bonebonce
    Berk Bonebonce Posts: 1,245
    Mine was a mono-C tapered fork and was already faced. Spend your money on a slide hammer instead. I would recommend a midgen of grease when fitting to a carbon fork.

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