Hi Nigel,

>Hard chrome plate + grind back to size

+1. Forgot to mention that in my earlies post.

>costly as the shaft first has to be ground to remove the wear and get a sound surface, plate oversize & then grind again to get size. Lots of setup time x 2 + sending the part out to the plater makes for big bills, unfortunately.

What about one of the companies that do fork stanchions already? Philpotts (HCPG still around?)?

Hth.

Regards,