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Offline Lozza

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Something we all should have in the shed
« on: May 22, 2015, 10:28:24 pm »
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2015, 10:32:44 pm »
Wire Buffing wheel.Makes all your dirty rusty bits new again.
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2015, 11:16:06 pm »
Plenty of Time!
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2015, 04:21:15 am »
Quote from: Lozza on May 22, 2015, 10:28:24 pm
TORQUE WRENCH
Lozza wins!
It's the first question I ask any Mechanic or so called Mechanic who walks in with a Resume
What's the torque setting on the sump plug of a 450 Motocrosser ?
What brand ? doesn't matter ?
Make a guess ?
What's your guess ?
Or a 250 2 smoke?
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2015, 07:07:22 am »
Son .... till it strips then back it off  a 1/4 of a turn.  When do I start   ;D
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2015, 08:10:05 am »
 Calibrated click method
1 click (elbow) - 40f/lbs
2 clicks (elbow and wrist) -  60f/lbs
As above with torn bicep - 80f/lbs
As above with shoulder dislocation - 100f/lbs
Burred knuckles you've gone too far! 
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Offline crossedup2

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2015, 04:44:35 pm »
Two young apprentices on the end of a 3/4 drive socket - 2" nut and 2 metres pipe extension on a bobcat gear box drive nut to undo. Wouldn't move!
Boss thought we were whimps! and had a go himself. No luck! Started using all different methods he had up his (older) sleeve and still no luck. So he cut the nut off!
Didn't have the heart at that point to tell him the manual said that it had to be torqued up to over 250ft/lbs.

A week later and about $500 in parts to fix bosses handy work and $500 on a torque multiplying tool and some free choice words, one apprentice had the jobs done.

It was known for quite a while that two young barred up apprentices could F#@K the boss every time. (The joke lasted for years!) ;) ;) ;)

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2015, 05:23:44 pm »



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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2015, 05:27:41 pm »
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Offline Momus

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2015, 06:16:15 pm »
Quote from: TTezza on May 23, 2015, 05:23:44 pm





Multi tool only counts if you display something you made using it...

My suggestion is a couple of humble 100 ml veterinarians syringes with a clear flex tube attachment.

Invaluable for decanting and adding any workshop fluid.  Mine get used as everything from a burette for compression ratio checks to calibrated fork oil top ups/reductions to priming grumpy starting 2 strokes.
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #10 on: May 23, 2015, 08:12:06 pm »
a laptop with internet connection to:
1. look up how to videos
2. post here
3 watch "idiots on motorbikes" videos
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Offline FourstrokeForever

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #11 on: May 24, 2015, 08:25:03 am »
Daisy Duke to do all the shitty cleaning and polishing jobs ( oh, really, ok then) while I take care of the important stuff like check the beer fridge is stocked....
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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #12 on: May 24, 2015, 08:35:42 am »
Quote from: Lozza on May 22, 2015, 10:28:24 pm
TORQUE WRENCH

All that effort and then he sticks a pair of vice grips on the end  :o
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Offline fred99999au

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #13 on: May 24, 2015, 06:16:38 pm »
They were calibrated vice grips.
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Offline g465b

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Re: Something we all should have in the shed
« Reply #14 on: May 24, 2015, 06:49:06 pm »
a well organised area for all those spare parts,that may come in handy one day....[/URL][/img]
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