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slidebite posted:I've always just threaded a woodscrew in the tip. Usually when removed a small slug of dried silicone comes out with it and it works perfect. i used to do that, and then figured out that making a big glob worked better as a seal. It can even work with PL, which is usually a 1 time disposable tube. Though the ribbed edges does feel better on the inside....
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His Divine Shadow posted:I put it in the freezer Kinky....... For any one looking for ratcheting wrenches, Tekton still has their old stock on sale for 10-20% off.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:All this grinder chat, someone (me) needs to post this old gem: Quoting myself for this classic that someone else posted years ago and I reposted a few years back. I was looking through my posts in this thread and came across it. Particularly Ironic as I was listening to That Smell by Skynrd when I came upon it. Then the smoke started. I can only imagine "that smell"
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Quoting myself for this classic that someone else posted years ago and I reposted a few years back. I was looking through my posts in this thread and came across it. The good ol' Harbor Freight days. I had a metal chop saw that performed similarly. I didn't use it frequently, but got about 15 cuts out of it with increasing burning smell / smoke with each use. Until some bearing let go and the blade got all wobbly. At the near-nothing price I paid, I still got my money's worth out of it.
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I still have at least one HF grinder of that age still going. Like all spinning tools from HF if you want them to last you need to start by openeing them up before you even turn them on. Clean out the "grease" they put in there. It will hold some of the grinding and casting swarf. Clean the rest out with something sensible like electrical cleaner. Then put actual good grease back in. There you go, you've now given your $12 HF grinder the ability to last for many years.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:Kinky....... Regardless I find it's the only method that really works. Put it in a plastic bag and in the chest freezer. Gotta remember to take it out beforehand though so it requires some logistics.
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Motronic posted:I still have at least one HF grinder of that age still going. Like all spinning tools from HF if you want them to last you need to start by openeing them up before you even turn them on. Clean out the "grease" they put in there. It will hold some of the grinding and casting swarf. Clean the rest out with something sensible like electrical cleaner. Then put actual good grease back in. You've mentioned this before. What would you use? Wheel bearing grease? Seems like it would be suited for the task. High speeds, a poo poo load of spinning etc.... I mean sure anything is better than the poo poo they put in there.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:You've mentioned this before. What would you use? Wheel bearing grease? Seems like it would be suited for the task. High speeds, a poo poo load of spinning etc.... I use whatever is in my grease gun at the time, which is usually Mobil 1 (the red synthetic multipurpose stuff). Literally anything is better than the chinese gutter honey they put in there.
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Yeah, I used Valvoline red stuff in my grinder of a similar vintage. I'm not entirely convinced that the crap I cleaned out of that thing wasn't actually earwax.
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From the smell it made when my harbor freight portaband caught the brush end on fire the second time I pulled the trigger, I'm quite certain it was earwax. poo poo was RANK.
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No no no, that's the earwax they use to insulate the motor windings you were smelling.
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I've used brake caliper grease. It's high temp so I figure it should do the trick. 4 years later so far so good.
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isn't part of the problem that the cheap HF gadgets aren't internally designed to retain the grease very well, so the gears just fling all the grease off as soon as you look at the trigger? a film of nice grease is better than a film of trash, but if the majority of the grease never touches the gears that could be part of the problem.
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Raluek posted:isn't part of the problem that the cheap HF gadgets aren't internally designed to retain the grease very well, so the gears just fling all the grease off as soon as you look at the trigger? I also packed it, because hell, why not?
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slidebite posted:I've always just threaded a woodscrew in the tip. Usually when removed a small slug of dried silicone comes out with it and it works perfect. And here's yet another method I use. Take a ripped off finger off your latex or nitrile gloves and put it on the top and squeeze the trigger. It comes right off like a cap and it's reusable. I've never had one not be like new when using this method.
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Ambassadorofsodomy posted:You've mentioned this before. What would you use? Wheel bearing grease? Seems like it would be suited for the task. High speeds, a poo poo load of spinning etc.... I have had good luck with both wheel bearing grease and NLGI 00 grease which is like a sloppy pourable grease that will flow around the gears much more easily than NLGI 2. Stuff is hard to find in consumer quantities though.
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kastein posted:From the smell it made when my harbor freight portaband caught the brush end on fire the second time I pulled the trigger, I'm quite certain it was earwax. To verify, offer it up to a cat, if it gobbles it up, earwax confirmed. This might introduce the taste for the substance however and if you sleep with the door open you might wake from a feline tongue in your ear one night.
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Oh my god. I thought my cat was weird or something. I had no idea it was a common thing. Years ago woke up once to this 3 month old kitten growling like some sort of wild animal only to see it was gnawing on an earplug it fished out of my workbag.
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One of my dogs likes to eat used foamies too. Makes the poops easier to spot on the lawn.
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Speaking of grease, I need to lube up some trailer wheel bearings. I already bought a tube of Timkin hi temp red, but as I was looking at locking zerk fittings, I kinda started talking myself into just getting a whole new grease gun. How dumb would it be to buy a Lock N Lube grease gun vs swapping out the tube and fitting on my crappy leaky grease gun?
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stealie72 posted:One of my dogs likes to eat used foamies too. Makes the poops easier to spot on the lawn.
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Catatron Prime posted:Speaking of grease, I need to lube up some trailer wheel bearings.
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Catatron Prime posted:Speaking of grease, I need to lube up some trailer wheel bearings. I bought the lock n lube gun and it owns bones. If you check eBay you can score deals on returned units.
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slidebite posted:You don't need anything gimmicky, just get a quality grease gun. You've never used a lock n lube. They are a game changer.
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sharkytm posted:You've never used a lock n lube. They are a game changer. Is it just because you can use 2 hands to pump? Or is the lock end something I'd want on my battery grease gun anyway?
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Yes. The only downside is the end is larger so zerks with poo poo access become more difficult. the coupler itself is 30 usd, totally worth trying.
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MRC48B posted:Yes. The only downside is the end is larger so zerks with poo poo access become more difficult. That's kind of problematic right there since a grease a lot of heavy equipment and access is quite limited in a lot of spots. I suppose since it locks I can do what I did with my side adapter zerk head: put a zerk on it so I don't have to actually switch it off the end of the hose. I can just throw a zerrk in the one I take off the grease gun. That would make them easier to use. I'll have to try it. zerk.
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You see once you buy the lock n lube you're in their ecosystem and you can buy one of these (and the other part you need).... It's how they get ya I swear: https://locknlube.com/collections/quick-connect-adapters/products/locknlube-simple-90-coupler Their push on 90 is also neat. (they sell a kit) deimos fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Sep 3, 2023 |
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I just put on some 45 or 90 degree fittings to have better access. (YMMV)
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deimos posted:You see once you buy the lock n lube you're in their ecosystem and you can buy one of these (and the other part you need).... It's how they get ya I swear: https://locknlube.com/collections/quick-connect-adapters/products/locknlube-simple-90-coupler Yeah, I don't think I need their kit. 
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sharkytm posted:You've never used a lock n lube. They are a game changer. No. Cheap and lovely grease guns suck. slidebite fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Sep 4, 2023 |
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Milwaukee M12 grease gat.
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slidebite posted:I don't doubt they're a fine product but a good quality "regular" grease gun is a game changer over a lovely grease gun, which is what 95%+ of wrenchers seem to use... and use it for years and believe that therefore all "normal" grease guns suck. I meant their locking coupler. 100% agree on the gun itself, cheapo grease guns are the loving worst. I've got an old Alemite and a Lincoln which are great. The locking coupler really makes getting grease into hard to reach fittings super easy. Also, I came across this, since we're ankle deep in grease chat: https://www.farmcollector.com/equipment/grease-fittings-zmlz15octzhur/
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Which grease gun doesn't leak? Or is that indicative of poor quality grease? I keep mine in a bag now since seemingly everytime I go to grab it, it's sitting in a puddle of red goop. Also, Florida man garage.
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My cheap grease gun has never leaked. It's got grease in it, I didn't think grease could leak. But Finland I guess. I have an oil gun too and that one leaks.
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Majere posted:Which grease gun doesn't leak? Or is that indicative of poor quality grease? I keep mine in a bag now since seemingly everytime I go to grab it, it's sitting in a puddle of red goop. The point of grease is to keep oil in suspension. I typically run Mobil 1 multipurpose in mine and that stuff WILL break if left over 100 for a while/in the sun. It's probably not that it's poor quality grease (those temps are out of spec for it) or a gun but the wrong grease choice for you and where you store it. It could also be a cheap gun, but I've never seen any grease gun that won't leak the oil out of broken grease. One would think parts stores in your area would have a selection of greases that work at your area's storage temps, but who knows because most national retail chains are stocked by people who don't live in your area and don't know any different. Motronic fucked around with this message at 16:19 on Sep 4, 2023 |
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Majere posted:Which grease gun doesn't leak? Or is that indicative of poor quality grease? I keep mine in a bag now since seemingly everytime I go to grab it, it's sitting in a puddle of red goop. Mine is a 20 or 30 dollar one from Amazon (after I had a cheap one I got a "better" one) with Mobil 1 red grease in it and I'm in Michigan. It's kept in a bucket for the same reasons.  I assume they all do it to some degree.
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Mine gets kept in a PVC pipe with a cap on the bottom, open top, screwed into the wall by the workbench. It's got a tube of some sort of multipurpose grease in it, but occasionally drips. If I think about it tonight I'll snap a picture of it.
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PitViper posted:Mine gets kept in a PVC pipe with a cap on the bottom, open top, screwed into the wall by the workbench. It's got a tube of some sort of multipurpose grease in it, but occasionally drips. If I think about it tonight I'll snap a picture of it. That's a great idea. I need to make some sort of catch tray to put the dewalt battery on one maybe.
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I opened the drawer where I keep my grease gun and it was in a puddle of grease. Thanks for reminding me, ignorance was bliss!
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