Thank to you all fer the answers and input. I am planning to use the tubes to build an Earles type fork since I am going to attach a sidecar to the bike. In my case the tubes are rather thick and should be able to support the welds. I am going to take the tubes to my chrome plating place and have th...

Dear folks, I am totally new at this, so, please, tolerate my mistakes. My hobby is motorcycles and in all the past years I made many parts that still work. Now I am confronted by a new task. I am making a new fork for my bike and I am using two fork tubes that (I believe) are hard chromed. I have t...