Serowbot wrote on 04/29/12 at 18:34:29:


I am confident in my manhood...make a point of reminding myself one way or another.  

I worked with a man who could do a pullup with his middle fingers in a split shot chain repair link,, with me sitting on his feet & holding his legs,,I weighed about 130 then, & HE wore panty hose,, & Nooooobody said a thing,,

Ohh,, & without me, he could do it with his little fingers,,
& he could reach up & grab a brace on the rig floor, made of 4" drill pipe & start into a pullup, release one hand, continue up & finish with his body balanced at an angle over the bar with one elbow in his ribs.
He bought new gloves & cut them at the knuckles, if he didnt, when he closed his hand, they would tear up..

Its a good thing he was a sweet natured guy.,

Machinist's Workshop magazine tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts.

They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist, Bud Baker.

They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.

Penetrating oil ..... Average load

None ...................... 516 pounds

WD-40 ................... 238 pounds

PB Blaster ............... 214 pounds

Liquid Wrench ......... 127 pounds

Kano Kroil .............. 106 pounds

ATF-Acetone mix.......53 pounds

The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this one particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.

verslagen1 wrote on 05/08/12 at 12:11:31:



Wonder if this has anything to do with why I like the smell of both of these chemicals in open containers ?  

I wonder what the shelf life of the ATF/Acetone mix is when not sealed in a metal can?  Acetone evaporates very quickly and also dissolves some plastics - so it may not be suitable for use in a plastic spray bottle or a metal pump can that is vented.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/09/12 at 10:43:31:


Contains acetone, perfume and conditioners are added... but you'll have the best smelling... bolts anywhere.  

So, last time I tried to doll up the spokes, it didnt work as well as I wanted. This time, they look great. I used parachute cord, cut about 2 feet long with the center cords removed, so it would be flat. Wrapped around the spoke, all the way around, with chrome polish, Turtle wax brand is what I have,, Its cheap..With some effort the cord can be coaxed under the spoke at the hub & with some effort, it can be convinced to stay on the nipple good enough to sparkle that thing up some, Which way its wrapped matters, play with it.