Tips and tricks

[Wingedwheel]

When we had fresh Seaman apprentices come on my ship there were common themes for the different divisions. Deck crew handled the lookout watches with the “big eyes” scopes on rotating mounts. We would instruct them to keep an eye out for the mail buoys. Also told them if they were lucky they might catch a glimpse of the planes used to drop off the mail. They used B1rd’s and GU11 models. Usually while one of us was talking to them another would be using a black grease pencil on the eye covers. Engineering? They would be sent looking for relative bearing grease. Since everyone but the kid looking knew what was going on he would be sent all over the ship looking.

 

[Downeaster]

We'd send the new ET's to supply for fallopian tubes and sonograph ink.

(The sonographs in use at the time used treated paper and an electrically charged wire to make the trace)

Another favorite trick involved TTY punch tape. It was SOP to use pink tape on machines that processed classified information and yellow tape for the plain text stuff. The punch created a lot of chad - also known as LRPD's or Little Round Paper Dots - and some wiseass - - would dump the chad boxes from both classes of machines into a paper bag and then have the Noob go to work separating the classified chad from the unclass chad...

 

[Mailman]

I was only 18 when I began working as a welder for the copper mines, I worked in the repair shop alongside the mechanics working on the huge hauling dump trucks and D9 Caterpillar bulldozers. I was the youngest guy in the shop and very green and frequently a target for their amusement. This old mechanic was struggling to break free a large nut
( the size of your fist ) and he told me to go the tool shed and bring him back a bucket of “torque”. The guy working the tool shed then kept me running around looking for it.
I got an education working there.

 

[grouchie77]

I use pill bottles with the semi clear sides
Especially when dissembling something with tiny screws
when you hit or bump 1 screw on the lift it means the hunt is on
If it's in the container it's a hell of a lot easier to just grab the container and go about your business

I might have to adopt this. Get a spice rack from the local donation store (around here it's Goodwill) to hang in the garage...

 

[Signal]

I have found syringes useful in the workshop. I use them for small fuel tanks when trying to get a bike with a rusty tank started and with a drawing up needle for lubing cables.
I also use them for measuring resin when doing small fibreglass jobs.
Overfill a front brake reservoir no problem suck the excess out with a syringe.

 

[Jim]

 

[grouchie77]

Made these little standoffs today after lunch. Useful for toe-clamping things. These are ⅛" tall but any size needed could be made.

 

[grouchie77]

Made a pair of 1" risers too. Counterbored them so that I could nest other risers.

Works with the little vee-blocks that came with the table as well.

 

[rick1956]

For removing those pesky, grippy, "feeling glued-on" left side hand grips so you can remove your clutch lever clamp: I've found the best way is to stick the tip of your favorite air blow gun under the edge of the rubber with one hand while holding the end of the hand grip with the other. A quick blast of air and it slides (almost by itself) right off!

 

[jetmechmarty]

We'd send the new ET's to supply for fallopian tubes and sonograph ink.

ID10T forms. 6 ft of flight line. Sea bats. It seems I’ve forgotten most of them. I still laugh thinking about it.

 

[grouchie77]

For removing those pesky, grippy, "feeling glued-on" left side hand grips so you can remove your clutch lever clamp: I've found the best way is to stick the tip of your favorite air blow gun under the edge of the rubber with one hand while holding the end of the hand grip with the other. A quick blast of air and it slides (almost by itself) right off!

Just the tip?

 

[gggGary]

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[Jim]

Hmmm... I still have 3 or 4 rivet guns...

 

[Jim]

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I need another project like I need (another) 'ole in me 'ead...
... yet here we are.
Just ordered a foot valve. Thanks buddy.

 

[Downeaster]

^^^Hmmmmmmmmmm...

 

[Jim]

^^^Hmmmmmmmmmm...

He who dies with the most toys.... wins.

 

[DogBunny]

When the passenger peg rubber shrinks lengthwise, and you have a gap of any size at the arrow, it means that the peg will lose its tension, become floppy, rattle, and... be annoying.
The quick fix is to slip an o-ring over the end of the shank, filling in the gap. In the pic, I have used two cheap HF o-rings from an assortment box, one on top of the other.

 

[rick1956]

He who dies with the most toys.... wins.

Nay, he who dies with the most toys wife has the biggest garage sale!

 

[FB71]

I need another project like I need (another) 'ole in me 'ead...
... yet here we are.
Just ordered a foot valve. Thanks buddy.

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apparently, it's easy to poerate...

 

[Jim]

apparently, it's easy to poerate...
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Not exactly fluent in english, eh?
All I need it to do is open and close the air. I won't ask it to translate anything.