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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 17:32 #397549
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working on a doo san forklift today that one of the operaters managed to rip one of the steer wheels completely off of,after many hours of working to get remains of bearing races out of the freaking hub and off the spindle
 i go to stick the wheel/hub back on only to find the spindle is jacked up!  another 1 1/2 hours filing and sanding on the spindle to get bearings to slide on. then i go to install the damn nut and washer which ends up being a round nut with holes punched in the top for a fancy spanner wrench or socket,which we didnt have!  so being the basically cheap bastard i am i made my own out of a scrap piece scrap iron(thank god i work in a foundry!  )i through in a lathe to carve out the center,couple pins in the end and carved a hole in other end for a socket to fit into.brazing the steel socket and cast iron together was a bitch! 
Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 17:33 #397550
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 17:33 #397551
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Still recovering,some days are better than others.
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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 17:40 #397552
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Necessity and being a cheap bastard is the mother of invention
 73 Kawasaki Z1
07 HD CVO Ultra Classic 82 Suzuki GS 1100 74 Yamaha RD 350 (My two stroke toy) 77 Kawasaki KZ 650B-1 (My putt around bike) 80 Indian Moped (My American Iron) 1 Long Gone 75 Suzuki GT550 74 GT 380 79 RD 400 Daytona Special 72 Honda CL 175 74 Honda QA 50 Tampa FL |
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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 17:44 #397554
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who needs snap on 10 Sep 2010 20:14 #397578
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Thats pretty damn cool plummen
 FRANKEN Z!
1978 KZ1000 A2A with 08'Speed Triple SSSA and '06 GSXR1000 front end |
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 03:26 #397600
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Plummen, toolmaker for the stars!
When I saw the title, I thought "Oh no, a Snap-on horror story, who builds anything of quality any more." I'll have to get some pictures of the two damaged Kennedy (Made in the USA) toolboxes that I just received over the past two weeks.
1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
2004 ZX-10R 2007 Harley Sportster 1200 2020 Harley Street Glide Special Angola, IN |
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 06:28 #397614
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Uh-OH.... Do I see old Plumms brain working......
Custom made rotors....  Unfortunately that thing would weigh more then a KZ motor but hey, never going to brake on ya......  BTW, that is a beefy sonsabiotch, damn....  1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc. Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh ZX636 suspension MIKUNI, RS-34'S... Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle. Dyna-S E.I. Earls 10 row Oil Cooler Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter Phoenix, Az |
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 08:10 #397630
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Man there must have been a lot of smoke coming from your ears. u must have put a lot of thought into that 1 bud.
Well done.  76 KZ, frame gusset work,1200CC.Ported by Larry Cavanaugh, 1.5mm.over intakes, Carron Pipe, ZRX12 rear end, and seat,96zx9 front end.
01 CBR600F4i Track bike. Cobourg, Ont. Can. ~ ~ ~_@ ~ ~ _- \, ~ (k) / (z) |
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 08:37 #397636
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 08:53 #397642
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Snap on is the only way to go if the boss is paying for the tools. Somtimes though a piece of scrap aluminum and a grinder is all you need to get the job done.
1981 KZ1000 Police Special coverted for civilian use with passenger seat, custom luggage rack, and paint. Daily rider.
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who needs snap on 11 Sep 2010 09:01 #397644
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Well for you professional mechanics, machinists, builders etc... I can understand paying out the gazoo for tools such as Snap On...
But for the rest of us garage mechanics/bike builders, Hell, Harbor Freight tools work just fine....  1976 KZ900-A4
MTC 1075cc. Camshafts: Kawi GPZ-1100 .375 lift Head: P&P via Larry Cavanaugh ZX636 suspension MIKUNI, RS-34'S... Kerker 4-1, 1.5" comp baffle. Dyna-S E.I. Earls 10 row Oil Cooler Acewell 2802 Series Speedo/Tach Innovate LC1 Wideband 02 AFR meter Phoenix, Az |
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