Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: AMuzi Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech Subject: Re: Disc brake maintenance tips Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:08:57 -0500 Organization: Yellow Jersey, Ltd. Lines: 115 Message-ID: References: <1k8n8j95fe3b2kcl708jknjlrl4fsmipuu@4ax.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 03:08:56 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4db46b1fd875a70a2f7f68f32adf47ba"; logging-data="2847879"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18cJfTaR1LxXd59sv2KTM65" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:72+n7IReccuLKLWbj5Dize9cxVk= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 5920 On 7/11/2024 2:02 PM, Zen Cycle wrote: > On 7/11/2024 2:59 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote: >> On 7/11/2024 1:10 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >>> On Thu, 11 Jul 2024 11:19:34 -0500, AMuzi >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On 7/11/2024 9:56 AM, Jeff Liebermann wrote: >>>>> On Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:31:48 -0400, Frank Krygowski >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On 7/10/2024 11:27 AM, Zen Cycle wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It's already happened with 60 watt incandescents: >>>>>>> https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=60+wat+lightbulb+hoarding >>>>>> >>>>>> That's hilarious! >>>>> >>>>> Starting in about 2011, various agencies started >>>>> banning the sale >>>>> products containing lead.  That included the common >>>>> 63/37 lead tin >>>>> solder in common use in electronics.  The various >>>>> lead-free solders >>>>> were marginal replacements at best.  So, I decided to >>>>> stock up on >>>>> rolls of 63/37 solder, which I was assured would soon >>>>> be unavailable >>>>> for retail purchase.  Despite the ban, 63/37 is still >>>>> commonly >>>>> available today. >>>>> >>>>> At my rate of consumption, I have about a 50 year supply. >>>>> >>>>> When California introduced a ban on VoC (volatile >>>>> organic compounds), >>>>> I was caught by surprise and did not have time to stock >>>>> up on >>>>> important chemicals.  I only had what was left on my >>>>> shelf, which I >>>>> still use today (until I run out).  Every few years, >>>>> the various EPA's >>>>> (environmental protection agencies) add products and >>>>> chemicals deemed >>>>> harmful to the environment.  Added to the list are now >>>>> TAC's (toxic >>>>> air chemicals) and GHG's (green house gases).  I've >>>>> been doing a >>>>> little hoarding, but with the wide range of banned >>>>> products, this has >>>>> become difficult. >>> >>>> I share that for many things including 70-30 auto body >>>> lead, >>>> which I use for dent fills on steel frames. The >>>> 'substitutes' are poor substitutes for the real thing. >>> >>> I don't do any auto body work except for minor dings.  I >>> use Bondo: >>> >>> mostly because it's dimensionally stable. >>> >>> I may need to do some body work fairly soon.  My Subaru >>> is at 165,000 >>> miles and I've been delaying any major repairs.  I have a >>> Harbor >>> Fright auto body tool kit: >>> >>> but have never learned to use it.  We'll soon see if >>> "learn by >>> destroying" actually works. >>> >>>> Haven't found any way around the methylene chloride ban, >>>> which means there is no paint remover in USA now. Things >>>> named 'paint remover' cost more now, they have nice >>>> 'environmentally friendly' green panels on the package, but >>>> they will not remove paint. >>> >>> Agreed.  I've had the same problem.  I can't find a paint >>> stripper >>> that works.  Aircraft stripper NMP >>> (N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidone) worked for >>> a while, but was found to cause birth defects and other >>> maladies.  I >>> haven't tried the latest substitutes: >>> >>> >>> You can use a heat gun or IR (infrared) gun to strip >>> paint.  Also a >>> combination of paint stripper and heat to accelerate the >>> process might >>> help: >>> >>> >>> >>> I don't have any experience with these methods.  Methinks >>> the IR gun >>> is worth trying. >> >> I'm willing to agree about lead solder, paint stripper and >> even auto body lead (although I've never used the latter). >> >> But incandescent heat sources that almost accidentally >> throw off a little light? Gosh, why not whale oil lamps >> instead? >> >  incandescents are _horribly_ inefficient. IMO the big beef > is just people don't wish to be told to change. The color of the light is different. Which is either important or it's not. For you. -- Andrew Muzi am@yellowjersey.org Open every day since 1 April, 1971