[dragoncutlery]

12 years of heat treating steels say cut it with a wheel file it smooth use a shim on top to protect any thing in the fork that might not like the steel biting in to it or get the right springs

[HemiKat]

12 years of heat treating steels say cut it with a wheel file it smooth use a shim on top to protect any thing in the fork that might not like the steel biting in to it or get the right springs

Ive got a degree in mechanical engineering so I like to think I know a little about the subject. Without knowing the exact make up of the steel of the spring you will never get it heat treated right. And a butane/propane/oxy-acetaline torch you dont know the exact temp so it makes it even moe difficult to get it right. You can make a mess out that spring real quick. Cutting it with a cut off blade wont get it hot enough to make much difference.