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[classic33]

@silva, how about chucking the shovel out of the hole?

 

[silva]

Yawn, that's your view, and not the view of most other folk on here that know a bit about bikes.

Why should I share a view of most others on a certain place?
It's not that I receive bucks by promoting or criticizing the Lightweight sport cheat drive. All I share was my findings on the matter, which brought me back to square taper, to avoid the cost and the hassle. That's a legit reason, no?

 

[silva]

@silva, how about chucking the shovel out of the hole?

Your question is too wide interpretable to be sure what to answer.
As a first general guess, I'd say that a shovel has finished when the hole is deep enough.
In metal, a drill is easier, and I drilled the hole in the steel block part of my chain breaker kit to such a depth that I can't hammer the chain links pen completely out of the last link plate on the other side.
Because it's pretty hard to hold such a small long thing and the rest in place to hammer it back in.
See, I don't throw away the excess parts of the 1/4" Regina 420 motorcycle chains.
I keep them until I have enough to assemble the required 105 links.
My 3rd last chain was such an assembly, and it did the job like the others did before and after.
See, that's a benefit of such thick link plates, one can hammer a pin back, something you won't try with the fragile cut out (for the Lightweight Religion) link plates.
I also did that with Gussets 3/16" bicycle "tank" model chain, also with no problems.
Instead of binning what is too much, I use it, and avoid a counter passage

 

[Webbo2]

Your question is too wide interpretable to be sure what to answer.
As a first general guess, I'd say that a shovel has finished when the hole is deep enough.
In metal, a drill is easier, and I drilled the hole in the steel block part of my chain breaker kit to such a depth that I can't hammer the chain links pen completely out of the last link plate on the other side.
Because it's pretty hard to hold such a small long thing and the rest in place to hammer it back in.
See, I don't throw away the excess parts of the 1/4" Regina 420 motorcycle chains.
I keep them until I have enough to assemble the required 105 links.
My 3rd last chain was such an assembly, and it did the job like the others did before and after.
See, that's a benefit of such thick link plates, one can hammer a pin back, something you won't try with the fragile cut out (for the Lightweight Religion) link plates.
I also did that with Gussets 3/16" bicycle "tank" model chain, also with no problems.
Instead of binning what is too much, I use it, and avoid a counter passage

Maybe use the shovel to dig yourself out of the hole you’ve dug yourself it to.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I've learnt a few things here tonight other than why not to feed wild animals.
Can anyone recommend a good hammer and chisel? I need to remove the HT2 BB from my LWR (/LIghtweight Revolution) carbon bike with a 15-sproket and motorbike chain. Like the one in my avatar.
Shall I go for ball-peen? sledge? club? cold? bolster?