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BrokenKnucklez posted:I really just need to add a kastein to my tool box. Seems to fix every thing. Just throw in some sandwiches every now and then
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I break more poo poo than I fix.
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Jun 5, 2014 19:32
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kastein posted:I break more poo poo than I fix. Not if you're inside the tool box you don't.
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Jun 5, 2014 19:38
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Astonishing Wang posted:Just throw in some sandwiches every now and then And freezer waffles. He's a man who loves freezer waffles.
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Jun 5, 2014 20:45
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Ok, I got my crimper, and I got some good 3M crimps off of ebay. Where should I be buying generic wire, heat shrink, spade connectors ... stuff like that? I'm in the US (California) in a major city, so any chain should really be available. Home Depot? Harbor Freight? Frys?
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Jun 5, 2014 21:04
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Krakkles posted:Ok, I got my crimper, and I got some good 3M crimps off of ebay. Where should I be buying generic wire, heat shrink, spade connectors ... stuff like that? The variety bags of heat shrink that HF occasionally discounts to a dollar work fine. I bought their tackle box assortment of crimp-on spades and they seem no worse than auto parts store junk.
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Jun 5, 2014 21:31
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HF terminals are poo poo. They make them out of the absolute thinnest, shittiest metal stock they can get away with and don't braze the ferrules. Also: if you are using heatshrink on a car wiring project anywhere but in the passenger compartment and use anything but sealant lined heatshrink... you are asking for future trouble.
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Jun 5, 2014 21:57
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Looks like Waytek stocks it in bulk, 3M, adhesive lined. It's gonna run a fair amount to get a selection, but gently caress it.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:01
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kastein posted:Unless it's rusted in place in which case hahahaha advertising words. I twisted the head of a 1/2" Craftsman breaker bar doing this, and never did end up getting the axle nut off. I believe my buddy sold the car with a bad axle. I really should buy a 3/4" breaker bar and 3/4" drive sockets in all the common axle nut sizes.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:08
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Bulk Vanderhuge posted:Ingersoll Rand has a cordless one that's rated at 780 lb/ft and 1100lb/ft "nut busting torque", whatever that means. Yes but most of the ones that don't cost £Oxford top out at 200lb/ft.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:20
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FatCow posted:Put a breaker bar on the crank nut and a jack handle over the end of the breaker bar. Set the whole contraption against the garage floor on the driver's side and bump the starter. Pull a coil or plug wire or two to make sure the car doesn't start. I watched this procedure produce a stable tripod of two wheels and a breaker bar once. It was awesome in that unexplained unexploded bomb kind of way.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:43
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How do you proceed from there? My guess is 'very carefully'.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:48
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:How do you proceed from there? My guess is 'very carefully'. Jack and two by fours, plus some prayers. Also throw some old tires underneath just in case.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:52
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My car (03 Forester) has an inspection port for the ring gear, I was able to get a prybar in there to hold it while I leaned on the crank pulley bolt.
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Jun 5, 2014 22:59
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PitViper posted:I twisted the head of a 1/2" Craftsman breaker bar doing this, and never did end up getting the axle nut off. I believe my buddy sold the car with a bad axle. I really should buy a 3/4" breaker bar and 3/4" drive sockets in all the common axle nut sizes. I used to nuked a couple 1/2" Husky bars (which I previously swore by) a month until I got a 3/4" Harbor Freight breaker. It's one of the few tools I like there. It's pretty drat hard to gently caress up making a socket over about 1", too, since the tolerances can be a lot looser, so I went ahead and sprung for their SAE 3/4-drive socket/ratchet/breaker/extension bar kit for 60 bucks last time it was on sale. It's done well so far.
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Jun 5, 2014 23:20
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mod sassinator posted:Jack and two by fours, plus some prayers. Also throw some old tires underneath just in case. Lucky for us the answer was "gantry crane". 
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Jun 6, 2014 01:02
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:How do you proceed from there? My guess is 'very carefully'. Jack up the right side till the nut breaks. 
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Jun 6, 2014 03:27
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Cakefool posted:£Oxford
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Jun 7, 2014 02:09
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Harbor Freight has their 1/2 inch torque wrench on sale for $10 through Sunday. Also saw that 3/4 inch SAE ratchet/breaker/socket combo thingy kastein was talking about a couple posts up for $60 or $65 or something. I would have gotten that combo but I'm running out of room to put poo poo so it will have to wait until I buy a house. Also used a super coupon to get their 3 ton low profile jack for $83. It's just low enough (overall height not where the pad is) to shove the thing far enough under the front of my Fit to get the front jacking point. Now I don't have to drive up onto ramps to get the jack to the jacking point to then put the thing on stands.
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Jun 7, 2014 22:02
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This is just pure tool porn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_qHR_H_2cg
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Jun 7, 2014 22:21
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Jesus, do I even want to ask how many millions of bucks that thing must cost? Insane.
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Jun 7, 2014 23:31
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7LPKKU/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Someone recommended this a few pages back. Just used mine today and it really is the greatest thing. It comes with replacement parts which is a nice touch and a little worrying at the same time. I found several fittings on my equipment that I didn't know where there. 
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Jun 8, 2014 02:56
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Thanks for the reminder, I just picked up one for my dad for Father's Day.
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Jun 8, 2014 07:25
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My love-hate relationship with Canadian Tire continues. I went in because over the past few months I've twisted off two hex bit sockets (5/32" and 4mm), a 1/2" to 3/8" drive adapter, and finally a 1/2" breaker bar. Plus I discovered that my 15mm stubby wrench was made juuust small enough that the open end doesn't fit on nuts, so I figured I'd exchange it straight across while I was there. This stubby wrench came as a bonus when I bought a 30-piece set of normal wrenches, I also got two 7-piece stubby sets, all for something stupid like $50. The breaker bar and adapter were no problem. Then they had to open a new 320 piece socket set because they didn't have the bit sockets in any other package. As for the wrench, first the hardware guy tried to tell me they couldn't warranty it since it wasn't broken. I got a store manager, who actually looked it up by part number, and found out it's discontinued. After double checking that they don't have anything similar, she tells the cashier to just issue a refund, using the part number stamped on the wrench. Turns out that wrench was in their system for $17 + tax, which was put on a gift card. So basically a third the cost of the original set, and I got to keep the wrench because I said I'd take an angle grinder to it at work and fix it. I've had bad experiences with their warranty in the past, though. Last time I was in it was all, "How'd you break it? Do you have a receipt? Why don't you have a receipt? Technically we can't do this without a receipt but just remember for next time." This time they didn't even bat an eye when I walked in with a handful of broken metal.
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Jun 8, 2014 08:16
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With some employees. you could carve mastercraft into a block of cheese and they'd exchange it for a new hammer. Unfortunately, this is because sometimes that's really what the hammers they sell are. I keep telling myself not to trust them, but oooh, 6 piece pliar set for $16, and a $24 angle grinder, and a $32 6 amp hammer drill. and oh god damnit.
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Jun 8, 2014 08:27
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KozmoNaut posted:This is just pure tool porn. Holy poo poo. I cold not stop watching, slack-jawed. Comparing a 3D printer to this is like comparing a go-cart to a fighter jet. 1 min 18 seconds - my brain can't understand how they are finishing a hole off-axis like that.
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It's shifting the Y axis to stay on centerline. Not much trickier than single point threading, but it's a neat party trick. Almost nobody does it on machines that small because it's more of a pain in the rear end than milling the hole. Since you mention 3d printing, allow me to blow your mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IdZ2pI5dA oxbrain fucked around with this message at 16:01 on Jun 8, 2014 |
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oxbrain posted:It's shifting the Y axis to stay on centerline. Not much trickier than single point threading, but it's a neat party trick. Almost nobody does it on machines that small because it's more of a pain in the rear end than milling the hole. Nope, still can't get my head around 1:18m. The material is still spinning about the centreline, yet the tool is making an off-centre hole. I am either stupid, missing something or in desperate need of an animated gif to explain it.
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Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8UlyU8AUM&t=237s. The CTX video is essentially the same except instead of having the work offset the tool is. e: I know of a couple good videos that feature offset boring but I can't find them.
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You move the tool in time with the rotation of the workpiece, so that if you put a camera on the tool itself, you'd see the workpiece rotating about the centre of the hole you are boring. "Yo, I need a  canned cycle here..."
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Galler posted:Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8UlyU8AUM&t=237s. The CTX video is essentially the same except instead of having the work offset the tool is. Mrpete222/Tubalcain is so drat awesome, his videos are some of the most informative I've found on the subject of metalwork.
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Galler posted:Watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li8UlyU8AUM&t=237s. The CTX video is essentially the same except instead of having the work offset the tool is. Okay, I think I get it now, thanks. I guess they did that way in the CTX video to show off (rightly so).
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Poisonlizard posted:Worked in a cabinet shop for years, I'd say go for the K3 and spend the extra cash on bits and decent screws. The simple jig is quick and easy, the K4 was just extra crap in the way. I'll be buying the R3 Pocket Hole Kit. But now I need to choose between the Small Face-Frame Clamp and the Large Face-Frame Clamp. Which one should I be getting?
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melon cat posted:A follow-up question regarding our Kreg Jig discussion. Both if you can swing it. I'd probably get the large to start with, but sometimes it just won't fit where you need it. Soft woods (maple, poplar and birch) you can actually get by fine with little squeeze clamps and a sharp bit, but it's always nice to have the real clamp.
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KozmoNaut posted:Mrpete222/Tubalcain is so drat awesome, his videos are some of the most informative I've found on the subject of metalwork. If you're looking for some more awesome and highly informative metalworking/lathe working/machinist youtubers, the best ones are oxtoolco, abom79 and keith rucker. Along with Mrpete222 of course. Highly suggest you subscribe to all of them.
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100% Dundee posted:If you're looking for some more awesome and highly informative metalworking/lathe working/machinist youtubers, the best ones are oxtoolco, abom79 and keith rucker. Along with Mrpete222 of course. Highly suggest you subscribe to all of them. I would put keith fenner (turn wright machine works) on the list too. Does a lot of repair-type work.
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Poisonlizard posted:Both if you can swing it. I'd probably get the large to start with, but sometimes it just won't fit where you need it. Soft woods (maple, poplar and birch) you can actually get by fine with little squeeze clamps and a sharp bit, but it's always nice to have the real clamp.
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Thanks for the Youtube recommendations, guys. I'll probably never make anything on a lathe or mill or whatnot, but it's fascinating watching these guys make something out of nothing.
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Yeah I love watching channels where folks are experts on something and explaining how it works. If you're looking for a good woodworking channel, check out 'woodworking for mere mortals'--it's a really good channel with a couple updates a week on simple woodworking projects & tips.
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This is probably one of my favorite videos from him... (part 1 of a series, when originally uploaded, it was too long for the youtube size limit) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADTIZ2YE08A Repairing steering knuckles that were run with bad kingpin bearings well past catastrophic failure, right to the point where the wheel was about to fall off and the wear parts were so badly worn that the non-wear components become wear components... on a 50+ year old piece of equipment with no replacement knuckles available. So he grinds the mashed up spot out, fills the whole area in with braze, then makes jigs and uses the lathe to make a new bearing bore basically from scratch.
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