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#1
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
Dear Santa Claus........ Define "naughty." LOL
What I want next...
What I want next...
#2
StarTech
StarTech
New? I don't think so. I had this for over 11 yrs already. THe original Zama PN was ZTK-101 but according my recent price file update it is NLA from them so you need to go after market. Just to note in the eleven years I have had them out only a few times as I don't normally remove welch plugs.
#3
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
Stens 750-881
I haven't replaced a welch plug in years.
I haven't replaced a welch plug in years.
#4
StarTech
StarTech
I know the only I have need to replace lately is the ones that Zama won't supply. Kinda thinking about getting that doming kit from HF to make them. Sure would be nicer to just the missing plug instead having to install a new carburetor.
#5
B
bertsmobile1
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bertsmobile1
I inherited an incomplete set but am yet to use any of them on a cube carb
OTOH I do like that carb mounting set up
I just have a steel plate with a couple of bolts in it that I set in the big vice
But some thing strong enough to hammer on has the cogs turning over in my head.
If you want some Santa Tools that you will use regularly then get some carb blanking off plates to use with your pressure tester .
OTOH I do like that carb mounting set up
I just have a steel plate with a couple of bolts in it that I set in the big vice
But some thing strong enough to hammer on has the cogs turning over in my head.
If you want some Santa Tools that you will use regularly then get some carb blanking off plates to use with your pressure tester .
#6
StarTech
StarTech
#7
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
I liked how he explained how to use the nail polish. Just a small drop, then use a pick to move it around the edge of the welch plug. Good idea.
#8
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
I just found this.
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#9
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
I made mine by mounting a couple bolts in a piece of angle iron.
#10
StarTech
StarTech
gee all I ever use is a couple long rods through the holes of most small carburetor that stud mounted lay across the vise jaws. Most they only used so I get a good smack on those stubborn Nikki fuel bowl screws or when I pressure testing one.
#11
StarTech
StarTech
But did he explain those knots on his head? Personally I never had to use a sealer on those welch plugs. I have however had to pick it out of some jets and the clear version can be really hard see when stuck in a jet too.I liked how he explained how to use the nail polish. Just a small drop, then use a pick to move it around the edge of the welch plug. Good idea.
#12
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
I have had those carbs with the red sealer come in with the welch plug fallen out and some with the red sealer loose plugging stuff up. Always the long skinny plugs. .......great design.
#13
StarTech
StarTech
My choice of colors before I quit was Passion Pink. When the girlfriend found I was sneaking hers she pickup the closest kitchen weapon and put a large knot on my head. Boy do those #10 iron skillets hurt. Now when I have bad news I make sure she is not in the kitchen where she has a choice weapons.
Do I admit the forks can save your life. Use one thrown into a door to dis-attract my brother that was pointing a loaded semi automatic rifle at threatening to shoot me long enough for me to take it away from him. Those hollow points I keep my rifles loaded with would had made a mess of me. The last weapon he tried using was his car. I glad we departed company now and I haven't seen or spoken to him in over 6 yrs.
Do I admit the forks can save your life. Use one thrown into a door to dis-attract my brother that was pointing a loaded semi automatic rifle at threatening to shoot me long enough for me to take it away from him. Those hollow points I keep my rifles loaded with would had made a mess of me. The last weapon he tried using was his car. I glad we departed company now and I haven't seen or spoken to him in over 6 yrs.
#14
PTmowerMech
You should at least try to cover it up, man. Like don't go around barefooted around her, and she'd never know you got her Passion Pink nail polish. LOLOLOLOL
PTmowerMech
My choice of colors before I quit was Passion Pink. When the girlfriend found I was sneaking hers she pickup the closest kitchen weapon and put a large knot on my head. Boy do those #10 iron skillets hurt. Now when I have bad news I make sure she is not in the kitchen where she has a choice weapons.
You should at least try to cover it up, man. Like don't go around barefooted around her, and she'd never know you got her Passion Pink nail polish. LOLOLOLOL
#15
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bertsmobile1
I use gasket cement if needed , but never done one on a cube carb
B
bertsmobile1
I liked how he explained how to use the nail polish. Just a small drop, then use a pick to move it around the edge of the welch plug. Good idea.
I use gasket cement if needed , but never done one on a cube carb
#16
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bertsmobile1
Another reason why I like our firearms law
By the time he has gone to the cabinet, got the 2 keys to get the fire arm then gone to the next cabinet to get the amo I would have had time to vanish
The best plan that got turned down wa to store all of the firing pins at the local police station in a set of post boxes with 2 keys that way you would be required to pass a breath test before getting the firing pin.
Around 90% of all the accidential shootings happen when the user has had a few too many.
Nearly all of the emotion driven shootings also happen when the holder has had a few drinks.
B
bertsmobile1
My choice of colors before I quit was Passion Pink. When the girlfriend found I was sneaking hers she pickup the closest kitchen weapon and put a large knot on my head. Boy do those #10 iron skillets hurt. Now when I have bad news I make sure she is not in the kitchen where she has a choice weapons.
Do I admit the forks can save your life. Use one thrown into a door to dis-attract my brother that was pointing a loaded semi automatic rifle at threatening to shoot me long enough for me to take it away from him. Those hollow points I keep my rifles loaded with would had made a mess of me. The last weapon he tried using was his car. I glad we departed company now and I haven't seen or spoken to him in over 6 yrs.
Another reason why I like our firearms law
By the time he has gone to the cabinet, got the 2 keys to get the fire arm then gone to the next cabinet to get the amo I would have had time to vanish
The best plan that got turned down wa to store all of the firing pins at the local police station in a set of post boxes with 2 keys that way you would be required to pass a breath test before getting the firing pin.
Around 90% of all the accidential shootings happen when the user has had a few too many.
Nearly all of the emotion driven shootings also happen when the holder has had a few drinks.
#17
StarTech
StarTech
In my case my brother is just a hot head or as some say ahole.
#18
PTmowerMech
But this is "MERICA." We got a right to get drunk and accidentally shoot ourselves if we want to. LMAO
Here in Texas we mix alcohol and ammo and call it a family outing. Pat Green
Funny thing about our 2nd Amendment: It's all well and good until someone with that same right shoots people. BTW, I don't think many of the American gun nuts realize just how much hunting goes on in countries that have very strict gun laws. And they could care less how little gun violence is in those countries.
PTmowerMech
Another reason why I like our firearms law
By the time he has gone to the cabinet, got the 2 keys to get the fire arm then gone to the next cabinet to get the amo I would have had time to vanish
The best plan that got turned down wa to store all of the firing pins at the local police station in a set of post boxes with 2 keys that way you would be required to pass a breath test before getting the firing pin.
Around 90% of all the accidential shootings happen when the user has had a few too many.
Nearly all of the emotion driven shootings also happen when the holder has had a few drinks.
But this is "MERICA." We got a right to get drunk and accidentally shoot ourselves if we want to. LMAO
Here in Texas we mix alcohol and ammo and call it a family outing. Pat Green
Funny thing about our 2nd Amendment: It's all well and good until someone with that same right shoots people. BTW, I don't think many of the American gun nuts realize just how much hunting goes on in countries that have very strict gun laws. And they could care less how little gun violence is in those countries.
#19
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bertsmobile1
B
bertsmobile1
Contry to popular belief it is not hard at all to get a firearms license down here
1) join a shooting cub
2) be a farmer
3) have a property where you can proove that you are allowed to shoot ( friends farm )
4) require one for work, security guard, professional shooter etc
More important is what weapons you can't have.
No Automatics or semi- automatics, all single shot either lever load or bolt action, unless you are a registered collector then all such weapons have to be rendered inable to fire or load
1) join a shooting cub
2) be a farmer
3) have a property where you can proove that you are allowed to shoot ( friends farm )
4) require one for work, security guard, professional shooter etc
More important is what weapons you can't have.
No Automatics or semi- automatics, all single shot either lever load or bolt action, unless you are a registered collector then all such weapons have to be rendered inable to fire or load
#20
ILENGINE
ILENGINE
But the majority of American gun nuts don't hunt. Also a lot but not most also realize that the gun isn't the problem. The problems is gangs, and the revolving justice system with criminals out on parole or even worse released 45 minutes after arrest for having an gun on them and then find out they have been arrested 14 times and get arrested again for committing another crime. Other countries don't have the shooting like we do but they have other crimes that are just as bad or worse. Crimes using other weapons or crimes against the person are higher in those countries than what we see here.But this is "MERICA." We got a right to get drunk and accidentally shoot ourselves if we want to. LMAO
Here in Texas we mix alcohol and ammo and call it a family outing. Pat Green
Funny thing about our 2nd Amendment: It's all well and good until someone with that same right shoots people. BTW, I don't think many of the American gun nuts realize just how much hunting goes on in countries that have very strict gun laws. And they could care less how little gun violence is in those countries.
#21
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
semi autos are almost necessary if you live in TX. Especially if you have farmland, wild pigs are tearing everything up, usually in groups of 10 or 15 or more. And we raise cattle, and need to keep the coyote population in check.
#22
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bertsmobile1
We have reasonable social security , including housing and a reasonable education system so we don't have much of a gang problem .
They are here but very much under control , protection & shake downs are a thing of the past as the police never seem to notice them selling drugs.
There is almost no crime against the general public, nearly all of it is gang against gang .
And yes the gaol; system does not work down here either.
Because it was devised by the rich & privelegded where being in the slammer is a big problem
For a lot of the prisioners, conditions inside are better for them than conditions outside.
We also don't continue the sentence once they are out so a lot can re-enter the general society.
And of course we don't gaol people who fart in the wrong place like you seem to do in the USA so that keeps a lot of people who don't need to be in gaol out of gaol where they learn to become professional criminals.
Every state down here spends more on education than the do on prisions because we realised it was cheaper the educate than to punish
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bertsmobile1
But the majority of American gun nuts don't hunt. Also a lot but not most also realize that the gun isn't the problem. The problems is gangs, and the revolving justice system with criminals out on parole or even worse released 45 minutes after arrest for having an gun on them and then find out they have been arrested 14 times and get arrested again for committing another crime. Other countries don't have the shooting like we do but they have other crimes that are just as bad or worse. Crimes using other weapons or crimes against the person are higher in those countries than what we see here.
We have reasonable social security , including housing and a reasonable education system so we don't have much of a gang problem .
They are here but very much under control , protection & shake downs are a thing of the past as the police never seem to notice them selling drugs.
There is almost no crime against the general public, nearly all of it is gang against gang .
And yes the gaol; system does not work down here either.
Because it was devised by the rich & privelegded where being in the slammer is a big problem
For a lot of the prisioners, conditions inside are better for them than conditions outside.
We also don't continue the sentence once they are out so a lot can re-enter the general society.
And of course we don't gaol people who fart in the wrong place like you seem to do in the USA so that keeps a lot of people who don't need to be in gaol out of gaol where they learn to become professional criminals.
Every state down here spends more on education than the do on prisions because we realised it was cheaper the educate than to punish
#23
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bertsmobile1
You just need to lear to shoot better.
We have razor back problems along all of the rivers during the good seasons when paddy mellos grow wild .
And I have been up a tree twice while the group tried to put down a razor back with 22's which of course bounce off the pigs skin unless you can get one down the throat , in the eye or through the softer underbelly .
Professional shooters still use bolt action rifles however they are allowed to have a 25 shot magazine where as Joe Public only get 8 to 12 rounds.
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bertsmobile1
semi autos are almost necessary if you live in TX. Especially if you have farmland, wild pigs are tearing everything up, usually in groups of 10 or 15 or more. And we raise cattle, and need to keep the coyote population in check.
You just need to lear to shoot better.
We have razor back problems along all of the rivers during the good seasons when paddy mellos grow wild .
And I have been up a tree twice while the group tried to put down a razor back with 22's which of course bounce off the pigs skin unless you can get one down the throat , in the eye or through the softer underbelly .
Professional shooters still use bolt action rifles however they are allowed to have a 25 shot magazine where as Joe Public only get 8 to 12 rounds.
#24
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
oh we can all shoot good, with semi auto you can take more down before they head for the brush.
#25
ILENGINE
ILENGINE
Bert, most of our crime and gun shootings are gang against gang also. Drugs and turf wars. Gangs are a large issue in major cities, and are spreading to rural areas. large number of gang members in prison, and young kids in gangs selling drugs in schools, and kids as you as 8 carrying knives and guns and selling drugs.
#26
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
Chicago comes to mind.Bert, most of our crime and gun shootings are gang against gang also. Drugs and turf wars. Gangs are a large issue in major cities, and are spreading to rural areas. large number of gang members in prison, and young kids in gangs selling drugs in schools, and kids as you as 8 carrying knives and guns and selling drugs.
#27
tom3
tom3
And the government just keeps paying unmarried, unemployed, uneducated women to have babies that they have no intention of raising. Womb to tomb bleeding the taxpayer.
#28
StarTech
StarTech
Now you know why I carry a .357 magnum with 158 grain jacketed hollow points. Got to have the both the knock down power and to do serious damage to the target. Hope I never have to shoot a person. as I have seen the damage one those bullets done to a wolf.
Lucky here animal wise as no big ones normally around. The biggest thing I have seen on my lawn was a full grown Great Dane and the shotgun got his attention. No I didn't shoot the dog just discharged the gun safely just to frighten him off as he was trying to get my baby chicks. Plus I knew who owned him so I had to go give the owner a warning. It did take me a while to get all the chicks and the mother out from under all the mower decks though.
Lucky here animal wise as no big ones normally around. The biggest thing I have seen on my lawn was a full grown Great Dane and the shotgun got his attention. No I didn't shoot the dog just discharged the gun safely just to frighten him off as he was trying to get my baby chicks. Plus I knew who owned him so I had to go give the owner a warning. It did take me a while to get all the chicks and the mother out from under all the mower decks though.
#29
ILENGINE
ILENGINE
45 ACP loaded with 230 grain Hornady Critical Duty for me as an every day carry.
#30
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
LC9 or LCP depending on the clothing.
#31
PTmowerMech
I'm not opposed to gun. I'm by no means one of those anti-gunner folks. But one can't deny the data. In countries where gun laws are very strict the homicide rates are a fraction of what they are here. One reason is because even gang bangers have a 2nd Amendment right, as long as they don't have a violent criminal record. The guy who shot up the movie theatre had a 2A right. Same as a LOT of the other mass shooter.
It would be one thing if everyone was armed and able to shoot. But the vast majority of this country don't carry a gun with them when they go shopping, to church, or anywhere else. And there's a lot of reasons for it.
You can't force people to learn to shoot and then carry their weapon with them, no more than you can force the bad guys to give up their guns.
But you can not disagree with the fact that hurting others is just part of human nature. And those that have no problem doing so, will use the most effective weapon they can get their hands on. In our case, it's a gun.
And with all due respect to @bertsmobile1, population plays a HUGE part in the amount of violence in any country. The entire country of Australia has less than the state of Texas, with about 8 major cities. Plus our entire population is well over 300 million.
The bottom line to all this is that violence against each other is human nature. Human kill just for the fun of it. From hunting some 12 point white tail buck to hunting each other over a bag of meth. And everything in between. We have cops shooting unarmed people because they're scared out of their wits.
While I would agree with you on one point, greatly reducing the amount of guns in this country would greatly reduce the amount of gun violence/death in this country, it's still not going to reduce the amount of violent people. Which is where the problem comes from. And no laws, restrictions or regulations is going to change that. It's a true fact that guns don't shoot people. Violent people, with or without a 2nd Amendment right, do shoot people.
PTmowerMech
But the majority of American gun nuts don't hunt. Also a lot but not most also realize that the gun isn't the problem. The problems is gangs, and the revolving justice system with criminals out on parole or even worse released 45 minutes after arrest for having an gun on them and then find out they have been arrested 14 times and get arrested again for committing another crime. Other countries don't have the shooting like we do but they have other crimes that are just as bad or worse. Crimes using other weapons or crimes against the person are higher in those countries than what we see here.
I'm not opposed to gun. I'm by no means one of those anti-gunner folks. But one can't deny the data. In countries where gun laws are very strict the homicide rates are a fraction of what they are here. One reason is because even gang bangers have a 2nd Amendment right, as long as they don't have a violent criminal record. The guy who shot up the movie theatre had a 2A right. Same as a LOT of the other mass shooter.
It would be one thing if everyone was armed and able to shoot. But the vast majority of this country don't carry a gun with them when they go shopping, to church, or anywhere else. And there's a lot of reasons for it.
You can't force people to learn to shoot and then carry their weapon with them, no more than you can force the bad guys to give up their guns.
But you can not disagree with the fact that hurting others is just part of human nature. And those that have no problem doing so, will use the most effective weapon they can get their hands on. In our case, it's a gun.
And with all due respect to @bertsmobile1, population plays a HUGE part in the amount of violence in any country. The entire country of Australia has less than the state of Texas, with about 8 major cities. Plus our entire population is well over 300 million.
The bottom line to all this is that violence against each other is human nature. Human kill just for the fun of it. From hunting some 12 point white tail buck to hunting each other over a bag of meth. And everything in between. We have cops shooting unarmed people because they're scared out of their wits.
While I would agree with you on one point, greatly reducing the amount of guns in this country would greatly reduce the amount of gun violence/death in this country, it's still not going to reduce the amount of violent people. Which is where the problem comes from. And no laws, restrictions or regulations is going to change that. It's a true fact that guns don't shoot people. Violent people, with or without a 2nd Amendment right, do shoot people.
#32
PTmowerMech
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took to helicopters and slaughtered thousands of these hogs, and just let'm lay.
PTmowerMech
semi autos are almost necessary if you live in TX. Especially if you have farmland, wild pigs are tearing everything up, usually in groups of 10 or 15 or more. And we raise cattle, and need to keep the coyote population in check.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took to helicopters and slaughtered thousands of these hogs, and just let'm lay.
#33
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
Keeps the Buzzard Population healthy. My brother killed a hog the other day, and we saw several buzzards and a Bald Eagle near the kill site yesterday,The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took to helicopters and slaughtered thousands of these hogs, and just let'm lay.
#34
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
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From "Outlaw Josey Wales," Worms gotta eat. Same as buzzards. LOL
Keeps the Buzzard Population healthy. My brother killed a hog the other day, and we saw several buzzards and a Bald Eagle near the kill site yesterday,
From "Outlaw Josey Wales," Worms gotta eat. Same as buzzards. LOL
#35
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
Interesting thread. I chose not to engage in debating politics or belief systems on the internet as it is as productive as trying to push a chain up hill. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and as a society we should all respect each others whether we agree or disagree. We should also remember that probably none of us has actual first hand knowledge of what is happening in any government and we rely on some type of media outlet to provide us information on which we base our opinion and belief of events. Since the invention of spoken word all "media" has some sort of bias and we usually choose to get our information from a source that aligns with our opinion. So as the saying goes there is always two sides to every coin there is always more than one version of the facts or more recently allegations that we get presented by whatever media outlet we choose to obtain information from.
So. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
So. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all.
#36
ILENGINE
ILENGINE
The buzzards tend to be a little too healthy in my area, Shot my first deer of the season back toward the end of October, and the buzzards were on it within an hour of being killed. Got my second deer just before Thanksgiving and the bone pile is still laying untouched. So the buzzards left the area, and the other critters don't seem interested including the coyotes.Keeps the Buzzard Population healthy. My brother killed a hog the other day, and we saw several buzzards and a Bald Eagle near the kill site yesterday,
#37
ILENGINE
ILENGINE
I think we are about 98 percent in total agreement.I'm not opposed to gun. I'm by no means one of those anti-gunner folks. But one can't deny the data. In countries where gun laws are very strict the homicide rates are a fraction of what they are here. One reason is because even gang bangers have a 2nd Amendment right, as long as they don't have a violent criminal record. The guy who shot up the movie theatre had a 2A right. Same as a LOT of the other mass shooter.
It would be one thing if everyone was armed and able to shoot. But the vast majority of this country don't carry a gun with them when they go shopping, to church, or anywhere else. And there's a lot of reasons for it.
You can't force people to learn to shoot and then carry their weapon with them, no more than you can force the bad guys to give up their guns.
But you can not disagree with the fact that hurting others is just part of human nature. And those that have no problem doing so, will use the most effective weapon they can get their hands on. In our case, it's a gun.
And with all due respect to @bertsmobile1, population plays a HUGE part in the amount of violence in any country. The entire country of Australia has less than the state of Texas, with about 8 major cities. Plus our entire population is well over 300 million.
The bottom line to all this is that violence against each other is human nature. Human kill just for the fun of it. From hunting some 12 point white tail buck to hunting each other over a bag of meth. And everything in between. We have cops shooting unarmed people because they're scared out of their wits.
While I would agree with you on one point, greatly reducing the amount of guns in this country would greatly reduce the amount of gun violence/death in this country, it's still not going to reduce the amount of violent people. Which is where the problem comes from. And no laws, restrictions or regulations is going to change that. It's a true fact that guns don't shoot people. Violent people, with or without a 2nd Amendment right, do shoot people.
#38
StarTech
StarTech
There is always critters that works soft tissues including the maggots. Matter of fact was the only thing that clean up all the meats I threw out my freezer this summer.
Hammer it is like that $1200 stimulus check that supposedly the Feds sent everyone according to all the media reports. Well I have yet to even see it; just probably fake news just the current talk of another stimulus check. They said all I had to do was to file my Federal taxes which I did back in April.
Hammer it is like that $1200 stimulus check that supposedly the Feds sent everyone according to all the media reports. Well I have yet to even see it; just probably fake news just the current talk of another stimulus check. They said all I had to do was to file my Federal taxes which I did back in April.
#39
Scrubcadet10
But dove season has picked up and there are plenty of them to shoot.
Scrubcadet10
I haven't shot anything yet this season, i had a young buck that came in regularly, but he didn't meet any legal criteria. And the. Doe's didn't start coming in until December, and in my County we can only take a doe in the month of November.The buzzards tend to be a little too healthy in my area, Shot my first deer of the season back toward the end of October, and the buzzards were on it within an hour of being killed. Got my second deer just before Thanksgiving and the bone pile is still laying untouched. So the buzzards left the area, and the other critters don't seem interested including the coyotes.
But dove season has picked up and there are plenty of them to shoot.
#40
StarTech
StarTech
If you do take a deer make sure you get it tested for the wasting disease. It is in my area.
#41
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bertsmobile1
Only 2 meats I will not eat
1) wild bore
2 ) old billy goat
and shooting them from a helicopter will have ruined the hides so no good for leather either.
Razor backs make excellent leather soles.
And yes people are naturally violent towards each other, particularly males while they determine their place in the hierarchy of their peer group & the peer group finds it's place in the larger herd .
All animals do this in one way or another, and for the religious nutters who think people are higher order of beings so do not have these traits are deluding themselves and over the decades have corrupted civil laws to represent their religious beliefs and as such forced their beliefs on every one.
Every one has the right to believe what they want to but no one has the rights to force their beliefs on others against their will.
Now getting back to violence so yes we will be violent to each other, and the less personal space you have the more violent you will be .
This has been demonstrated thousands of times with everything from birds to mice to elephants and that includes people.
However the outcomes from being punched in the face to being shot in the face are vastly different .
Humans use weapons and have done so from day one so the trick is to limit the access to weapons be they be a pistol in your pocket , a razor in your shoe, a plank by the side of the road, a bottle or anything else we perceive that will give us an advantage .
The human body can take a phenomonal amount of beating and still recover .
Far fewer recover from being shot particularly from ammo like hollow points which have no place anywhere outside the military .
And as for physical violence , on a per head of population it is going down in every first world country , except the USA where it has been slowly rising since the end of WW II .
Now you can attribute it to anything you like up to & including the definition of violence but the statists show a clear drop in the reported violence down here , be that be by the victim or the emergency services treating the injured or deceased but our numbers have dropped like a stone since the gun laws came in.
MY personal belief is that the politicians took it way too far to include air guns , then knives , then bow & arrows however each & ever time a new restriction went in the government of the day got a bigger majority on the vote so the population obviously believes that mass dissarmentment makes them feel safer & they want it .
One this was taken as far as it could, we went the way of the USA and thought that putting every one in prison for longer periods of time would have the same effect, but the polsters got it wrong & the "law & order auction" for votes backfired, we ( as a population ) don't want every one in gaol as we know that gaol is not the answer .
When your Covid crisis is over , and I genuinely hope that is very soon , you will start seeing interesting crime stats come out and hopefully they will end up becoming the basis of new legislation.
Down here street violence went down 98% and most of that was attributed to drunken violence because boozers were either closed or had restrictions on the numbers of drinkers.
The other big factor was street gangs could not walk around in bigger groups than 5 , in fact no one could be in a bigger group than 5 adults.
Domestic violence increased , but only by 35% and this was attributed to drug use primarily with lack of personal space coming a close second .
Traffic collisions causing a hospital visit went down by 99.6%
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bertsmobile1
If you have ever tried to eat one you would understand whyThe Arkansas Game and Fish Commission took to helicopters and slaughtered thousands of these hogs, and just let'm lay.
Only 2 meats I will not eat
1) wild bore
2 ) old billy goat
and shooting them from a helicopter will have ruined the hides so no good for leather either.
Razor backs make excellent leather soles.
And yes people are naturally violent towards each other, particularly males while they determine their place in the hierarchy of their peer group & the peer group finds it's place in the larger herd .
All animals do this in one way or another, and for the religious nutters who think people are higher order of beings so do not have these traits are deluding themselves and over the decades have corrupted civil laws to represent their religious beliefs and as such forced their beliefs on every one.
Every one has the right to believe what they want to but no one has the rights to force their beliefs on others against their will.
Now getting back to violence so yes we will be violent to each other, and the less personal space you have the more violent you will be .
This has been demonstrated thousands of times with everything from birds to mice to elephants and that includes people.
However the outcomes from being punched in the face to being shot in the face are vastly different .
Humans use weapons and have done so from day one so the trick is to limit the access to weapons be they be a pistol in your pocket , a razor in your shoe, a plank by the side of the road, a bottle or anything else we perceive that will give us an advantage .
The human body can take a phenomonal amount of beating and still recover .
Far fewer recover from being shot particularly from ammo like hollow points which have no place anywhere outside the military .
And as for physical violence , on a per head of population it is going down in every first world country , except the USA where it has been slowly rising since the end of WW II .
Now you can attribute it to anything you like up to & including the definition of violence but the statists show a clear drop in the reported violence down here , be that be by the victim or the emergency services treating the injured or deceased but our numbers have dropped like a stone since the gun laws came in.
MY personal belief is that the politicians took it way too far to include air guns , then knives , then bow & arrows however each & ever time a new restriction went in the government of the day got a bigger majority on the vote so the population obviously believes that mass dissarmentment makes them feel safer & they want it .
One this was taken as far as it could, we went the way of the USA and thought that putting every one in prison for longer periods of time would have the same effect, but the polsters got it wrong & the "law & order auction" for votes backfired, we ( as a population ) don't want every one in gaol as we know that gaol is not the answer .
When your Covid crisis is over , and I genuinely hope that is very soon , you will start seeing interesting crime stats come out and hopefully they will end up becoming the basis of new legislation.
Down here street violence went down 98% and most of that was attributed to drunken violence because boozers were either closed or had restrictions on the numbers of drinkers.
The other big factor was street gangs could not walk around in bigger groups than 5 , in fact no one could be in a bigger group than 5 adults.
Domestic violence increased , but only by 35% and this was attributed to drug use primarily with lack of personal space coming a close second .
Traffic collisions causing a hospital visit went down by 99.6%
#42
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
The best meat of a wild pig is the young ones, less than 10 months old and around 40 pounds. they're tender.
#43
StarTech
StarTech
Have you tried young kid? I dress one mine out and bbq it every once a while just to keep the schools off my back for not sending the kids to schools as they think I got school age ones here. Had an old man come up earlier this year insisting I put my kids in school. I ordered him off the property for being an idiot.
#44
PTmowerMech
My conspiracy mind thinks that some of those chemicals they in growing deer corn is what's causing that.
Being spread out like it is makes me think it's a company that ships the stuff all over.
PTmowerMech
If you do take a deer make sure you get it tested for the wasting disease. It is in my area.
My conspiracy mind thinks that some of those chemicals they in growing deer corn is what's causing that.
Being spread out like it is makes me think it's a company that ships the stuff all over.
#45
PTmowerMech
You folks have a different culture down there. Ours started out violent and overly religious. Slaughtering indians, burning what they thought were witches. Then the freeing of the slaves, which scared the daylights out of a lot of white people.
It's morphed into all sorts of different problems. With the end result being who's got the biggest or most guns.
When the pro gun people tell their side of the story, it's always the good side of why guns should be allowed. Backed up with Dick & Mary middle class homeowner, protecting themselves and their property. Which is a viable reason. And since America is filled with a lot of those people, then the argument is correct.
When the other side argues this issue, they're also right when they use our high number of gun violence stats. Stats that include Dick blowing Mary away because she cheated on him and lost custody of his kids.
Reducing the amount of guns is a great idea. As long as they get them from the bad guys first. If that was even possible, there'd be no need it taking the good guys guns.
At least not til after the divorce.
PTmowerMech
If you have ever tried to eat one you would understand why
Only 2 meats I will not eat
1) wild bore
2 ) old billy goat
and shooting them from a helicopter will have ruined the hides so no good for leather either.
Razor backs make excellent leather soles.
And yes people are naturally violent towards each other, particularly males while they determine their place in the hierarchy of their peer group & the peer group finds it's place in the larger herd .
All animals do this in one way or another, and for the religious nutters who think people are higher order of beings so do not have these traits are deluding themselves and over the decades have corrupted civil laws to represent their religious beliefs and as such forced their beliefs on every one.
Every one has the right to believe what they want to but no one has the rights to force their beliefs on others against their will.
Now getting back to violence so yes we will be violent to each other, and the less personal space you have the more violent you will be .
This has been demonstrated thousands of times with everything from birds to mice to elephants and that includes people.
However the outcomes from being punched in the face to being shot in the face are vastly different .
Humans use weapons and have done so from day one so the trick is to limit the access to weapons be they be a pistol in your pocket , a razor in your shoe, a plank by the side of the road, a bottle or anything else we perceive that will give us an advantage .
The human body can take a phenomonal amount of beating and still recover .
Far fewer recover from being shot particularly from ammo like hollow points which have no place anywhere outside the military .
And as for physical violence , on a per head of population it is going down in every first world country , except the USA where it has been slowly rising since the end of WW II .
Now you can attribute it to anything you like up to & including the definition of violence but the statists show a clear drop in the reported violence down here , be that be by the victim or the emergency services treating the injured or deceased but our numbers have dropped like a stone since the gun laws came in.
MY personal belief is that the politicians took it way too far to include air guns , then knives , then bow & arrows however each & ever time a new restriction went in the government of the day got a bigger majority on the vote so the population obviously believes that mass dissarmentment makes them feel safer & they want it .
One this was taken as far as it could, we went the way of the USA and thought that putting every one in prison for longer periods of time would have the same effect, but the polsters got it wrong & the "law & order auction" for votes backfired, we ( as a population ) don't want every one in gaol as we know that gaol is not the answer .
When your Covid crisis is over , and I genuinely hope that is very soon , you will start seeing interesting crime stats come out and hopefully they will end up becoming the basis of new legislation.
Down here street violence went down 98% and most of that was attributed to drunken violence because boozers were either closed or had restrictions on the numbers of drinkers.
The other big factor was street gangs could not walk around in bigger groups than 5 , in fact no one could be in a bigger group than 5 adults.
Domestic violence increased , but only by 35% and this was attributed to drug use primarily with lack of personal space coming a close second .
Traffic collisions causing a hospital visit went down by 99.6%
You folks have a different culture down there. Ours started out violent and overly religious. Slaughtering indians, burning what they thought were witches. Then the freeing of the slaves, which scared the daylights out of a lot of white people.
It's morphed into all sorts of different problems. With the end result being who's got the biggest or most guns.
When the pro gun people tell their side of the story, it's always the good side of why guns should be allowed. Backed up with Dick & Mary middle class homeowner, protecting themselves and their property. Which is a viable reason. And since America is filled with a lot of those people, then the argument is correct.
When the other side argues this issue, they're also right when they use our high number of gun violence stats. Stats that include Dick blowing Mary away because she cheated on him and lost custody of his kids.
Reducing the amount of guns is a great idea. As long as they get them from the bad guys first. If that was even possible, there'd be no need it taking the good guys guns.
At least not til after the divorce.
#46
B
bertsmobile1
B
bertsmobile1
Goes back to what I said before
Dick comes home & finds Mary in bed with Bob
Over there he pulls out whatever he is carrying and blows Mary & Bob into dog food in an irrational emotional state
Then he realizes what he has done considering he has been having it off with Betty for years so either blows his own brains out or ends up doing 20 years.
A loose loose situation
Down here he has to get the fire arm out of a locked case then get the ammo from another by which time Bob has done a naked dash down the street and Mary has had time to either follow Bob or placate Dick.
They divorce , no one dies, no one goes to gaol and all are better off .
A win win situation .
If no one is allowed to carry then the criminals are going to do 5 years manditory if they get caught on the street with a firearm .
So they can fight it out inside where the only bystanders that can get hurt are other criminals.
So every one on the streets are safer .
Look at stats from the UK where carrying gets you 5 to 10 on top ow whatever you are convicted of or just the 5 to 10 if the case fails .
Armed robberies are so low it is not funny because it is not worth the extra 5 to 10 if you get caught.
Shop owners then protect themselves with CCTV not a 12 bore under the counter , particularly if they have them both internally & externally and have another external on the other side of the road.
This latter idea has taken off down here because the criminals never look at the shop / factory over the road that they are not robbing at the time .
The other biggie is decrimalising drugs so they can be controlled , just like booze
The biggest winners down here were actually the farmers because the fire arm cabinet keys are generally in the pockets of 2 different people so when the bank sends the foreclosure notice, dad can not grab the shotgun kill his whole family then blow his brains out .
From day I the most common fire arm death down here was the 12 gauge sandwich
The second most common was the Mary & Bob situation .
The third was the mass shootings by a deranged person
Fourth were drug related crimes , including gang wars
and way down the bottom comes armed robberies .
The most powerful tool in our anti bikie gang tool chest is the fire arm laws
The police raid a "clubhouse" they always find a cashe of fire arms which generally are unlicensed .
So the guns get dusted for prints and every person whose prints are on the guns is looking at 5 years minimum.
So the police can put 20 bikies away without any chance of high paid councils getting them off on a technicality .
Some footballers got done for posting a video of them shooting but it was found the owner had no license so he got 5 years (he was the brother of one of them ).
The others all got the 5 years which was commuted to good behaviour after several appeals .But the owner ended up serving 2 of the 5
Dick comes home & finds Mary in bed with Bob
Over there he pulls out whatever he is carrying and blows Mary & Bob into dog food in an irrational emotional state
Then he realizes what he has done considering he has been having it off with Betty for years so either blows his own brains out or ends up doing 20 years.
A loose loose situation
Down here he has to get the fire arm out of a locked case then get the ammo from another by which time Bob has done a naked dash down the street and Mary has had time to either follow Bob or placate Dick.
They divorce , no one dies, no one goes to gaol and all are better off .
A win win situation .
If no one is allowed to carry then the criminals are going to do 5 years manditory if they get caught on the street with a firearm .
So they can fight it out inside where the only bystanders that can get hurt are other criminals.
So every one on the streets are safer .
Look at stats from the UK where carrying gets you 5 to 10 on top ow whatever you are convicted of or just the 5 to 10 if the case fails .
Armed robberies are so low it is not funny because it is not worth the extra 5 to 10 if you get caught.
Shop owners then protect themselves with CCTV not a 12 bore under the counter , particularly if they have them both internally & externally and have another external on the other side of the road.
This latter idea has taken off down here because the criminals never look at the shop / factory over the road that they are not robbing at the time .
The other biggie is decrimalising drugs so they can be controlled , just like booze
The biggest winners down here were actually the farmers because the fire arm cabinet keys are generally in the pockets of 2 different people so when the bank sends the foreclosure notice, dad can not grab the shotgun kill his whole family then blow his brains out .
From day I the most common fire arm death down here was the 12 gauge sandwich
The second most common was the Mary & Bob situation .
The third was the mass shootings by a deranged person
Fourth were drug related crimes , including gang wars
and way down the bottom comes armed robberies .
The most powerful tool in our anti bikie gang tool chest is the fire arm laws
The police raid a "clubhouse" they always find a cashe of fire arms which generally are unlicensed .
So the guns get dusted for prints and every person whose prints are on the guns is looking at 5 years minimum.
So the police can put 20 bikies away without any chance of high paid councils getting them off on a technicality .
Some footballers got done for posting a video of them shooting but it was found the owner had no license so he got 5 years (he was the brother of one of them ).
The others all got the 5 years which was commuted to good behaviour after several appeals .But the owner ended up serving 2 of the 5
#47
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
Up here, you can blow away your wife and her lover in bed.
Temporary insanity is a real thing. And should be treated as such.
Sure, he may regret it. But all of that is dodging the equation. A wife is another man's property, note the legal marriage licence you have to get before you get married. She is his just as much as he is hers.
Being faced with a situation like that can drive a person mad. Even if it's temporary.
Losing your kids to a cheating wife will do the same thing to a lot of men.
Up here, a man getting custody of his kids is pretty rare. Not as rare as it used to be.
Temporary insanity is a real thing. And should be treated as such.
Sure, he may regret it. But all of that is dodging the equation. A wife is another man's property, note the legal marriage licence you have to get before you get married. She is his just as much as he is hers.
Being faced with a situation like that can drive a person mad. Even if it's temporary.
Losing your kids to a cheating wife will do the same thing to a lot of men.
Up here, a man getting custody of his kids is pretty rare. Not as rare as it used to be.
#48
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
Just to clarify things. The second amendment has nothing to do with hunting or even self defense. The amendment was put in place to to allow a democratic republic to keep it's governing body in check and prevent it from becoming a government that has total control of the population. When as a nation the population loses the ability to elect or change the government the citizens become subjects. You can agree or disagree with whether you think the concept is correct but that is the reason the men that helped found the country ratified the second amendment.
While the current sport of many media outlets and other folk is America bashing that is all fine and good and they are entitled as we still have, unlike some countries, the freedom of speech. And focusing on any and every bad thing they have ever read that has happened since 1492 is fine. I wonder if we were to look at other countries histories will we not find things they are not so proud of?
Of course all of this has nothing to do with fixing mowers so i will hop off the soap box now and get back to fixing mowers.
While the current sport of many media outlets and other folk is America bashing that is all fine and good and they are entitled as we still have, unlike some countries, the freedom of speech. And focusing on any and every bad thing they have ever read that has happened since 1492 is fine. I wonder if we were to look at other countries histories will we not find things they are not so proud of?
Of course all of this has nothing to do with fixing mowers so i will hop off the soap box now and get back to fixing mowers.
#49
PTmowerMech
I see what you just did there.
PTmowerMech
Just to clarify things. The second amendment has nothing to do with hunting or even self defense. The amendment was put in place to to allow a democratic republic to keep it's governing body in check and prevent it from becoming a government that has total control of the population. When as a nation the population loses the ability to elect or change the government the citizens become subjects. You can agree or disagree with whether you think the concept is correct but that is the reason the men that helped found the country ratified the second amendment.
While the current sport of many media outlets and other folk is America bashing that is all fine and good and they are entitled as we still have, unlike some countries, the freedom of speech. And focusing on any and every bad thing they have ever read that has happened since 1492 is fine. I wonder if we were to look at other countries histories will we not find things they are not so proud of?
Of course all of this has nothing to do with fixing mowers so i will hop off the soap box now and get back to fixing mowers.
I see what you just did there.
#50
tom3
tom3
Well. I'll wind this up with my solution. Here in the USofA nobody would be permitted to have a firearm. Confiscate and destroy them all.
Except me and mine.
Except me and mine.
#51
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
I can only guarantee one thing. Due to the increase in price and demand of ammo, don't expect a warning shot from me
#52
StarTech
StarTech
Maybe if the price gets high enough law enforcement will learn how to hit their target in one shot again instead using the shatter shot approach. Right now they use the slaughter house approach. This why we are hearing of case where someone is shot to death by 10+ rounds.
I have always subscribe to the one shot one kill approach to hunting.
I have always subscribe to the one shot one kill approach to hunting.
#53
PTmowerMech
Remember the hardy st. raid in Houston? That's a fine example of cops who aren't fit to have a gun.
PTmowerMech
I can only guarantee one thing. Due to the increase in price and demand of ammo, don't expect a warning shot from me
Remember the hardy st. raid in Houston? That's a fine example of cops who aren't fit to have a gun.
#54
PTmowerMech
PTmowerMech
Btw, the engine starts & runs now. And charges the battery.
#55
StarTech
As for tools I was hoping for another 44" top box but instead just got a Oregon 420-120 chain grinder.. Oh well at least it is better than piece of crap HF sold me. That HF one going in the dumpster after I shoot it to put it out my misery.
StarTech
So you sneak a real problem and no noticed. Oh Well sorry I missed it.Btw, the engine starts & runs now. And charges the battery.
As for tools I was hoping for another 44" top box but instead just got a Oregon 420-120 chain grinder.. Oh well at least it is better than piece of crap HF sold me. That HF one going in the dumpster after I shoot it to put it out my misery.
#56
PTmowerMech
Would you have preferred a fake problem? lol
PTmowerMech
So you sneak a real problem and no noticed. Oh Well sorry I missed it.
Would you have preferred a fake problem? lol
#57
Scrubcadet10
Scrubcadet10
Tannerite would be fitting for the HF tool.So you sneak a real problem and no noticed. Oh Well sorry I missed it.
As for tools I was hoping for another 44" top box but instead just got a Oregon 420-120 chain grinder.. Oh well at least it is better than piece of crap HF sold me. That HF one going in the dumpster after I shoot it to put it out my misery.
#58
StarTech
StarTech
That would a waste of explosives. I just the Llama Commache III do it since the grinder is mostly plastic
#59
B
bertsmobile1
Got a 2nd hand one at a car boot sale for $ 20 which was $ 15 too much but it did come with a set of good wheels.
Down here Aldi did them for $ 50 ( Aus ) all plastic and no where near rigid enough and a very short power lead .
Fitted 8' of power chord ( from an old vacuum cleaner ) and set it up for doing the bump stops.
Lubed with some Tri-Flow & it works a treat.
Another trick is to make an apron to go between the vice & the support column out of an old inner tube to catch all the grinding debris.
I cut a hole on it to go over the depth gauge stop which holds it in place nicely.
Every 6 months or so it gets a clean and every 2 years or so it gets replaced .
Saves a lot of cleaning time & keeps the debris out of the pivots .
B
bertsmobile1
Set the HF one up for doing the rakers which will save a lot of wheel changes .So you sneak a real problem and no noticed. Oh Well sorry I missed it.
As for tools I was hoping for another 44" top box but instead just got a Oregon 420-120 chain grinder.. Oh well at least it is better than piece of crap HF sold me. That HF one going in the dumpster after I shoot it to put it out my misery.
Got a 2nd hand one at a car boot sale for $ 20 which was $ 15 too much but it did come with a set of good wheels.
Down here Aldi did them for $ 50 ( Aus ) all plastic and no where near rigid enough and a very short power lead .
Fitted 8' of power chord ( from an old vacuum cleaner ) and set it up for doing the bump stops.
Lubed with some Tri-Flow & it works a treat.
Another trick is to make an apron to go between the vice & the support column out of an old inner tube to catch all the grinding debris.
I cut a hole on it to go over the depth gauge stop which holds it in place nicely.
Every 6 months or so it gets a clean and every 2 years or so it gets replaced .
Saves a lot of cleaning time & keeps the debris out of the pivots .
#60
Hammermechanicman
Hammermechanicman
I was going to use my HF grinder for depth guages but couldn't find a suitable wheel and got tired of how worn the pivot got. Chucked it in the bin and got another 620-120 grinder for the depth guages.
#61
B
bertsmobile1
B
bertsmobile1
OK
The HF chain grinder must be different to the Aldi one we got down here which was basically a Jolly Grinder made in plastic, with a plastic cased motor.
However the armature was the same as the Jolly grinder so it came with the same wheels
Bunnings ( Lowes on steroids ) also had a plastic chain grinder for about the same price but I never had a chance to have a good look at it.
They came then went, never to be repeated so I thought they were another one of those one container wonders.
The HF chain grinder must be different to the Aldi one we got down here which was basically a Jolly Grinder made in plastic, with a plastic cased motor.
However the armature was the same as the Jolly grinder so it came with the same wheels
Bunnings ( Lowes on steroids ) also had a plastic chain grinder for about the same price but I never had a chance to have a good look at it.
They came then went, never to be repeated so I thought they were another one of those one container wonders.
#62
Hammermechanicman
www.harborfreight.com
This is the Hazard Frought chain grinder. Out of the box it will actually do a decent job of sharpening some chains. Angle is fixed around 50 degrees. Takes an odd sized wheel. After a couple hundred chains the chain clamp and the plastic pivot are shot. I must admit for $30 i did make good money off it. For the average joe sharpening a few chains a year it would work fine as long as you take the time to figure out its idiosyncrasies. It is just not up to being used in a shop. Especially with many different sized chains.
Hammermechanicman
Electric Chain Saw Sharpener
Amazing deals on this Electric Chain Saw Sharpener at Harbor Freight. Quality tools & low prices.
www.harborfreight.com
This is the Hazard Frought chain grinder. Out of the box it will actually do a decent job of sharpening some chains. Angle is fixed around 50 degrees. Takes an odd sized wheel. After a couple hundred chains the chain clamp and the plastic pivot are shot. I must admit for $30 i did make good money off it. For the average joe sharpening a few chains a year it would work fine as long as you take the time to figure out its idiosyncrasies. It is just not up to being used in a shop. Especially with many different sized chains.
#63
StarTech
StarTech
To honest the HF unit didn't make it pass a couple dozen chains. Loose clamping of chains was major problem along with cutter stop wobbling all over the place. It only save several rocked chains, even then I had finish hand filing the chains afterwards.
The Oregon 420 is a lot better but I did finally figure why it wasn't grinding right at the profile settings. Apparently on the one I got the are off by about 1 degree. Otherwords for a head tilt of 55 degrees you to set it just shy of the 55 degree mark, probably caused by the looseness of the pivot point. It is the same for cutter angle where if you wanting 25 degrees you got to set just shy the 25 degree mark (or about 24 degrees). The 10 degree down tilt seems a little excessive but livable, probably be closer as the grinding wheel wears.
Overall it is 10x the unit compared to the HF grinder.
Anyway I had to get a new grinder that actually worked correctly after 8 rock hard chains that dulled 5 hand files. I never had blisters before filing ten chains but I did after doing these. I ask the customer what brand they were but he said he didn't remember the brand he brought. They had the Timber Ridge logo stamp on the tie straps but they are not as I have and sell the Timber Ridge and they file much easier. I do spool .325 chain that I have to rework right off the spool due bad grinding of the left hand cutters.
The Oregon 420 is a lot better but I did finally figure why it wasn't grinding right at the profile settings. Apparently on the one I got the are off by about 1 degree. Otherwords for a head tilt of 55 degrees you to set it just shy of the 55 degree mark, probably caused by the looseness of the pivot point. It is the same for cutter angle where if you wanting 25 degrees you got to set just shy the 25 degree mark (or about 24 degrees). The 10 degree down tilt seems a little excessive but livable, probably be closer as the grinding wheel wears.
Overall it is 10x the unit compared to the HF grinder.
Anyway I had to get a new grinder that actually worked correctly after 8 rock hard chains that dulled 5 hand files. I never had blisters before filing ten chains but I did after doing these. I ask the customer what brand they were but he said he didn't remember the brand he brought. They had the Timber Ridge logo stamp on the tie straps but they are not as I have and sell the Timber Ridge and they file much easier. I do spool .325 chain that I have to rework right off the spool due bad grinding of the left hand cutters.
#64
O
Old_Paint
O
Old_Paint
Yeah, your goats probably would have been too smart, and got held back for the "No Kids Left Behind" politics. Between that, and Common Core 'education', it's no wonder there's a generation of idiots about to take over this country. Seeing how the 30-somethings, 20-somethings, and teenagers think these says, we've got a big problem.Have you tried young kid? I dress one mine out and bbq it every once a while just to keep the schools off my back for not sending the kids to schools as they think I got school age ones here. Had an old man come up earlier this year insisting I put my kids in school. I ordered him off the property for being an idiot.
#65
O
Old_Paint
I have this exact sharpener. I haven't had to use mine that much, but I'm fairly careful about where I put my chain. However, I hit a pretty massive rock cutting a stump close to the ground, and it destroyed the chain. That was the main reason I bout the HF sharpener. The chain was brand new, and I didn't want to just toss it, but knew that the file work was gonna be a nightmare to ever get it to cut again. I took out a lot of the teeth, but I did recover the chain. Cuts beautifully, and I can touch it up as needed with a file. I have to give it a decent rating for personal light use, but as you pointed out, it looks way too 'inexpensive' to be considered a decent shop tool. I keep a spare disc around too, as I have no idea if there's a way to resurface the wheel. That's normally a necessity for anything that uses a grinding wheel.
O
Old_Paint
To honest the HF unit didn't make it pass a couple dozen chains. Loose clamping of chains was major problem along with cutter stop wobbling all over the place. It only save several rocked chains, even then I had finish hand filing the chains afterwards.
I have this exact sharpener. I haven't had to use mine that much, but I'm fairly careful about where I put my chain. However, I hit a pretty massive rock cutting a stump close to the ground, and it destroyed the chain. That was the main reason I bout the HF sharpener. The chain was brand new, and I didn't want to just toss it, but knew that the file work was gonna be a nightmare to ever get it to cut again. I took out a lot of the teeth, but I did recover the chain. Cuts beautifully, and I can touch it up as needed with a file. I have to give it a decent rating for personal light use, but as you pointed out, it looks way too 'inexpensive' to be considered a decent shop tool. I keep a spare disc around too, as I have no idea if there's a way to resurface the wheel. That's normally a necessity for anything that uses a grinding wheel.
#66
StarTech
StarTech
There is a dressing stone available but you need dress the grinding wheel free hand to profile you want.
Dressing Brick 1/2 x 1/2 x 2
Dressing Brick 1/2 x 1/2 x 2
#67
O
Old_Paint
O
Old_Paint
I'm old and not that steady any more. Besides that, I don't have an artistic bone in my body. I can't even draw stick men, let alone sculpt the edge of a grinding wheel right. I'll just get me a new wheel. Already have a spare in the drawer. I think I have a stone like that which I got with my Dremel as well. They're pretty good at wrecking abrasive points too. Unless it's a bench grinder that I need to redo the face on it with a flat tool, I usually only make things worse.There is a dressing stone available but you need dress the grinding wheel free hand to profile you want.
Dressing Brick 1/2 x 1/2 x 2
#68
B
bertsmobile1
It is Italian and is made by Jolly, the people who make most of the chain grinders .
B
bertsmobile1
There is a chain gauge tool like this one that includes grinding wheel profiles, the little steps on the side are depth gauges for the rakers / stops , the holes are for file size and there is a set of pitch measurement ribs .I'm old and not that steady any more. Besides that, I don't have an artistic bone in my body. I can't even draw stick men, let alone sculpt the edge of a grinding wheel right. I'll just get me a new wheel. Already have a spare in the drawer. I think I have a stone like that which I got with my Dremel as well. They're pretty good at wrecking abrasive points too. Unless it's a bench grinder that I need to redo the face on it with a flat tool, I usually only make things worse.
It is Italian and is made by Jolly, the people who make most of the chain grinders .