[Shop-talk] Favorite tools

[old dirtbeard]

Hi Eric,

Yes, your comment:

               I am glad I bought them.  The money is hard to justify as it
will take over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like
it.

Hits to the heart of this discussion. Over the decades I have changed
scores of tires on the floor with tire irons because in my mind I was being
smarter for not spending hundreds of dollars for something that I could do
"for free" with the tools I had.

I wish I had been better to myself all those years. I really enjoy using
high-quality tools. Using good tools improves the quality of the shop
experience.

Some of you may have read *Pirsig's Zen and the Art of Motorcycle
Maintenance: an inquiry into values*, 1974, Bantam Book. If not, I would
suggest it, particularly if you are not a motorcyclist.

He states, to the effect, that (my paraphrase) We should not rush through
the maintenance process, that we learn about ourselves during the process.
The process has value. We should enjoy the act of maintenance

I believe it, and using high quality tools for the process greatly enhances
the experience.

best,

doug


On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 4:55 AM <eric at megageek.com> wrote:

> OD,
>
> Thanks for sharing the tire tool experiences.
>
> I purchased their 'no mar' bar and used it with a Harbor Freight tire
> changer for years, until I finally just bought a automatic tire changer and
> balancer combo.
>
> I am glad I bought them.  The money is hard to justify as it will take
> over a hundred tire changes to pay for itself, but I really like it.
>
> While doing the restore on my dually F350, I found out that my inner tire
> was cut from my last scrap yard run.  With the changer being so easy to
> use, I removed the tire, checked out the damage, and tried to patch it.
> Total time, about 15 mins.  Without the changer, I don't think I would have
> tried to do a dually tire on my manual one, so I would have been at the
> mercy of just buying a new tire and paying the price.
>
> I look forward to your tool reviews.  I may add one or two.
>
>
> "Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
> being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
> Waldo Emerson
> -Who is John Galt?
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