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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MetalMuffins
I think you're underestimating the amount of people who will pay more for a "Kit". Sell a bearing and a drill bit for 5 easy payments of $9.99. Someone would but it.

Also, that's a great idea, definitely stealing that one because my clutch is in need. Maybe I can find a kit somewheres...
You are not stealing, we are sharing it.
This is exactly why I post my problems / solutions / experiences here.
Old Feb 25, 2020 | 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Godless Commie
Thank you.
I really don't think anybody would need to buy a kit.. All you need to do is drill the thing, smooth the diameter a bit and press a bearing in there...
You have been on (at least) this forum long enough to see the laziness of the general public. If they can buy a solution they will, even if it means more money. I do this occasionally myself but that is due to my being gone from home half of the year at a minimum, so my time is at a premium. Still, there are few people nowadays that want to exert themselves any more than they have to.



Old Feb 25, 2020 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by DeerHunter
Thanks! It took me a few seconds to figure it out. That movie was one of my high school friends top ten movies along with Conan the Barbarian. He owned multiple swords and I almost feel like searching for his contact info and using this picture to get back in touch after 15 years.
Old Feb 25, 2020 | 08:19 PM
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse99James
Thanks! It took me a few seconds to figure it out. That movie was one of my high school friends top ten movies along with Conan the Barbarian. He owned multiple swords and I almost feel like searching for his contact info and using this picture to get back in touch after 15 years.
STILL my favourite movie of all time (I'm still trying to forget that Highlander II and III ever existed though).
Old Feb 25, 2020 | 10:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jesse99James
Thanks! It took me a few seconds to figure it out. That movie was one of my high school friends top ten movies along with Conan the Barbarian. He owned multiple swords and I almost feel like searching for his contact info and using this picture to get back in touch after 15 years.
STILL my favourite movie of all time (I'm still trying to forget that Highlander II and III ever existed though).

Old Feb 26, 2020 | 08:13 AM
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Old Feb 26, 2020 | 09:01 AM
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Some of you may be familiar with the failed implosion of the Affiliated Computer Services Building in Dallas.

Old Feb 26, 2020 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Lokiel
STILL my favourite movie of all time (I'm still trying to forget that Highlander II and III ever existed though).
It's still one of my favorites. The Director's Cut is the version that was released in the UK. It has additional story lines about his secretary at the antique dealership.
I bought a HiFi RCA VHS player because of that movie. Probably cost me $350+ when I was still a First Lieutenant.
Old Feb 26, 2020 | 12:48 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2020 | 04:05 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 02:04 AM
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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by nigelt
(It's pronounced "gyfe", rhymes with "knife.")
Saw that on Tuesday. Assumed it was just a clever Photoshop.

Turns out it's a real product. I ordered one.





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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 02:20 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 02:59 PM
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A few days ago, I ordered a drill bit from Grainger, which arrived today.

It is not small.


Old Feb 27, 2020 | 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
A few days ago, I ordered a drill bit from Grainger, which arrived today.

It is not small.
Hope that's getting used in a drill press.



Old Feb 27, 2020 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by chiefmg
Hope that's getting used in a drill press.
Hadn't planned on it, but now that you mention it, it would fit into my drill press at work.

It's a hammer-drill bit for concrete / masonry. I intend to poke a hole in the exterior brick wall of my apartment building.




Old Feb 27, 2020 | 06:07 PM
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Old Feb 27, 2020 | 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Perez
Hadn't planned on it, but now that you mention it, it would fit into my drill press at work.

It's a hammer-drill bit for concrete / masonry. I intend to poke a hole in the exterior brick wall of my apartment building.
Not SDS shank? You plan on using a normal drill with it's cute little "hammer" function?


So they're tearing down, or finishing up tearing down the old Joe Louis Arena here in Detroit.
Looks like they plan on lowering the main center span slowly. Perhaps hydraulics or something. Seems pretty interesting.

Old Feb 27, 2020 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Erat
Not SDS shank? You plan on using a normal drill with it's cute little "hammer" function?
Correct.

Specifically, this inexpensive light-duty hammer drill from Harbor Freight:




If you're gonna do a job, why not do it the hard way? SDS is for people who care about quality and / or safety.



The rest of the story (electronic bits excluded):




I am using only the cheapest, lowest quality materials available, along with electromechanical parts which are woefully under-rated for the job. After all, this is a rental apartment, not my own home.




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