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shuiend 12-29-2016 12:51 PM


Originally Posted by Oscar (Post 1383766)
The reason you have smash and grab crime is because of criminals. Do you also blame women for getting raped when dressed less than modest?

​​​​​​​Yes. They should not be out of the kitchen, so it is 100% their fault for being raped.

Oscar 12-29-2016 01:03 PM

But if they can't leave the kitchen, how can do they do the rest of the housework?

sixshooter 12-29-2016 01:03 PM

Go make me a sandwich

EO2K 12-29-2016 01:07 PM

I'm pretty sure rape is not considered to be a "crime of opportunity"

18psi 12-29-2016 01:10 PM

this thread is a crime of opportunity

hi_im_sean 12-29-2016 03:12 PM

I want to buy a 3D printer.

Want to spend around $300, DIY assembly required is fine, actually preferred. Advice? So far I have been thinking of an aluminum prusa i3 clone of some sort.

EO2K 12-29-2016 04:32 PM


Originally Posted by hi_im_sean (Post 1383799)
I want to buy a 3D printer.

Want to spend around $300, DIY assembly required is fine, actually preferred. Advice? So far I have been thinking of an aluminum prusa i3 clone of some sort.

@gesso?



My positive battery terminal clamp is no longer tight around the post of the battery when screwed all the way down. Right now I have a copper shim in there that makes about 320° of contact between the post and clamp but that is obviously not a long term solution. What is the "correct" way to fix this?

18psi 12-29-2016 04:40 PM

replace the terminal clamp

EO2K 12-29-2016 05:15 PM

Well yeah, that is the goal here but all I've seen are shitty bolt on ones. There has to be a better way.

Oscar 12-29-2016 05:26 PM

bolt on to terminal or to wire?

EO2K 12-29-2016 05:29 PM


Originally Posted by Oscar (Post 1383824)
bolt on to terminal or to wire?

Both, and they feel like cheap crap. Rike dis:

https://www.delcity.net/images/photo...mary_225px.jpg

Does not inspire confidence and do not feel/look like a permanent solution.

I probably need to buy somthing like this:

https://www.delcity.net/images/photo...mary_225px.jpg

But then I'd need some sort of big ass monster crimper to get it onto the wire. I'd prefer not not to buy a $75 tool to crimp down a $3 terminal for a one shot job. I was hoping someone knew of something in between the two.

18psi 12-29-2016 05:32 PM

I just googled "crimp on battery terminals"

bro

the amount of hits with decent looking parts is higher than the mount of times Scott dressed up his cats for a photoshoot

and they're cheap like hustlers mom

EO2K 12-29-2016 05:34 PM

See above about crimper. Maybe Harbor Freight sells one?

18psi 12-29-2016 05:40 PM

Use Pliers

I dud did it bepho, worked fine

Oscar 12-29-2016 05:48 PM

Pliers or hammer and blunt chisel to get a W-crimp in there.

olderguy 12-29-2016 07:18 PM

Go with the bolt on, much safer than screwing around with crimping, unless you solder it.

aidandj 12-29-2016 07:21 PM

Ian has a gigantic hydraulic crimper

EO2K 12-29-2016 08:02 PM


Originally Posted by olderguy (Post 1383856)
Go with the bolt on, much safer than screwing around with crimping, unless you solder it.

I was under the impression that if I used solder on anything in my car, other than the megasquirt, that all the wires would shatter and the car would explode and never run again. Or something like that. I do have a 200w soldering iron though...

Originally Posted by aidandj (Post 1383857)
Ian has a gigantic hydraulic crimper

Oh does he now...

hi_im_sean 12-29-2016 08:07 PM

hammer and punch, quit being a pussy.

Also, @gesso advise me!

Joe Perez 12-29-2016 08:30 PM

You're all a bunch of noobs...

Buy one of these two, depending upon gauge and quantity of wire:
https://www.delcity.net/store/Straig...minals/p_14265
https://www.delcity.net/store/Straig...5.h_792479.t_1

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c5df76486c.png


Then crimp dat bitch:
https://www.parts-express.com/12-ton...0-awg--360-648


https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a768950b02.png

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b08b1a0db9.png


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