ER-5 off the road

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They're very handy for removing rusted-up exhaust pipes - as long as
you are not planning on re-using them.
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In uk.rec.motorcycles, Andy Bonwick amazed us all with this pearl of
wisdom:

What an excellent turn of phrase :O)

 

Unless you happen to be ham fisted and near a brake or petrol line.

 

I considered using an angle grinder with the wheel still on the bike
but saw lots of things in the way, and I didn't fancy throwing sparks
at my shiney new BT45, chain, swingarm, hugger, and rest of bike.

I'm sure angle grinders have their place with bikes, but I didn't feel
the situation was ideal for angle grinding

Thank you everyone for your advice.

 

Aye. The proper way to cut a lump of RSJ is to mount it in a 3 ton jig
and carefully shave off thous of material.

 

I always thought you should stick it in a saw and let the machine do
the work but failing that a gas axe does the job faster and better
than an angle grinder.

 

Needs must, sometimes. A recip saw is wonderful and a gas axe is lovely
but if all you have available is an AG, then that's what you use. Yes,
I've seen some terrible AG use, but I like to think mine is fairly ok.

 

I take a sawzall (recip saw) on the job and use it *all* the time. It
rocks for removing old junction boxes out of the wall without knocking a
huge hole in the wall.

 

Look, WD40 isn't any good as a penetrating oil. It's a water
displacement and lubricant.

Stick some Plus Gas on it and go back to it tomorrow.

This is all in the FFAQ y'know ..

http://www.ukrm.net/faq/Bike_Maintenance/Seized_or_damaged_fasteners_studs_bolts.html

I know, I wrote it.

Cheers,

Paul.

 

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Or a drop or two of diesel. Kin fabulous penetrating oil diesel is.
Well not exactly fabulous as such but very good if left to seep in for a
day and plenty of it to be had just lying around near the exit to many
garages.

 

Good for dunking siezed parts in, agreed.

Not so good for dunking your hands in though. Latex gloves or barrier
cream are your friends with this method.

Cheers

Paul.

 

And some angle grinders are lethal after all...

http://www.barnsley-chronicle.co.uk/

 

I'll have to look in the local hardware shop for a 1mm disc, ta for
that. I'd have used a saw on noise grounds alone though.

 

Should have used a washing machine motor securely anchored to the
floor.

 

Make sure that your grinder is suitable for the thinner discs. You
might find that the lock-nut doesn't secure the disc properly and it's
stop/crack/burst in short order.

The good thing about 1mm discs is that cuts caused by them heal
quicker because they don't rip out as much flesh. This theory has been
field tested by someone I know very well.

 

That sounds quite nasty, and I'll take note of that sage bit of advice.
I'll take a few measurments or take the angle grinder its self to the
shop to see.

Still, I'll be more likely to be using my trusty TI-85 now.

 

I don't see how an ancient calculator could assist in removing stuck
nuts.

 

Yebbut "it's only an ER-5".

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Can't see the problem - my bike always tries to lie down at garage exits.