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SFor soldering those fine stranded larger wires nothing beats an American Beauty:
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.The mass of the tip is important. I have a temperature-controlled pencil iron of just a few watts. It came with assorted tips. With the...
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SSoldering 20-30 amp or 16-14 gauge discharge wires with even a good soldering iron with a fresh tip can be a pain. You need to heat them...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Rear Wheel Removal Tip.The people calling themselves Canadians are imposters. The real Canadians had disappeared by 1543. In 1534, Cartier sailed up the St...
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Sspokewrench reacted to kevinmccune's post in the thread sloppy( not sloppy hang on-well maybe) with
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its a thing your house is probably full of emf( electric motors emission from wires( something Tesla didn't allow for) router .led... -
Sspokewrench reacted to PedalUma's post in the thread sloppy( not sloppy hang on-well maybe) with Like.
I use an empty Doritos bag inside out. To keep the CIA and Aliens out. Works like a charm.
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread sloppy( not sloppy hang on-well maybe).Thanks for the tip. I wear a special bike helmet for for protection from e-bike EMF. I'll have to start wearing it indoors. ;)
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Candle makers amass.Maybe it's your wicks. As the wax burns, the free wick gets longer. The flame gets bigger, burning wax faster and melting it even...
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SI still haven't gotten to the point where my candles will not run out with melted wax. Seems the store bought ones will burn without...
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SOne candle experiment I remember came from chemistry class. We had fuels to be tested sitting on the shared desks. Someone took a candle...
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SHere is an example of forcing the blind bearing puller without lightly grinding the sides to fit the taper of the bearing being pulled...
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SI made a long cargo bike electric last Saturday. It just has a Tourney derailleur, no clutch. Over bumps the chain rattles against the...
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SKnobby tires squirm/pinch when they contact the surface so loose adhesion. Sort of like walking on ice, once you slip a bit all adhesion...
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SMy Radrunner ( 20 x 3.3” semi knobby) was a big disappointment on snow and ice. It wanted to float on a loose surface. It wouldn’t even...
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Sspokewrench replied to the thread Show Us a Tool.As I say, I've had 3 bikes with hub motors and mechanical brakes. Two had direct-drive motors, with larger diameters than my 750 W...
