Two "stuck shizz" tools you may want to add.

HSS screw extractors for an impact driver. Drill on one side, extractor on the other. Great for cleat screws. u can get a decent set at Harbor Freight.

Japanese screw head pliers, have successfully used on stripped rotor bolts.

u/802bikeguy_com — 4 days ago

Use a deflection torque wrench to test your clickers.

Buy a 1/4" hex bit (SAE tool, gasp!), connect your two torque wrenches together and peep the max deflection.

u/802bikeguy_com — 4 days ago

Deburr your tubeless tape rolls.

Them cores can slice ya! This puts a nice smooth bevel on the inside of the core.

u/802bikeguy_com — 4 days ago

Buy yourself a pneumatic box stapler.

Seriously wish I'd have bought one peak pandemic when we shipped a lot of bikes. A few years ago I was asked to ship a tandem and wanted to ensure I could make a suitably sturdy box from two bike boxes.

Found one real cheap locally on Facebook marketplace with a box of nearly 10k staples. And while it doesn't "shoot" staples like a traditional staple gun, using it is definitely one of those Tim the tool man Taylor moments.

u/802bikeguy_com — 4 days ago

One way to pop your masking tape.

Dull 90° pick, slide and pull away. My new favorite tool for popping tape.

u/802bikeguy_com — 4 days ago
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Finally affordable axle spacer washer!

This is mostly relevant to shop or co-op folks. I finally found an affordable axle spacer (washers to go between cones and locknuts for correcting OLD spacing, for example when replacing worn cones with new ones that have a slightly different stack height, or respacing a hub). ASMC Industrial sells 3/8 x 5/8 x 0.063 and 0.032 washers in stainless. These are roughly 9.9 ID x 15.9 OD x 1.5 and 0.5mm thickness in dimension. They fit all axles cleanly except 10mm axles you'll have to hit the ID with a rat tail file or a dremel with a conical stone or sanding drum. Left is the thin one, middle is the 1mm expensive $1+ each wheels mfg spacer and right is the thick one. They're 16 cents a piece shipped, sold in packs of 100. Part numbers: 0000-101700 thin, 0000-103969 thick.

u/802bikeguy_com — 6 days ago

Two piece screw?

My zenni sunglasses use two, 2 piece screws per temple. On the inside it's a Phillips screw, on the outside it looks like a rivet but it's got a hole on the other side that the screw threads into. Does anyone know what this is called so I can order some?

u/802bikeguy_com — 14 days ago
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Powder prep method thst I find the best.

Just an FYI, I find an immersion blender gives me the best texture. I have a vitamix blender and cleaning that for one shake is a chore. I started using a KitchenAid immersion blender and I keep it near the top for awhile so it pulls in some air and makes the texture lighter as well. You can't really get a lot of air into the mixture with a blender or bullet.

I bought a bag of UU to experiment and I've been making it with a banana and 30ml of date syrup. Still need to make or buy apple pie spice and try that.

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u/802bikeguy_com — 14 days ago

DICTUM failing to ship to USA?

Twice now, Dictum has given my package to DHL, who gets it into transit, only for it to move thru a few cities but ultimately get returned to Dictum by DHL. No explanation.

They're one of the few sellers of a French product I'm trying to order.

Is DICTUM not completing the necessary documents for international shipment? I haven't been able to get an answer from them. I do receive a refund once the order makes it back to them. The first time I figured maybe the larger hand tool I had added busted to through the package or something? Nope, I ordered fewer items and same thing.

I did have a small 2 or 4 oz bottle of Camellia oil in the shipment, is this something DHL won't air transport?

Help?

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u/802bikeguy_com — 1 month ago

Arizona cash transaction change rounding law prohibits alternative rounding?

If for simplicity's sake, I wanted to always round up, giving customers FREE money when giving them change, the Arizona law makes that illegal? Dumb.

Provision 5: Prohibits a seller from applying a rounding method other than Swedish rounding.

If change owed does not end in 0 or 5 I'd round up, always. Arizona law follows Swedish rounding which says change ending in 1 and 2 rounds down to 0. 3 and 4 rounds up to 5. 6 and 7 rounds down to 5. 8 and 9 rounds up to 10.

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u/802bikeguy_com — 2 months ago

2020 sun visors absolutely trashed already. Aftermarket?

The heat has destroyed my significant other's sun visors, they separated and started sagging. I removed them, opened them and found the internal plastic structure around which the visor rotates to be absolutely trashed. Cheap white plastic. I was able to realign the internal structure, clip them back together and put a sheet metal screw through the visor from the outside in a strategic spot to keep the internals from separating again. This only lasted a few months and the plastic has now cracked further. New visors are ~$180 shipped but it seems crazy to me they only last ~5 years. My 2001 Toyota visors are kicking like new. Is there a better aftermarket solution? I'd spend more if they will last longer.

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u/802bikeguy_com — 2 months ago