Thanks gents, baby is a moving and a shaking so Ive been told this weekend may be less the ideal for wrenching. I guess she doesn't want me going to the hospital smelling like grease and sweat, women!
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Thanks gents, baby is a moving and a shaking so Ive been told this weekend may be less the ideal for wrenching. I guess she doesn't want me going to the hospital smelling like grease and sweat, women!
S4Cruiser
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In an effort to get this back on track...
I've got a cat litter (fyi - don't use this for swampass, but does a great job cleaning up oil spills and smells fresh too) bucket full of cruiser / toyota hardware. I've been procrastinating cleaning it before sending it off for plating, but took action yesterday.
Picked up one of the HF Vibratory Tumblers --> 5 Lb. Metal Vibratory Tumbler Bowl and their crushed walnut shell media in fine grade. I also purchased the 1 year service plan as I intend to run this sucker 24/7 until all my hardware is clean.
I honestly expected it to be total s***, but I loaded it up yesterday evening for a test run. Started it around 6pm last night and decided to take a peek before bed around 11pm. Holy s*** this thing had the load almost spotless...i was amazed. Buttoned it all back up and will check it tonight after 24 hours of run time. Then throw another load in there.
I've got a cat litter (fyi - don't use this for swampass, but does a great job cleaning up oil spills and smells fresh too) bucket full of cruiser / toyota hardware. I've been procrastinating cleaning it before sending it off for plating, but took action yesterday.
Picked up one of the HF Vibratory Tumblers --> 5 Lb. Metal Vibratory Tumbler Bowl and their crushed walnut shell media in fine grade. I also purchased the 1 year service plan as I intend to run this sucker 24/7 until all my hardware is clean.
I honestly expected it to be total s***, but I loaded it up yesterday evening for a test run. Started it around 6pm last night and decided to take a peek before bed around 11pm. Holy s*** this thing had the load almost spotless...i was amazed. Buttoned it all back up and will check it tonight after 24 hours of run time. Then throw another load in there.
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How are you going to coat the hardware after it's clean?
@Trollhole has a sweet plating setup at his shop to plate larger pieces, but I think he sends out hardware in bulk to be plated at another company.
@Trollhole has a sweet plating setup at his shop to plate larger pieces, but I think he sends out hardware in bulk to be plated at another company.
S4Cruiser
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There is a commercial plater i plan to send it to in CA. They will do a 5 gallon bucket full for 75 bucs and turn around time is a few days once they receive it. I called a couple other places and their prices where much higher and catered more toward larger parts than your typical nut, bolt, etc.
I agree - - lets try to nip this in the butt folks.
BTW, bought a 3/8" Drive 3/8" Hex Socket today . . . gotta swap out some diff fluid. . .
Keep us informed! Thats a big deal. You may show up full of grease and holding the 54mm socket on your hand, and the obstretician may say "I could have used that!"
S4Cruiser
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Not too shabby considering these were literally pulled off a truck and thrown in a bucket. Zero cleaning done before tumbling.
lumbee1
Native American
I found this video last night:
I think we all have been in that situation where allen just booger up the socket. Eventually the head becomes so bad all you can do is remove it and replace it with another one. I hadn't heard of hexplus before this but the video convinced me to replace my long handle allens with a set of Weras.
Wera 05073593001 950 Spkl/9 Sm N Multicolor L-Key Set, Metric, Blacklaser, 9 Pieces: Hex Keys: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
I think we all have been in that situation where allen just booger up the socket. Eventually the head becomes so bad all you can do is remove it and replace it with another one. I hadn't heard of hexplus before this but the video convinced me to replace my long handle allens with a set of Weras.
Wera 05073593001 950 Spkl/9 Sm N Multicolor L-Key Set, Metric, Blacklaser, 9 Pieces: Hex Keys: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific
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That's a hell of a good TTT post right there. I had no idea! Will definitely have to order a few sets.
S4Cruiser
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I think this is a tool question but not sure...
I need to glue a piece of rubber hose to a rubber grommet. I also need to glue two pieces of plastic cable sheathing together.
Any idea or direction on the type / brand of adhesive to use for these tasks?
I need to glue a piece of rubber hose to a rubber grommet. I also need to glue two pieces of plastic cable sheathing together.
Any idea or direction on the type / brand of adhesive to use for these tasks?
S4Cruiser
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Zero chemicals or fluid. The rubber to rubber is to remake the NLA grommet tube thingy that goes on the bottom corner of the 40 windshield. It protects the windshield wiper wiring. The plastic to plastic is for the outer sheathing of a throttle cable I plan to shorten. I hope to maintain the current end that is used to mount to the firewall.
You should be fine with any kind of general use epoxy then I would use an epoxy over glue just for durability reasons.
Shop GORILLA Clear Epoxy Adhesive at Lowes.com
S4Cruiser
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Awesome - thanks! When I googled rubber adhesive there were so many different choices! I was sure someone had done something similar before so always best to leverage others!
lumbee1
Native American
If you want to retain the flexibility, I would use E6000. I've used this glue on just about everything and it continues to impress me. It sets up quickly but can be a bit messy.
Yeah my wife told me about e3000 she uses it in jewelry making. Good stuff.
If anyone knows anyone looking for a tractor lemme know. This will be going on the market soon.
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