Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
My clamp swivels entirely properly. Yours probably will too. The Park Tool stand is an excellent piece of kit.
Park workstands - worth the premium?
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ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
I haven't heard that expression before and Google doesn't help... Can you enlighten me?
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Soz! Maybe yours will be ok.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
I haven't heard that expression before and Google doesn't help... Can you enlighten me?
£9.99. Every thing in Dixon’s used to be (or seemed it) priced ending in .99p. Eg £49.99 was a Dixon’s fifty quid etc.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Aha!
That reminds me of this...
My sister told me that a 99p shop had opened in Coventry. I thought it was a joke until she pointed it out to me. Even more stupid - I think a 98p or 97p shop opened after that.
Everyone likes a bargain, but does even the most poor person really bother about a 1p saving on something that they probably didn't even need in the first place?
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
Sea of vapours
Guru
- Location
- Clapham, Yorkshire Dales
I did, about eight years ago, apply anti-seize compound to the rotating clamp assembly since I used to use it in the rain and for washing the bike so this seemed a good idea. Good to know that Park Tool agree!
The guidance on the seizing issue is interesting (thanks for the link @EltonFrog ) - they state not to use grease but to use "anti-sieze" compound.. which in my book is grease with additives (such as graphite or copper).
I know some oil-based greases can attack the plastic that the assembly is (presumably) made of; softening them and making them more prone to binding.. which is why you use inorganic / silicone greases on plastics and rubbers.
I wonder if the warning against grease is for this reason, or because the lowered friction coefficient makes it more likely for the tapers to be drawn together and stick..
I know some oil-based greases can attack the plastic that the assembly is (presumably) made of; softening them and making them more prone to binding.. which is why you use inorganic / silicone greases on plastics and rubbers.
I wonder if the warning against grease is for this reason, or because the lowered friction coefficient makes it more likely for the tapers to be drawn together and stick..
What specifically have you ordered? I have many greases on hand; perhaps we could do a co-ordinated effort to find the least-inappropriate
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
What specifically have you ordered? I have many greases on hand; perhaps we could do a co-ordinated effort to find the least-inappropriate
I’ve ordered the Park Tools one.
Probably the safest option - I'll await the results of the mass spectroscopy analysis as to its precise contents 👍
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
I’m just gonna lob a bit on a wiggle it about a bit.
