American BS thread

18 hours of class total of engineering classes. 15 credits.

 

Ah, I took it easy this semester, 13 hours

 

I wish I could but I'm getting closer to graduating and I don't want to stay late.

 

Soaking wet from this stupid rain. Awesome. In better news, got someone wantin to come buy my bike tomorrow

 

Yeah, I'm a semester ahead so I have a little bit of extra cushion to work with

 

I was looking at dewalt 18v's

gonna grab a socket set once I grab the impact

Im gonna be doing the major stuff at a friends shop, theyll let me use a bay so I can use their lift and air tools; but I wanna start having this shit at home

 

I hear ya. Just makes sure it has enough torque, like well over 100 lbs. The spring eyebolts are torqued to 125 plus corrosion. And get 1/2 inch drive.

Something like this with 450 lb torque.
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/tools/...que-impact-wrench-w-friction-ring-kit/2664-22



Once is a while, Sears has 1/2 inch drive impact socket sets on sale at almost half off. After Christmas is a great time to check! You could get deeps and normal for almost the cost of one set.

And get PB Blaster

 

Nothing beats and air wrench. Just saying. I'd throw your money at a compressor and Impact for that instead honestly. Far more versatile. For now you could possibly make due with a breaker bar and a length of cheater pipe.

 

Bane of my life with all our salt roads.

 

I can't wait to have room for a real compressor w/ tools at the next house. Depends on space and money.

It's true, a 1/2 inch breaker, cheater pipe, and a shitload of PB should get you through. Spend the rest on a good torque wrench of at least 150 lb.

 

Ill keep looking thanks for the info

 

Air > battery/electric

 

Everything ive done so far has been with 4wrenches 1 socket set and a shit ton of pb blaster so any tool will be an improvement

 

http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/Wrenches/SpecialtyWrenches/PRDOVR~0588562P/Mastercraft+Maximum+1%2B2-in+Drive+Torque+Wrench.jsp?locale=en

Worth it's weight in gold, I got mine on sale for 70$.

Whatever torque wrench you buy, ensure you take the tension off of it once you're finished to ensure years of accurate service. Putting the wrench away with tension on it can cause problems.

 

That's why you almost loose a finger changing the oil on a bike

:wave;

 

I don't know how good it is in HI, but I've found some great used tools on Craiglist, but of course I'm in a much larger metro area. You can save some ducats.

 

Getting that fucking oil plug off was a pain. Straight up punched the fairing. Luckily there was no damage....middle joint of my middle finger got fucked though

 

THIS
They are not cheap to recalibrate, and if they aren't accruate, you may as well not use it.

 

More rural here...used tools look like someones trying to sell what they found in a tide pool