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  1. That is sooo far from reality...
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Wow. It was 9 degrees here Tuesday morning and near 60 that afternoon.
  9. 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.
  10. Not MY kitchen or not my KITCHEN? and why NOT?
  11. 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!
  12. 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.
  13. These Yamaha wheels SUCK. The difference between the valley and the bead land is 13mm. Jackass engineers.
  14. 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!
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