Needed tools for DIY HD work.
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RE: Needed tools for DIY HD work.
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RE: Needed tools for DIY HD work.
Holy chit.....32k for tools. 
ORIGINAL: camarotuner
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....mp;dir=catalog
That should do the trick.
http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item....mp;dir=catalog
That should do the trick.
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RE: Needed tools for DIY HD work.
I posted this a while back
Ive been riding for over 35 years and have always worked on my own bikes, here is a partial list of the tools Ive collected over that time and what they are used for. This list is for those of you that want to work on you're ownbike and are wondering what tool's you will need. Hope this is helpful.
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat
>> metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and
>> flings your Drink across the room, splattering it against that
>> freshly-stained heirloom piece you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint
>> off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the
>> speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned guitar calluses
>> from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, "YEOWW...." ELECTRIC
>> HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until
>> you die of old age. SKIL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs
>> too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the
>> creation of blood-blisters. The most often the tool used by all women.
>> BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor
>> touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW: One of a family of
>> cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human
>> energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to
>> influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VISE-GRIPS:
>> Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If
>> nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense
>> welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost
>> entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire.
>> Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the
>> bearing race out of. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly
>> used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. E-Z OUT BOLT
>> AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit that
>> snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending any possible future use.
>> RADIAL ARM SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops
>> to scare neophytes into choosing another line of work. TWO-TON ENGINE
>> HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you
>> forgot to disconnect. CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A very large
>> pry bar that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on
>> the end opposite the handle. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab
>> the vacuum seals under lids and for opening old-style paper-and-oil cans
>> and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name
>> implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. Women excel at using this
>> tool. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used
>> to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws. AIR
>> COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power
>> plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels
>> by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty bolts which
>> were last over tightened 30 years ago by someone at Ford, and instantly
>> rounds off their heads. Also used to quickly snap off lug nuts. PRY BAR:
>> A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you
>> needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER: A tool
>> used to make hoses too short. HAMMER: Originally employed as a wea
Ive been riding for over 35 years and have always worked on my own bikes, here is a partial list of the tools Ive collected over that time and what they are used for. This list is for those of you that want to work on you're ownbike and are wondering what tool's you will need. Hope this is helpful.
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat
>> metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and
>> flings your Drink across the room, splattering it against that
>> freshly-stained heirloom piece you were drying. WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint
>> off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the
>> speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned guitar calluses
>> from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, "YEOWW...." ELECTRIC
>> HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until
>> you die of old age. SKIL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs
>> too short. PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the
>> creation of blood-blisters. The most often the tool used by all women.
>> BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor
>> touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs. HACKSAW: One of a family of
>> cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human
>> energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to
>> influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes. VISE-GRIPS:
>> Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If
>> nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense
>> welding heat to the palm of your hand. OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost
>> entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire.
>> Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub you want the
>> bearing race out of. TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly
>> used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity. E-Z OUT BOLT
>> AND STUD EXTRACTOR: A tool ten times harder than any known drill bit that
>> snaps neatly off in bolt holes thereby ending any possible future use.
>> RADIAL ARM SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops
>> to scare neophytes into choosing another line of work. TWO-TON ENGINE
>> HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you
>> forgot to disconnect. CRAFTSMAN 1/2 x 24-INCH SCREWDRIVER: A very large
>> pry bar that inexplicably has an accurately machined screwdriver tip on
>> the end opposite the handle. PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab
>> the vacuum seals under lids and for opening old-style paper-and-oil cans
>> and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name
>> implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads. Women excel at using this
>> tool. STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used
>> to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws. AIR
>> COMPRESSOR: A machine that takes energy produced in a coal-burning power
>> plant 200 miles away and transforms it into compressed air that travels
>> by hose to a Chicago Pneumatic impact wrench that grips rusty bolts which
>> were last over tightened 30 years ago by someone at Ford, and instantly
>> rounds off their heads. Also used to quickly snap off lug nuts. PRY BAR:
>> A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you
>> needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part. HOSE CUTTER: A tool
>> used to make hoses too short. HAMMER: Originally employed as a wea
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