Tool Background Check

[onlinebiker]

Piss on guns - we need stronger tool regulation.


I bought a quad from the neighbor ( who I assume is blameless) and have been doing some work on it. Front wheel bearings, brakes, ect - all needed attention. But I noted an odd chirping that sounded like an exhaust leak. ( I have another identical quad - so I know what it' s supposed to sound like.

I pulled the sparkplug (you could see it hadn't been out in a while from the crud around it) - to find the head damaged at the entrance of the spark plug hole. It looks like they took a chisel to it. One edge of the hole had chisel marks 1/8 inch deep. I am amazed that the threads are clear enough for the plug to go in and out.

I have no idea why what the " mechanic" who did this was doing - but it' s clear he is a mental case - and shouldn't be allowed to play with tools.


I'll be spending the morning building the tooling to re-surface the sealing area of the plug. For extra fun - I don't have a 12mm x 1.25mm tap, die, or gauge - so I get to single point it on the lathe, and gauge it over wires compared to the spark plug....

Changing the back gears on the lathe is sooooo much fun.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

We had 5.5" box-end slugging wrenches that were used to tighten the foundation bolts on the main engines. They also made good dumbbells. Once in a while I'd have a dumbbell who wouldn't put the dumbbells away. That was always fun.

[brewer]

You should see what they are using drills for these days.

[onlinebiker]

I finally got it fixed - and figured out what the moron did.

He (had to be a he - women stop before fucking things up this badly) must have somehow broke the sparkplug off at the base of the plug - leaving the 12mm treaded steel tip in the head. 

He then attempted to beat the plug out with a chisel - before using a EZout to remove it.

The only way I can see how you could do this??? Trying to remove the plug - with clockwise pressure.


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Demand your Congresscritter act now to pass Tool Control legislation.

[Amarok]

Nope when it's equal too a gun I might . I won't go over the difference again .

[onlinebiker]

A gun IS a tool.


Another definition of tool is - a humorless sot.



How aprepo....

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Righty tighty, lefty loosey.

[LastPoet]

*waits for Brian37 to come all ragey*

A gun is a tool, yes, one that is meant to kill, it is wise to at least put regulations like gun courses, psych evaluations, taking a gun license. Most hunters here do that and everything is peachy.

For defense in my home, I sleep by a galvanized steel pipe. Tight quarters and all that.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

For defense in my home, I sleep by a galvanized steel pipe. Tight quarters and all that.

I've accumulated a fair few edged weapons over the past half century.

[onlinebiker]

*waits for Brian37 to come all ragey*

A gun is a tool, yes, one that is meant to kill, it is wise to at least put regulations like gun courses, psych evaluations, taking a gun license. Most hunters here do that and everything is peachy.

For defense in my home, I sleep by a galvanized steel pipe. Tight quarters and all that.

In close quarters I can get a better swing than your piece of pipe, with a Smith and Wesson J frame Airlite, with Crimson Trace lasergrips. 32 H + R mag.

Just about 300 ft/lbs --- times six.