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Subject: [Shop-talk] Favorite tools
From: old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 06:42:30 -0700
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Hi guys,

Since the COVID era started, I like many others have been spending more
time at home and in the garage (my shop).

It has given me some time to think about things that perhaps I would not
have thought about, but one is how much I enjoy a good, useful tool.

I thought I would start posting my favorite tool of the day or week just to
share what I thought were good acquisitions.

I do mostly motorcycle and automobile work on my own vehicles. I try to do
everything myself that I can.

I have been riding motorcycles since I was a kid and have been changing my
own tires all those years on the garage floor with a couple 4x4's and some
good tire irons. It worked, but it always involved a lot of sweating and
swearing and busted knuckles and sometimes hours to break the beads and
remove and install the tires. It also required a lot of bending over as
everything was on the floor.

Last year I bought a US-made No Mar Classic HD tire changer and used it for
the first time time the last two weekends.

What a life enhancing experience that was! I should have bought one 20 or
30 years ago. I am attaching links to a couple photos of it:

The first one is breaking the bead on a Harley front tire--it is at waist
height and literally can be done with one hand:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=446D39C8B1E43758&id=446D39C8B1E43758%21166808&parId=446D39C8B1E43758%21166807&o=OneUp


The second one is just finishing mounting the rear tire:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=446D39C8B1E43758&id=446D39C8B1E43758%21166809&parId=446D39C8B1E43758%21166807&o=OneUp


Once you mount them you should balance them, so here is a picture of a
US-made static balancer that I just use on jack stands. I have had this for
a very long time and it works great:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=446D39C8B1E43758&id=446D39C8B1E43758%21166812&parId=446D39C8B1E43758%21166807&o=OneUp


Both the tire changer and the balancer are joys to use.

I will post a few more in the next few days and would encourage all of you
to do so to share the knowledge/experience that this group possesses.

best,

doug

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi guys,<div><br></div><div>Since the COVID era started, I=
 like many others have been spending more time at home and in the garage (m=
y shop).</div><div><br></div><div>It has given me some time to think about =
things that perhaps I would not have thought about, but one is how=C2=A0muc=
h I enjoy a good, useful tool.</div><div><br></div><div>I thought I would s=
tart posting my favorite tool of the day or week just to share=C2=A0what I =
thought were good acquisitions.</div><div><br></div><div>I do mostly motorc=
ycle=C2=A0and automobile work on my own vehicles. I try to do everything my=
self that I can.</div><div><br></div><div>I have been riding motorcycles si=
nce I was a kid and have been changing my own tires all those years on the =
garage floor with a couple 4x4&#39;s and some good tire irons. It worked, b=
ut it always involved a lot of sweating and swearing and busted knuckles an=
d sometimes hours to break the beads and remove and install the tires. It a=
lso required a lot of bending over as everything was on the floor.</div><di=
v><br></div><div>Last year I bought a US-made No Mar Classic HD tire change=
r and used it for the first time time the last two weekends.</div><div><br>=
</div><div>What a life enhancing experience that was! I should have bought =
one 20 or 30 years ago. I am attaching links to a couple photos of it:</div=
><div><br></div><div>The first one is breaking the bead on a Harley front t=
ire--it is at waist height and literally=C2=A0can be done with one hand:</d=
iv><div><a href=3D"https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D446D39C8B1E43758&amp;id=
=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166808&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166807&amp;o=3D=
OneUp">https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D446D39C8B1E43758&amp;id=3D446D39C8B=
1E43758%21166808&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166807&amp;o=3DOneUp</a>=C2=
=A0=C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div>The second one is just finishing mou=
nting the rear tire:</div><div><a href=3D"https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D=
446D39C8B1E43758&amp;id=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166809&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E=
43758%21166807&amp;o=3DOneUp">https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D446D39C8B1E4=
3758&amp;id=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166809&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E43758%211668=
07&amp;o=3DOneUp</a>=C2=A0=C2=A0<br></div><div><br></div><div>Once you moun=
t them you should balance them, so here is a picture of a US-made static ba=
lancer that I just use on jack stands. I have had this for a very long time=
 and it works great:</div><div><a href=3D"https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D=
446D39C8B1E43758&amp;id=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166812&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E=
43758%21166807&amp;o=3DOneUp">https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=3D446D39C8B1E4=
3758&amp;id=3D446D39C8B1E43758%21166812&amp;parId=3D446D39C8B1E43758%211668=
07&amp;o=3DOneUp</a>=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>Both the tire changer a=
nd the balancer are joys to use.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I will post a=
 few more in the next few days and would encourage all of you to do so to s=
hare the knowledge/experience that this group possesses.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>best,</div><div><br></div><div>doug</div></div>

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