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08-05-2022, 12:46 PM #401
^^^ Gunder twitches uncontrollably...
I bought a giant channel lock type pliers from HF awhile ago. Rarely need it, but when I do need to hold something giant in place, it was worth every penny.
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08-05-2022, 01:00 PM #402Registered User
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08-05-2022, 01:01 PM #403
Yes - you can buy Husky / Dewalt / Milwaukee branded push button style pliers wrenches at HD / Lowes now.
I loathe groove pliers and adjustable wrenches.
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08-05-2022, 01:03 PM #404Registered User
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08-05-2022, 01:36 PM #405
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08-05-2022, 04:13 PM #406
Sorry to sound like a complete jong here, but what's the deal with Knipex? Is it just a high quality brand, or do they have some magical feature that makes them awesomer?
I just ordered this for $7 for cutting zip ties. https://a.co/d/0wrlU9f I thought briefly about getting a $35 Knipex version before realizing I have no idea what they would do more betterer for me.However many are in a shit ton.
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08-05-2022, 04:19 PM #407Registered User
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First attempt was dry ice on the exposed seat post for a little bit and then a hair dryer on the frame. That didn't work. Cold probably just didn't travel far enough down the post to do anything.
Second attempt was doing it on the seat tube and moving it around to chill everything. That did the trick, didn't even need to add heat (my original plan was to super chill everything and then quickly warm the outside). I think aluminum should have more thermal contraction than steel so it makes sense that it would come free at this point.
"strapping" method was to just take two blocks of dry ice and hold them against the post until they melted (sublimated?) a bit of a groove in the middle. Then just wrap with a rag and hold with a ski strap and slide around until everything got good and frosty.
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08-05-2022, 04:22 PM #408Registered User
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08-05-2022, 04:27 PM #409Registered User
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The Knipex Cobra tools in particular are a bit of both.
They are high quality, but the design is also much nicer than something like a generic pair of channellocks. The way they grip works really well and the button adjust is convenient.
The Pliers Wrench also falls into that category--clever design that's very similar to the Cobras, but with a wrench head instead.
For something like your wire cutters, it is mostly just a quality issue. The Knipex version is just nicer, but functionally works the same.
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08-08-2022, 01:22 PM #410
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I got tired of snapping the XX1 carbon cranks so switched to EEwings... they are very nice. The price tag is the one drawback to them, but after snapping carbon cranks upon landing, they are worth it imop.
I've owned a bunch of different ones of the years.
The Snapon / CDI are by far the best that I have used. They are very reliable and have nice ratchets on the head end.
Snapon owns https://www.amazon.com/CDI-802MFRFMH...76734873&psc=1, but youu can pick up CDI's for about 2 and ½ times less money.
The only difference is the Snapon has knurled AL and the CDI is knurled steel, so the snapon grip is slightly nicer. The Snapon also has a slightly smaller head, and the CDI's all use push lock heads.
IF you are finding brand new rotors need truing, then you either have a defective rotor (rare) or you need to make sure you are properly calibrating you caliper to the rotor. If its a constant issue, than most likely your caliper mounts are not perfectly parallel and they need to be faced (I find this very rare as well these days).
I'm not a fan of cheaper measurement tools that require batteries as there accuracy tends to change based on the batteries charge. Tire pressure gauges are a good example of this as we previously disused. The other thing is how repeatable is the results? For example most $20 digital calipers wont give you consistent, accurate repeated measurements.... thats why the Mitituyo's are so much more. I suspect the digital chain checker isn't all that consistent or accurate.
I really like the Park CC-2 chain checker. It's dead nuts simple and you can check a chain without it being on the bike.
Temperature differentials can be a pretty powerful tool.
I like to put bearings in the freezer for about an hour before I install them. Especially with hubs and frame pivots as it makes them way easier to press in. If its a bearing going onto a shaft, then I like to heat them before I press them on.
There has been a lot of companies make copies of the Knipex cobras, such as Gedore
I'm not a fan of cheap adjustable pliers. They tend to deform / slip under pressure and that usually results in damage to whatever you are working on. Years ago I bought a Horror Freight soft blow mallet, thinking that even HF cant fuck up a hammer design. Well first time I sued it to pound off a rotor on a truck the damn thing exploded. Thats the last time I waisted time with any HF stuff.
Ha. but nope. I dont care what others decided is the best tool purchases for them. I just know form my personal experience that its worth it to me to only purchase quality tools that last.
Nothing rounds fasteners faster than an adjustable wrench. At least the Knipex style takes most of the slop out so they tend to be almost as good as just using the proper sized wrench in the first place.
The advantage of the push button is it stays where you set it. Thats nice if you are using it for multiple fasteners of the same size.
Knipex has some innovative designs, but what really sets them apart, is all of their pliers are of good quality. They dont always make the. best, but there offerings are always top tier.Last edited by Gunder; 08-08-2022 at 03:30 PM.
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08-12-2022, 09:19 AM #411
Some new shit - battery powered hot saw…
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08-12-2022, 11:09 AM #412
Suggestions for some kind of saddle or pad for a bottle jack? I need it for spare tire changing on a travel trailer, so it would be placed up under the axle at the leaf spring area.
Thinking I may try drilling part way into a hockey puck using a hole saw, to create a recess for the bottle jack stub.
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08-12-2022, 11:25 AM #413
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08-12-2022, 12:02 PM #414
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08-12-2022, 12:37 PM #415
"wood boring drill bit" isn't that just a Forstner bit? Or are you talking about a spade bit?
Spade bit would probably work too but a Forstner bit will work betterer. I can't see any advantage of starting with a hole saw, at most just centerpunch your start location then have at it.
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08-12-2022, 06:15 PM #416
Are these what you are looking for? Might be cheaper than making them.
Agreed 100%. Hole saws are only really good for metal, and even then, there are better options such as Annular cutters.
I bet a spade bit would just tear it to shit.
Forstner's work really well for wood, plastics and other softer materials as they have a knife like ring around the edges that slice as it bores, then a center chisel that removes the material. They also work really well if you need to bore off center, or at an angle. Both of which a hole saw cant do.
Only drawback to Forstner's is that you cant really resharpen them, so its probably best to go with a middle of the road set from a known brand.
Speaking of hole saws, a good trick to know is that you can stack them inside of each other.
This is a really good way to enlarge an existing hole, as the smaller bit in the center will act as a guide in the existing hole for the larger bit.
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08-13-2022, 03:58 PM #417
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08-13-2022, 08:49 PM #419Registered User
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08-13-2022, 10:20 PM #420
Buddy of mine did a setup like that, but he made a dope flip shelf for the saw. Made the workbench full flat when flipped.
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08-13-2022, 11:22 PM #421Registered User
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Yep, hockey puck is perfect. Used to have a floor jack, and the puck fit perfectly in the cup that was the contact point.
Unfortunately I’d loaned it to a buddy and it was in his garage when his house was utterly consumed by the Marshal Fire. Bet the oil canister explode like a fkn grenade!
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08-14-2022, 11:23 AM #422
Nice.
This is my setup.
I have a Festool Kapex, with an 8 foot bench on either side. If I was to do it over again, and had the space, Ideally I would have a 12 foot bench on either side, as I find the 8 footer too short a lot of the time, when working on home projects such as my deck, etc.
One of the best upgrades I did to the saw, was I removed the stock fence and replaced each side with a set of Incra track. This allows me to use there flip stops, wich are very precise. When not in use, its just two SHCS on each side to remove.
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08-14-2022, 12:18 PM #423
You must sell a lot of wedding photos!
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08-14-2022, 04:58 PM #424
There is not enough money in the world to get me to shoot a wedding. I’ll bought all of my festool stuff when we had some major home projects going on. After buying the tools and doing the work in my free time I saved over $30k off of the cheapest quote we got from the local contrators and ended up with better quality. At the end of the day I have nice tools because I don’t pay someone else to by themselves nice tools to do what I am capable of doing myself.
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08-14-2022, 05:13 PM #425Registered User
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That's some good showmanship.
Of course you do.
That's great. I was debating running wood the length of the table as a fence, or just using the Bosch miter fence and routing in length-wise T-Track stop. Maybe I'll go with your system instead, I can pick some up tomorrow at Woodcraft and give it a whirl - thanks Gunder!
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