Brief Description: Started fabricating nosewheel spacer
This covers 2 days work. I started by removing the nosewheel and fork. Clamped the block of aluminum to the strut and marked the hole locations with a drill. Took the part to the drill press and drilled the holes through the 2" block. Several iterations of test fit and hole enlargement before the bolts would fit in the strut, spacer, and fork. Once the bolt holes were drilled, I marked the interior outline to remove material. Since I don't have the optimal tools to mill the interior, I used a large drill bit on the drill press to remove material around the perimeter. That let me insert a hacksaw to cut through the gaps. Once the core was removed, I got to work filing down the rough edges as good as I could. What I ended up with isn't pretty, but there are no rough edges and it should be structurally sound for the types of forces it will encounter. Installed the spacer and torqued the nuts.