The toolbox thread

[TyronLab]

On 5/9/2022 at 2:17 PM, Long Wheel Base said:

Wearing of Safety glasses is drilled into us as appies in aviation. You DON'T want to get caught without them by someone your senior. So it's like 2nd nature to me now. When I was still at SAAT, I pretty much wore them all day and now that I'm not, I pretty much wear them all day at home on the weekends. Even for silly woodwork jobs they prevent a fair amount of dust. I have a few pairs of decent ones. 

I did a factory rolls royce engine course a few years back and the instructor had company issued Oakley safety glasses. I was drooling because they looked very similar to my cycling glasses😂

Off topic, but you worked at SAAT? My dad did too (until last year that is, obviously). Pierre Labuschagne. Plumpish fellow with what used to be a ginger bokbaard, now a bushy white one.

[ichnusa]

Thankful we are moving on from safety glasses... 

10 minutes ago, TyronLab said:

Off topic, but you worked at SAAT? My dad did too (until last year that is, obviously). Pierre Labuschagne. Plumpish fellow with what used to be a ginger bokbaard, now a bushy white one.

 

[TyronLab]

Swiftly getting back on topic, anyone know where I can find one of these, or have an extra one to sell to me? I've been searching for quite some time and have come up short. TL-PD40, used to disassemble Shimano PD-M520 pedals. The set of pedals I inherited with Tennisball have a bit of axle play that I want to sort out, and need this little oke to do that. I've tried McGuyvering it, but those plastic splines are pretty easy to smush.

 

[BigDL]

On 5/9/2022 at 12:48 PM, ouzo said:

I'll admit to not wearing safety glasses for most things I should wear them for, but there are a few jobs I dont go without. The one is something most people would not think about, weed eating / edge trimming. Having been hit in the safety glasses with small stones a number of times, I dont go without.

 

One of the other activities most SAFFAs dont think about wearing some eye protection is squash. I got properly knocked on the eye brow with a racket once,  6 stitches. I still finished the match and then drove home from Rivonia to Alberton. Since then always wear eye protection.

I'm normally pretty good when brush-cutting. Forgot my face shield a couple of months back and managed a shard of wood pegged into my face about a cm below my eye. Was a good reminder .

[BigDL]

1 hour ago, TyronLab said:

Swiftly getting back on topic, anyone know where I can find one of these, or have an extra one to sell to me? I've been searching for quite some time and have come up short. TL-PD40, used to disassemble Shimano PD-M520 pedals. The set of pedals I inherited with Tennisball have a bit of axle play that I want to sort out, and need this little oke to do that. I've tried McGuyvering it, but those plastic splines are pretty easy to smush.

 

I got one off Amazon a couple of years ago. Let me know if you don't come right and I can order one here and post it over. 

 

[MongooseMan]

4 hours ago, TyronLab said:

Swiftly getting back on topic, anyone know where I can find one of these, or have an extra one to sell to me? I've been searching for quite some time and have come up short. TL-PD40, used to disassemble Shimano PD-M520 pedals. The set of pedals I inherited with Tennisball have a bit of axle play that I want to sort out, and need this little oke to do that. I've tried McGuyvering it, but those plastic splines are pretty easy to smush.

 

I ended up 3D printing one.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4252182

Ask on the 3D printing thread if anyone in JHB is willing to do one for you.

Edited May 10, 2022 by MongooseMan

[patches]

13 hours ago, Paulst12 said:

Did you get this set, and if so, whats the torque wrench like? 

Yup, I did get that set. Here you can see it next to my other tool-belt gear (for scale)

Sadly there is no torque wrench in the set, just a 1/4" ratchet. But that has great build quality, as do all the other components of the set.

[NotSoBigBen]

14 hours ago, TyronLab said:

Swiftly getting back on topic, anyone know where I can find one of these, or have an extra one to sell to me? I've been searching for quite some time and have come up short. TL-PD40, used to disassemble Shimano PD-M520 pedals. The set of pedals I inherited with Tennisball have a bit of axle play that I want to sort out, and need this little oke to do that. I've tried McGuyvering it, but those plastic splines are pretty easy to smush.

 

DM me and I'll print you one

[Alouette3]

11 hours ago, MongooseMan said:

I ended up 3D printing one.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4252182

Ask on the 3D printing thread if anyone in JHB is willing to do one for you.

Was also going to suggest a 3D print. I've got a 3D printed hollowtech crank tool which I use quite often.

[dave303e]

11 hours ago, MongooseMan said:

I ended up 3D printing one.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4252182

Ask on the 3D printing thread if anyone in JHB is willing to do one for you.

Made in Workshop in Randburg. You can pay to 3d print there. 

[Paulst12]

8 hours ago, patches said:

Yup, I did get that set. Here you can see it next to my other tool-belt gear (for scale)

Sadly there is no torque wrench in the set, just a 1/4" ratchet. But that has great build quality, as do all the other components of the set.

Damn... i was hoping that was a 60NM torque wrench .. thought i read it somewhere. I guess its back to Park Tools

 

[Alouette3]

Latest Teng Tools email got me wanting one of these again

[ichnusa]

2 hours ago, dave303e said:

Made in Workshop in Randburg. You can pay to 3d print there. 

https://evobikes.co.za/product/shimano-pedal-axle-tool-tl-pd40/

[ChrisF]

Saw a post some time back about reading glasses that can fold up and pack away small in a toolbag .... darned if I can find that post ....

 

 

At the time we were laughing about me needing glasses next to the trail ....

 

This weekend friends got stuck .... lack of glasses did not help .... eventually had to ask other riders to assist.

[TheoG]

14 hours ago, ChrisF said:

Saw a post some time back about reading glasses that can fold up and pack away small in a toolbag .... darned if I can find that post ....

 

 

At the time we were laughing about me needing glasses next to the trail ....

 

This weekend friends got stuck .... lack of glasses did not help .... eventually had to ask other riders to assist.

My sunglasses is prescription bi-focal specifically for that reason.  It also make reading the bike computer easier when riding.

[Hairy]

For all you old timers ... this may be your solution ... mounted the biggest tablet you can find onto your handle bars ... you can also then use the tablets camera to zoom into any "fine font" that you are struggling with