Yul Lose Posted September 18, 2023 Posted September 18, 2023 I’ve tried a few different things like forks and long thin needle nose pliers to get the shoe onto the spring and strut without sending the shoe into never never land never to be found again. I had this conduit clamp laying around and I cut a slot into it with the Dremel tool and it works really slick. It gives you a little more to hang onto than a fork and you can get quite a bit of leverage with it too. IMG_4591.mov
Presidio Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 Okay, I'm a dummy. Just what are you using this on?
G W Wade Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 To compress the main spring onto hammer strut when changing g springs. GW
Eyesa Horg Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 Putting the strut in a vise and using a fork has worked well for me. Just wish I could get the dang thing out without removing the whole grip frame! Ours have the dang locks and not enough room to remove!
Yul Lose Posted September 19, 2023 Author Posted September 19, 2023 3 hours ago, Presidio said: Okay, I'm a dummy. Just what are you using this on?
Presidio Posted September 19, 2023 Posted September 19, 2023 Dang! Now I just got another wrinkle in the brain pan! Thanks, Yul!
Yul Lose Posted September 27, 2023 Author Posted September 27, 2023 I use rare earth magnets in some of my woodworking projects and I decided to see if one of the magnets could be used to position and hold the shoe in place. I tried it out this morning and it really works well. The magnets are available on Amazon and Lee Valley Tools and other places.
G W Wade Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 I found magnets like those at Harbor Frieght GW
Snakebite Dust SASS 75484 Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 I use a small pair of vise grips
Yul Lose Posted September 27, 2023 Author Posted September 27, 2023 Here’s a short video showing how it works. IMG_4591.mov
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted September 27, 2023 Posted September 27, 2023 great idea like the magnet idea
Cypress Sun Posted October 10, 2023 Posted October 10, 2023 I tried not to...but I couldn't resist...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.