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bolind posted:Attention all FINALLY! Their cheap
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opengl128 posted:I figured this would be an appropriate place to ask. Can anyone recommend some good Nitrile gloves? I used to get Gatorskins or something from Amazon, and they were fine, but ran out and everything I've tried since then suck. They are super thin and tear within minutes of use. I tried a few samples from Microflex and really liked the Supreno ECs and the Duraflock gloves, I haven't gone through a box of either yet. Their site at least gives you the most detail on the thickness of the gloves, even the differences between the palm and finger. And after doing that great research I screwed up and bought a box of latex gloves from Autozone on accident.
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May 12, 2014 23:09
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I'm rocking some Microflex (can't recall which model). So far they have held up and with Zorotools offering pretty much monthly discounts, I've paid less then the Harbor Freight black heavy duty nitrile gloves.
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I've got some Microflex gloves as well. Specifically these ones and I'm happy with them. They're fairly durable and go on and come off easily without grabbing hair like whatever brand I had before.
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May 13, 2014 00:50
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Microflex Duraflock are the greatest gloves I have ever used.
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I'm moving into a 700 ft^2 apartment with a wife and two cats. I need to trade my 60" workbench in for something a little smaller. How's this for $99? http://www.harborfreight.com/580-lb...utm_source=1497
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Couple of guys on ADVRider liked them in this thread (somewhere around page 5 or 6). http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=380892
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opengl128 posted:I figured this would be an appropriate place to ask. Can anyone recommend some good Nitrile gloves? I used to get Gatorskins or something from Amazon, and they were fine, but ran out and everything I've tried since then suck. They are super thin and tear within minutes of use. There are a ton of options and brands when it comes to disposable gloves. My company sells a lot of MCR Safety gloves, and their website is nice to compare different specs (latex/nitrile, mil thickness, color, texture, powdered or not). That might help you determine what you liked about the old gloves, and help you find another brand of the same style. http://www.mcrsafety.com/index.php/gloves/categories/disposable_gloves There are a ton of brands, so for every expensive brand like Microflex or Ansell, the exact same glove is probably offered for less from a brand like Cordova, MCR, or Protective Industrial Products. When you're just dealing with a few of boxes a year, if might just come down to what you can buy online the quickest.
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CatBus posted:Microflex Duraflock are the greatest gloves I have ever used. This seems amazing since my big gripe with the HF gloves these days is that from about April to October, ten minutes outside in the gloves means they're filling up with sweat.
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Safety Dance posted:I'm moving into a 700 ft^2 apartment with a wife and two cats. I need to trade my 60" workbench in for something a little smaller. How's this for $99? I owned one and still do. I used it at a dealership and pepboys. The only reason I have gotten rid of it is I overfilled it. P.S. look for one of the 99$ coupons. Its defenitley a good box.
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Anyone here have or work with a tubing bender? I'm looking at a Baileigh or JD2 Model 32 or 4.
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IOwnCalculus posted:This seems amazing since my big gripe with the HF gloves these days is that from about April to October, ten minutes outside in the gloves means they're filling up with sweat. Ever get a nice little balloon of sweat in a glove and then you go to wipe your forehead with the back of your hand?
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the spyder posted:Anyone here have or work with a tubing bender? I'm looking at a Baileigh or JD2 Model 32 or 4. I used a JD2 Model 32 to build a cage for my team's lemons car last summer. It was pretty heavy duty. It did require a long bar on the handle to bend the 1.5x.095 tubing we were using. We also had to make sure that the clamp bolt was super tight otherwise the tube would slip. Overall it worked well for us.
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Had to built my parents a new set of stairs before leaving because the old ones rotted out and were no longer safe. 8 feet wide five steps to the porch in half a day without a clue of what I'm doing. It's not pretty, but it'll work. Main point is gently caress the Skil wired drill both in reverse and sideways. A chore to use in any position except straight down with full weight on it to drive 3" screws into pressure treated wood. Just a hair off and the bit slips right out of the screw. Guess balance is a lot worse than the cordless DeWalts I'm used to working with.
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I haven't kept up with this thread. What's a good helper tool for brake bleeding? I've neglected this job on my vehicles for too long.
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Ziploc posted:I haven't kept up with this thread. Motive pressure bleeder (or DIY equivalent)
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Ziploc posted:I haven't kept up with this thread. A friend. (Definitely not your wife)
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Rhyno posted:Ever get a nice little balloon of sweat in a glove and then you go to wipe your forehead with the back of your hand? I like when I am wrenching and the stream of sweat pours down my forearm.
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Ziploc posted:I haven't kept up with this thread. It depends if you have an air compressor or not. Are you trying to bleed or flush?
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May 16, 2014 03:18
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Gunson Eezibleed. It uses a spare tyre for the pressure and makes bleeding quick and almost fun.
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SouthsideSaint posted:I like when I am wrenching and the stream of sweat pours down my forearm. The best is when you happen to have your arm strung across your face just right and it drips into your mouth.
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I use pr88. It's a cream that you rub on your hands and it dries to a film that's supposed to prevent oil and such from absorbing into your skin. I don't think it's quite as awesome as their page says it is, and it doesn't quite wash off as easily as they say. But before I started using it, if I ever got brakleen, diesel, gas, etc on my skin, I would have dried and cracked fingers for a week, and now, nothing. Even the good thick nitrile gloves rip open easily, and I can't stand having sweaty hands all day.
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Brigdh posted:Motive pressure bleeder (or DIY equivalent) Seconding this. Easier and cleaner than a mityvac. Teflon wrap the fittings, and make sure you get the right adapters for the vehicles you plan on working on.
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I used a friends professional dewalt cordless drill and impact a while back and it was nice. That said the most impressive thing was the quick release screwdriver fitting thing on the end. I don't think it was standard, his was pink anodized so people wouldn't nick it, so what the hell do I look for? Anyone got one?
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Cakefool posted:Gunson Eezibleed. It uses a spare tyre for the pressure and makes bleeding quick and almost fun. I just start the engine up and use manifold vacuum as a vacuum bleeder. Make sure to use a catch can, though.
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I've got a Mityvac MV6835 which has worked great for me. I was looking at the Motive bleeder but didn't want to dick around with different master cylinder adapters. Being able to easily DIY a Motive styler bleeder for cheap is tempting though.
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Brigdh posted:Motive pressure bleeder (or DIY equivalent) Thirding this, bleeding brakes is a joke now.
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thegasman2000 posted:I used a friends professional dewalt cordless drill and impact a while back and it was nice. That said the most impressive thing was the quick release screwdriver fitting thing on the end. I don't think it was standard, his was pink anodized so people wouldn't nick it, so what the hell do I look for? Anyone got one? Are you talking about a 1/4" hex shank?
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thegasman2000 posted:I used a friends professional dewalt cordless drill and impact a while back and it was nice. That said the most impressive thing was the quick release screwdriver fitting thing on the end. I don't think it was standard, his was pink anodized so people wouldn't nick it, so what the hell do I look for? Anyone got one? I have a Milwaukee driver with that attachment. Some friends also have Ryobis with the same thing so I think it's starting to become standard on drivers.
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Pressure bleeders are awful. All they are there for is to spread brake fluid all over your paint, your house, and probably your mouth. Plus some time with abs, you have to bleed it properly with the pedal anyways, or a valve closes and no fluid comes out. I just get my wife to press the brake. If you don't have a wife, um, craigslist for a brake pusher? m4bp - looking for someone to press the brakes on my car
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confonnit posted:I have a Milwaukee driver with that attachment. Some friends also have Ryobis with the same thing so I think it's starting to become standard on drivers.
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blindjoe posted:m4bp - looking for someone to press the brakes on my car I have considered this. Or recruiting neighborhood kids.
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blindjoe posted:Pressure bleeders are awful. A poor workman blames his tools...
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Alone at 2am, I have wedged down the pedal with cut 2x4 then cracked the bleeder. Over and over and over. Works better on clutches
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I usually gravity bleed to get most out along with the nasty old fluid, then use an old beer bottle filled with new fluid and a piece of vinyl hose to keep air from going back into the bleeder. Works great, no helper needed. At least till I realized I could use manifold vacuum. Now? Why bother? I still use that method when I don't have a long enough piece of hose on hand though.
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blindjoe posted:Pressure bleeders are awful. I've been pressure bleeding brakes on all kinds of cars (and motorcycles) for years and have never had a single problem. On some things it's about the only way you're going to get a clutch bled (944s are pretty notorious for this). It produces the best pedal feel of all methods I've tried (vacuum and gravity). It doesn't sound like you know how to use the tool. And the ABS thing is just bonkers, because pushing the pedal does nothing to bleed an ABS system. Different cars have different procedures.....from nothing at all different to bleeders on the ABS unit itself to manufacturer software (which can usually be bypassed by simply slamming the brakes on on wet grass a few times to make the pump run).
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Fair enough. I am probably just useless with the speedibleed (borrowed from a friend, who also found it blew fluid everywhere). I found the biggest problem was it was supposed to hook up to the tire to get pressure, and the regulator just ramped up to 50psi. At 50 psi, the cap blew off, and all the fluid that was in the tank spewed all over. So maybe I should change my dislike to "pressure bleeders with broken regulators borrowed from "friends"" Luckily I loaned it away and refused to take it back from the next guy.
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Christ, 50psi? 15 on my DIY was enough to get the fronts to bleed quite nicely, even with the gasket obstructing the ports on my master cylinder adapter.
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blindjoe posted:Fair enough. OK, so you were using broken equipment that is overcomplicated in design to begin with. Hardly a reason to condemn pressure bleeding. Sane pressure bleeders have a simple pump like a garden sprayer. 5 PSI is usually more than enough. Go to 10 and you can bleed all 4 without pumping it again with something the size of a motive.
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The 50 psi was what the tire was at when I hooked it up. Seems like an easy solution until the regulator didn't work. I screwed it all the way down, until the spring fell off, and it still would go to 15 as the lowest. Which was still enough for the cap to blow off and spray fluid everywhere. Maybe the next guy will toss the whole thing out, that probably would help the whole problem. It had the fancy machined adapter tops, but they weren't exactly the right ones. The GM ones that clamped around the reservoir probably worked. The one I used screwed onto the plastic of my subaru.
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