Can I make a headset?

Not had a close look yet but guess its just a couple of bearing seats and a race etc? And the bearings can be picked up from any decent supplier.

Anyone done it?

go for it whats the worst that could happen?

in principle yes.

far better to set up an e-bay ‘spacers’ account, and make a small fortune selling bearing drifts and spacers and insertion tools to all the home mechanics.

Cylindrical spacers: 3 dimensions. £5 each.

top-hat spacers: 5 dimensions, £7 each.

and buy yourself a gold-plated chris-king with the profit.

why not…some years ago I made a lower headset “case” for an 1 1/4 headset (yeti fro) ..the original one had a crack…

but it is time consuming… I don´t think it makes much sense for actual standards like 1 1/8, 1.5….

Buy a run of the mill one, lathe it up and make it look pimp (cooling fins?), flog it on ebay, rejoice.

Why not! Hope have kindly listed all the dimensions and tolerances for crown race/fork and headtube/cup sizes here.

start with the tools for hope bearings, a shock bushing tool and something cool

Heatsinks for led lights