[HardtailHack]

Ahhhh, workshop work, so much easier than just using the selection of tools in the work truck.
Deep offset spanner, little head ratchet, just stroll over to the toolbox.

Silly little locators, slide hammer time.

Edit Note to self, never buy spring compressors with a drive on one end only, stupid stupid purchase.

 

[rideit]

I use this slide hammer bearing puller to get them out and an arbor press or a knipex adjustable wrench to put ‘em back in.

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Zombie Q…I’m in the market, is this one available via Amazon/ebay whatevs?

 

[HardtailHack]

Zombie Q…I’m in the market, is this one available via Amazon/ebay whatevs?

Inner Bearing Puller Collets Remover Slide Hammer Internal Blind Hole Set Kit | eBay

Ideal for pulling jobs requiring an internal pull, such as pilot bearings 8 collets, Fitting a wide range of applications. 1 x Set of Blind Hole Kit. Style: Set/ Kit.

www.ebay.com

 

[DaveW]

It's a roadie bikeshop so I shouldn't be surprised by this, but.......

 

[boostindoubles]

Hadley hooked me up! They make such nice stuff...

 

[HardtailHack]

It's been good lately, haven't needed anything, but work finishes up soon and I realized I don't really have any filter tools, so I just ordered a big Hazet chain type and some Lisle Swivel Grippers for the smaller stuff.

EDIT- And a Toledo strap-

 

[HardtailHack]

Damn Marketplace, seems I have bought an old(ish) Australian made bench grinder.

And a Magswitch Mini-

 

[HardtailHack]

Same guy I got the grinder from had some files, walked over to them expecting them to be as sharp as the Don Trump, but at worst they are fairly sharp.
Lots of Aussie made ones, a few English and a a couple of Nicholson from wherever.

The body blade alone is worth the $30 Aussie seashells.

 

[gonefirefightin]

Same guy I got the grinder from had some files, walked over to them expecting them to be as sharp as the Don Trump, but at worst they are fairly sharp.
Lots of Aussie made ones, a few English and a a couple of Nicholson from wherever.
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The body blade alone is worth the $30 Aussie seashells.

Those will make some nice knives

 

[Subversion_Garage]

I want to pick up a bearing kit, and the three main styles seem to be the following. I assume they are knockoffs of more established kits, so if anyone has some guidance on which kit might be best (or most comprehensive), or do they all suck? I just need it for frame, and hub bearings. Thanks in advance.

Option A

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805109450875.html

Option B

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806391544768.html

Option C

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806541395529.html

 

[Adventurous]

FIL hooked me up with some clam clamps. Should come in handy with all the casing work I've got on my plate.

 

[canadmos]

I want to pick up a bearing kit, and the three main styles seem to be the following. I assume they are knockoffs of more established kits, so if anyone has some guidance on which kit might be best (or most comprehensive), or do they all suck? I just need it for frame, and hub bearings. Thanks in advance.

Option A

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805109450875.html

Option B

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806391544768.html

Option C

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806541395529.html

I don't think you'll find one kit that'll fit everything.

$80 seems steep for aliexpress...though the ztto stuff seems slightly above average for aliexpress type stuff. I have a few of their tools..

I have this one. It's half the price and will do majority of bearings on a bike.

It won't do headsets or bottom brackets out of the box, but some washers would fix that up (with the rod). Or just look for individual presses for those two applications.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPUDinq

Yeah the colour isn't the greatest...but it works.

 

[Subversion_Garage]

Yeah, the Ztto kit is the closest I have seen to "complete."

I looked at kits like the one you linked, but is it complete enough to press out the hub, and frame bearings? It seems like it may be missing a deep enough "receiver" cup.

 

[HardtailHack]

This is where I ended up at with crimpers and I'm sure I'll still see things I can't crimp working on something in the future.
I hate trying to identify electrical plugs.

 

[HardtailHack]

Damn, down to zero battery ratchets, Makita has no drive, Milwaukee has some weird fault light flashing and the Snap-On stinks and the ratchet won't change directions.
Might get the Snap-On rebuilt.

 

[Adventurous]

This is where I ended up at with crimpers and I'm sure I'll still see things I can't crimp working on something in the future.
I hate trying to identify electrical plugs.
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Looks kinda like my crimper collection, minus the fancy Deutsch.

I, however, am a rank amateur.

 

[Westy]

Looks kinda like my crimper collection, minus the fancy Deutsch.

I, however, am a rank amateur.

Crimpin' ain't easy

My collection

 

[HardtailHack]

Crimpin' ain't easy

My collection

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?

 

[Westy]

?
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Everything is a hammer crimper, when you never have the right crimper.

 

[HardtailHack]

Everything is a hammer crimper, when you never have the right crimper.

 

[Subversion_Garage]

I bought one of those hydraulic crimpers years ago (for cables), and have zero regrets

 

[Leafy]

I bought one of those hydraulic crimpers years ago (for cables), and have zero regrets

Same. Screw trying to do a starter cable in a car with a hammer or dismounted bench vise.

 

[HardtailHack]

I bought one of those hydraulic crimpers years ago (for cables), and have zero regrets

One of the hex types?
A place I did some work for was using EBay level ones for commercial use and they said they were lasting pretty well.
I'd love hex jaws for mine but they are too expensive, so I'm stuck with JIS.

 

[Subversion_Garage]

One of the hex types?
A place I did some work for was using EBay level ones for commercial use and they said they were lasting pretty well.
I'd love hex jaws for mine but they are too expensive, so I'm stuck with JIS.

Yes, you see the yellow kits all over Amazon and AliExpress. I have beat the crap out of mine, and it’s still going.

 

[rideit]

Have any of you had to cut/trim cable housing while out on a ride? Buddy had a mechanical today that would have been easy-peasy with a housing cutter. We used a leatherman, but the cut was really shitty. I would love to hear of a lightweight, discrete solution.
Did a bunch of searches, I have not found a product like this.
(doesn’t have to be from bike tools)

 

[Westy]

Have any of you had to cut/trim cable housing while out on a ride? Buddy had a mechanical today that would have been easy-peasy with a housing cutter. We used a leatherman, but the cut was really shitty. I would love to hear of a lightweight, discrete solution.
Did a bunch of searches, I have not found a product like this.
(doesn’t have to be from bike tools)

Make a disk brake mount for a grinding wheel. Mount. Run along side while going downhill with the housing to trim accordingly. Don't get your fingers into the spokes!

 

[HardtailHack]

That's a bit fancy, I was thinking a chisel blade and a rock.

 

[Westy]

That's a bit fancy, I was thinking a chisel blade and a rock.

E-bikes just need a PTO

 

[rideit]

well, it was an e-bike ride, I told him to use a middle gear, and just use the motor’s assist to ‘shift’.
However, we more or less fixed it.

 

[canadmos]

What happened that you needed to cut a cable?

When I've gone on rides where you end up far from any rescue or bail out point, I just bring a whole new cable..

 

[Adventurous]

Have any of you had to cut/trim cable housing while out on a ride? Buddy had a mechanical today that would have been easy-peasy with a housing cutter. We used a leatherman, but the cut was really shitty. I would love to hear of a lightweight, discrete solution.
Did a bunch of searches, I have not found a product like this.
(doesn’t have to be from bike tools)

A length of hacksaw blade?

 

[rideit]

What happened that you needed to cut a cable?

When I've gone on rides where you end up far from any rescue or bail out point, I just bring a whole new cable..

The issue wasn’t the cable, but the housing. Basically the housing ferrule cracked/broke where it enters the derailluer, and the end of the housing was too frayed to bodge without trimming it. We also didn’t have a replacement housing ferrule (which I usually do have).
Another advantage of having a way to cut housing is that you can (almost) always cut off a wee bit of housing to get a little more cable, if someone overtorqued the cable nut on the derailluer, and the cable broke there.

TBH, I have not encountered this particular repair out on the trail in 40 years, so probability dictates that I won’t again in my lifetime, buuuuut, now that I just said that….

 

[Subversion_Garage]

Have any of you had to cut/trim cable housing while out on a ride? Buddy had a mechanical today that would have been easy-peasy with a housing cutter. We used a leatherman, but the cut was really shitty. I would love to hear of a lightweight, discrete solution.
Did a bunch of searches, I have not found a product like this.
(doesn’t have to be from bike tools)

Don’t know how these would hold up to shift cables, but they are compact.
JONARD Compact Cable Cutters

 

[HardtailHack]

Just what every unemployed person needs, an SKF 11t puller.

 

[boostindoubles]

I have reached the conclusion that I need a bench top lathe for turning ABS plastic fittings.

I know nothing - what should I be looking for?

 

[Leafy]

I have reached the conclusion that I need a bench top lathe for turning ABS plastic fittings.

I know nothing - what should I be looking for?

Just for plastic any of the cheap import lathes will be fine and if you don’t need to use the tail stock you won’t need to do any setup either. But if you want to do any sort of precision or cut metals or use the tail stock be prepared to spend a few days aligning and tuning the lathe and maybe making a handful of simple mods.

if you don’t want to fuck around with any of that you’re buying something like a hardinge.

 

[boostindoubles]

Just for plastic any of the cheap import lathes will be fine and if you don’t need to use the tail stock you won’t need to do any setup either. But if you want to do any sort of precision or cut metals or use the tail stock be prepared to spend a few days aligning and tuning the lathe and maybe making a handful of simple mods.

if you don’t want to fuck around with any of that you’re buying something like a hardinge.

I've got to grab this 1 1/8 fitting and yard out the innards to fit this screen and clamp.

Will a small bench top lathe have jaws that open 1.5"?

 

[Leafy]

Oh yeah a 7xanything mini lathe will easily work on 3” diameter parts with the chuck as delivered. The 7x14 weird mutant lathe I got came with a 4” chuck and a bigger through spindle than the normal 7x lathes.

 

[canadmos]

Bearing Pullers and Presses for Bicycles - BearingProTools.com

BearingProTools manufacture specialist bike tools for the professional and home mechanic. We have a wide range of blind bearing pullers, presses and other tools for mountain bike and road bike hubs, wheels, bottom bracket and frame pivots. We offer fast and free shipping in the UK and express...

www.bearingprotools.com

 

[Electric_City]

This tool with the red background is to work on a Fox Float x2. It looks similar to an old BB tool that Park makes. Can anyone tell me if the Park bb tool is usable instead of buying another tool that I already have? Thanks