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rockmeupto125 last won the day on February 9
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That is sooo far from reality...
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I'm not measuring the degree of accuracy, just whether the marked point is indeed accurate. I've cut up wheels before just to have the hub as a mounting point for checking brake disks. Not that much metal in them
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As long as I have a hub, spokes, and three points of contact for the tire it will be fine. It's not a high speed balance, it's just to verify the light/heavy point of the tire, presumably already marked. I'm sure an abrasive disk will go through an aluminum wheel.
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After taking way too much time and weight to balance a wheel I was mounting for Racer, I decided I am going to check balance on tires and wheels before they are joined. I have plenty of old wheels I can cut down to make a tire hanger.
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I'll keep that in mind. Maybe I just need more practice. And without the added width of tire tools. Ehh.... The stuff I don't know is much greater than the stuff I know (or think I do). Done that, works.
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I have one of those. Would be a lot handier with an aluminum tank. They work better on car tires than bike tires. I never got the concept behind the zip ties. But I've had enough trouble getting beads to seat that I have multiple strategies.
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I think it was about 7 degrees that day. No heat/insulation in garage. New tires and old were inside over the baseboard heat. Decided to cart the stuff inside to do it. NEVER could have done it with cold tires.
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Wow. It was 9 degrees here Tuesday morning and near 60 that afternoon.
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Gorgeous. I used to keep my 954 in the dining room. Not enough XX floor space. Bill, I don't know what you call it in frozen tundrastan, but it's the room we keep and prepare food in, as well as store and manage cleaning for utensils and eating surfaces . We call it the kitchen. The dishwasher is in the dining room, and that has seen it's share of off-label use as well.
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Not MY kitchen or not my KITCHEN? and why NOT?
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Well, I didn't mean it like I discovered something new, I was ranting. You're the first person I would pick here that would already know that. 😁 BUT.........I had forgotten. Didn't take me long to remember!
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My tire machine is tango umbrella. Getting it back online or acquiring a new one is non-negotiable come spring. These Bridgestones on these rims are an absolute bear. Can't even imagine putting Michelins on them.
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These Yamaha wheels SUCK. The difference between the valley and the bead land is 13mm. Jackass engineers.
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I really like the little 6 inch utility knives I pick up at Harbor Freight for 79 cents. They are handy and I don't mind throwing them out. You know the ones I mean. Snap blades, different colors, cheap plastic feed mechanism. I was sitting under a truck the other day sawing at a hard plastic air line and wishing I had a better blade. Is there any similar utility knife you guys have found that has a quality blade. I'm sure it will cost more, but that's not my focus here...just an overall better knife of the relative same design. HF copies most everything it sells from a better product, so I'm sure it's out there. Thanks!