Wanted Tange/Bontranger Switchblade or Pace Crown

[Special-K]

Looking for a Tange or Bontranger Switchblade crown, or a Pace crown.

Restoring a pair of early Tange Switchblades but have discovered that they were left outside and the bolts are fused in the crown. Blowtorch did nothing, breaker bar nothing… while my machinist friend drilled one out, it took 2 bits and it’s not time or cost effective, nor guaranteed to save the threads!

Would be interested in complete forks as well.

 

[Spankyfart]

Dunk it in Diesel or Coke for a week. Your machinist friend just wanted to flex his poor machine skills.

Sorry not sorry.
Also I have a complete fork 1 1/8th 200mm

 

[Special-K]

Dunk it in Diesel or Coke for a week. Your machinist friend just wanted to flex his poor machine skills.

Sorry not sorry.
Also I have a complete fork 1 1/8th 200mm

Tried soaking in liquid wrench and other penetrating oils as well! Don't have DMs enabled yet but you can send me details of the fork through toddle-08stances@icloud.com