Best Shop Tricks - Page 67

GlennR · 04-08-2013, 05:34 PM

What's cheap about making a DIY version of something that's "almost nothing" to begin with? I've got tons of crap cluttering my shop, why spend money on more if I don't need it?

Some of us need to think about saving for more important things....booze, drugs, kid's college funds, etc.

marchyman · 04-08-2013, 08:33 PM

Making washers out of old bleach bottles takes time that could be better spent on the booze and drugs.

PFFOG · 04-08-2013, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by marchyman

Making washers out of old bleach bottles takes time that could be better spent on the booze and drugs.

You obviously haven't seen any of us multi- task

wos · 04-09-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by scottrnelson

We have a winner for biggest cheapskate of this entire thread.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

cheap yes but I don't ride a KLR, A Vstrom so I can take the insults in stride. I is a Canoodian and the shipping on those things would make it a pain in the ass when I can throw a hole saw in the drill press and punch out enough to experiment with for free.

Guano11 · 04-10-2013, 08:25 AM

$50 kitchen cart at IKEA.
Perfect for aerosols, those odd quarts of oil, etc. Middle shelf is adjustable to accommodate odd heights. Tray bottoms are mesh like a parts washer. Comes in turquoise if your garage needs some "Pop!"
Sticker-ready.

Narrdo · 04-10-2013, 09:16 AM

I like that!

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H96669 · 04-14-2013, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by wos

might just try to make something like those washers out of old bleach bottles

Had to do that recently but used lids from foodservice buckets. Had to be a very specific thickness/size and my rather large collection of nylon washers did not have that "specific" size/thickness. Probably doesn't even exist anyway.

Ice cream buckets??? Worked so well on my old GMC drain plug that I never replaced it with a proper one in 10 years of ownership. I kind of grew attached to it.

scottrnelson · 04-30-2013, 05:58 AM

Can't get the core out of your SuperTrapp muffler to repack it? You don't have a nice straight shot to use a broom handle like in their video where they remove the core from a muffler on some big cruilser?

(Step 2): Get a board and six cheap screws that are the same threads as the ones holding your disks in (don't take a chance of wrecking your good screws). Use one of the disks as a template to drill six holes. Put a screw through each hole as you drill it to keep things aligned. When you have six, insert those screws into the muffler core, tighten and now you can easily twist and pull that sucker out of there. I just invented this method this morning and it was so much easier than any other method I've seen.

(Step 1): Can't get those rivets out that hold the core in place by using a drill? A sharp chisel and a good size hammer will have the heads off of the rivets quickly, then a punch of the right diameter will knock them to the inside easily.

(Step 3): I'm not to this part yet, because I don't have the packing material, but leave the core attached to the board to easily align the holes when you put it back in.

Repacking a SuperTrapp doesn't have to be such a difficult ordeal.

Pike Bishop · 05-01-2013, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MookieBlaylock

i had to take the secondary butterflys out of the new ride and they were held in by these tiny (#0) loctited screws. Fuckers would not budge and stripping them was not an option. Enter the $25 heat gun from Home Depot

A soldering gun also works well for this, especially where you don't want to cook nearby parts.

barko1 · 05-01-2013, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Pike Bishop

A soldering gun also works well for this, especially where you don't want to cook nearby parts.

The bastards in my C14 stayed put even with the solder gun

HapHazard · 05-11-2013, 03:10 PM

I was having problems with the bead sealing on my Sportster front wheel, as well as a leaking valve stem.

Checking for the bead leaks without a tank is easy - lay the tire down, and using my wife's indoor plant watering can, fill the depression between the rim and tire and watch for bubbles.

But I couldn't figure how to submerge enough of the valve stem to make sure I'd fixed it (using the bathtub would be pushing my wife's indulgence).
Until:

Big cooler to the rescue!

04-08-2013, 05:34 PM	#991
GlennR Dodgin' the Ditches Joined: Nov 2010 Location: Boone,NC Oddometer: 1,159	What's cheap about making a DIY version of something that's "almost nothing" to begin with? I've got tons of crap cluttering my shop, why spend money on more if I don't need it? Some of us need to think about saving for more important things....booze, drugs, kid's college funds, etc. __________________ free/online Motorcycle Repair Course-

04-10-2013, 08:25 AM	#995
Guano11 Caught & Released Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Caught & Released Oddometer: 977	Handy Rolling Organizer $50 kitchen cart at IKEA. Perfect for aerosols, those odd quarts of oil, etc. Middle shelf is adjustable to accommodate odd heights. Tray bottoms are mesh like a parts washer. Comes in turquoise if your garage needs some "Pop!" Sticker-ready. __________________ Guano11 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

04-10-2013, 09:16 AM	#996
Narrdo Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: Yorktown, IN Oddometer: 179	I like that! Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2 __________________ "A stone's throw out on on either hand from that well ordered road we tread, and all the world is wild and strange." http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...dStatesMap.jpg

04-30-2013, 05:58 AM	#998
scottrnelson Team Orange Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Folsom, CA Oddometer: 956	Can't get the core out of your SuperTrapp muffler to repack it? You don't have a nice straight shot to use a broom handle like in their video where they remove the core from a muffler on some big cruilser? (Step 2): Get a board and six cheap screws that are the same threads as the ones holding your disks in (don't take a chance of wrecking your good screws). Use one of the disks as a template to drill six holes. Put a screw through each hole as you drill it to keep things aligned. When you have six, insert those screws into the muffler core, tighten and now you can easily twist and pull that sucker out of there. I just invented this method this morning and it was so much easier than any other method I've seen. (Step 1): Can't get those rivets out that hold the core in place by using a drill? A sharp chisel and a good size hammer will have the heads off of the rivets quickly, then a punch of the right diameter will knock them to the inside easily. (Step 3): I'm not to this part yet, because I don't have the packing material, but leave the core attached to the board to easily align the holes when you put it back in. Repacking a SuperTrapp doesn't have to be such a difficult ordeal. __________________ __Scott R. Nelson, 2008 KTM 990 Adventure, 2001 Honda XR650L, Folsom, CA

05-11-2013, 03:10 PM	#1001
HapHazard t00 0ld 2b n00b Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Central CT Oddometer: 1,294	Tire Tank I was having problems with the bead sealing on my Sportster front wheel, as well as a leaking valve stem. Checking for the bead leaks without a tank is easy - lay the tire down, and using my wife's indoor plant watering can, fill the depression between the rim and tire and watch for bubbles. But I couldn't figure how to submerge enough of the valve stem to make sure I'd fixed it (using the bathtub would be pushing my wife's indulgence). Until: Big cooler to the rescue!

04-08-2013, 08:33 PM	#992
marchyman Talks to cats Joined: Jun 2005 Location: SF Bay Area Oddometer: 5,308	Making washers out of old bleach bottles takes time that could be better spent on the booze and drugs.

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