On Feb 14, 4:28*am, "Mitch" <x> wrote:
> Waz
>
> For wheel rebuilding I use small bolt croppers to cut old spokes, saves
> messing with rusty threads or saws and loads of time.
>
> Keep up the good work and dont take down the calender!

Too chicken for rebuilding spoked wheels...for now. I've a set of old
Suzuki T-500 rims that don't need a thing done except polish up the
spokes and rims...I'll leave the patina on the hubs. 8^)

On Feb 14, 11:28*am, "Mitch" <x> wrote:
> Waz
>
> For wheel rebuilding I use small bolt croppers to cut old spokes, saves
> messing with rusty threads or saws and loads of time.
>
> Keep up the good work and dont take down the calender!

Bolt croppers are not a bad idea - as long as you don't point the
nipple end at yourself, anyone you love or things you don't want to
smash.

As Richard mentioned in one of our episodes, when you cut the spokes
the nipple ends can come out 'like bullets' depending on the spoke
tension.

We are on the lookout for a new calendar - do you reckon the Pirelli
people would send us one?

Waz
http://www.garagenight.tv

On Feb 14, 3:20*pm, Futility Man <n...@futile.org> wrote:
SNIP
> Drop by the campground, I'll be glad to demonstrate the remain copy I have.

That would be interesting. I make no promises...I'm already commited
to a trip to seattle in july to watch the Red Sox beat the Mariners.
8^)

> I had a few failures on my prototypes. *Those became part of the vast
> Appalachian steel/forest oxidation benchmark project.
> (I threw them out in the woods behind the shop to rust)

and thus driving archeologist batty trying to figure out what was
going on. 8^)
--
Keith

On Feb 14, 8:08*am, "The Procrastibator" <stevenkei...@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Too chicken for rebuilding spoked wheels...for now. I've a set of old
> Suzuki T-500 rims that don't need a thing done except polish up the
> spokes and rims...I'll leave the patina on the hubs. 8^)

Why don't you just dig a hole in your garage floor and bury that
carcass?

Be careful you don't disturb the remains of your former goatse lovers,
though...

On Feb 14, 7:42*pm, "`" <breoganmacbr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 14, 8:08*am, "The Procrastibator" <stevenkei...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Too chicken for rebuilding spoked wheels...for now. I've a set of old
> > Suzuki T-500 rims that don't need a thing done except polish up the
> > spokes and rims...I'll leave the patina on the hubs. 8^)
>
> Why don't you just dig a hole in your garage floor and bury that
> carcass?
>
> Be careful you don't disturb the remains of your former goatse lovers,
> though...

gee now krusty kritter/gael is stalking me here...**** off you old
fake. You couldn't pour **** out of a boot if the instructions were
printed on the bottom...you are NOTHING more than a cut and paste
thief masqarading <sic> as a knowledgable person...only thing you know
is how to start trouble you aren't man enough to finish.

On Feb 14, 6:44*pm, "Confused Attention Whore"
<stevenkei...@hotmail.com> wrote:

> gee now krusty kritter/gael is stalking me here...

When you turn *every* thread into a tale about your own situation,
people are naturally going to wonder about what's wrong with you.

If you're looking for a pat on the head (or a pat on the ass), you're
talking to the wrong dude. See Four-eyed Juicy Fruit for the polyamory
you so desperately desire.

On Feb 15, 6:17*am, Futility Man <n...@futile.org> wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:49:22 -0800 (PST), "S'mee" <stevenkei...@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >and thus driving archeologist batty trying to figure out what was
> >going on.
>
> If they ever dig around my shop they'll be baffled alright. *Hundreds of welding
> rod stubs, nuts, bolts, washers, springs, wire. *Engine oil, slag from cutting
> torch and plasma cutter. *It'll be a tossup whether they want to mine for iron
> ore or drill for oil.

Likely the only indications of oil they'd find would be fossilized
bacteria that fed on oil. 8^) If you really want to see them squirm
let'em find a Dirt Squirt in a Indian badged frame with a rear
sprocket just an inch or two smaller than the rim.

8^) BTST one.

On Feb 15, 5:21*am, "`" <breoganmacbr...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Feb 14, 6:44*pm, "Confused Attention Whore"
>
> <stevenkei...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > gee now krusty kritter/gael is stalking me here...
>
> When you turn *every* thread into a tale about your own situation,
> people are naturally going to wonder about what's wrong with you.
>
> If you're looking for a pat on the head (or a pat on the ass), you're
> talking to the wrong dude. See Four-eyed Juicy Fruit for the polyamory
> you so desperately desire.

aww, poor baby. he's upset I told the truth about him.

Beryl <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> All the old Honda XLs and XRs I've bought off craigslist had sloppy
> loose steering head bearings with dents hammered into the ball races.
> I'm trying to decide whether it's worth $35 to switch an XL185 to
> tapered roller bearings while I have the front end off to weld cracked
> steering stops on the frame.

Yes.

First, OE ball bearing races are more expensive (or they were when I
last bought a set) although you could source the balls for pennies from
a bearing supplier, and secondly, taper rollers (again, in my
experience) last longer.


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