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| Step 1: "Gloop" a bit of grease onto the palm of your hand. |
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| Step 2: Roll caged bearings through the grease. |
Showing posts with label Tools. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tools. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Lubricating Caged Bearings
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Oldies but Goodies!
Looking through some older files and found a few documents that might spark some interest around the shop!
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/trailer-fabrication
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/tire-drop
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/blender-fabrication
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/bicycling-vocabulary-for-kids
All documents are also located in our links tabs!
Enjoy and feel free to send along ideas that you have!
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/trailer-fabrication
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/tire-drop
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/blender-fabrication
http://www.slideshare.net/cbcad2010/bicycling-vocabulary-for-kids
All documents are also located in our links tabs!
Enjoy and feel free to send along ideas that you have!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Blog in Review
Hi all,
Just wanted to remind you of a few older posts made to the blog over the last two years. That's right, I believe we are nearing the blogs two year anniversary! Thanks Dillon!
Anyway please feel free to revisit some of these older posts:
Riding in that?
Colder Weather Riding
Common Misses
Crash Stats
Ways we learn
Rules of the Road
Most of the links in these posts should be up to date, but if not, here is a very important link to the BCM rules of the road page... BCM
Just wanted to remind you of a few older posts made to the blog over the last two years. That's right, I believe we are nearing the blogs two year anniversary! Thanks Dillon!
Anyway please feel free to revisit some of these older posts:
Riding in that?
Colder Weather Riding
Common Misses
Crash Stats
Ways we learn
Rules of the Road
Most of the links in these posts should be up to date, but if not, here is a very important link to the BCM rules of the road page... BCM
Monday, January 10, 2011
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Left to Right, Clean, Grease, Right to Left
If you can follow the title than you have successfully disassembled, cleaned, inspected for broken parts, greased, and reassembled any of the rotational systems on a bicycle. It is all to often that we will hear a kid in the shop ask where his lock nut disappeared to or where her axle went and our response to them is normally, "If it wasn't on a rag than it was recycled." Now I understand that this may seem a little harsh, but to think about it makes one realize that it is teaching them the correct, more organized, and easier way of taking something apart and then putting it back together.
We try to teach each participant to, when they are disassembling a component on their bike, place all of their parts on a rag from left to right just like reading a book. For example:
What we don't like to see is a jumbled mess or parts spread out all over the shop, for example:
Although the above picture does have all of its parts on a rag, they are not organized and for a participant who may not know which part goes first, it may get confusing when reassembling the system.
The moral of the story is to keep things organized whether it be at the shop, at home, or at school. Keeping things on a rag from left to right is just our way of teaching that!
We try to teach each participant to, when they are disassembling a component on their bike, place all of their parts on a rag from left to right just like reading a book. For example:
What we don't like to see is a jumbled mess or parts spread out all over the shop, for example:
Although the above picture does have all of its parts on a rag, they are not organized and for a participant who may not know which part goes first, it may get confusing when reassembling the system.The moral of the story is to keep things organized whether it be at the shop, at home, or at school. Keeping things on a rag from left to right is just our way of teaching that!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Tips while working in the shop
Each year, the CBC hosts the "Bike Monkeys" program, an intensive bike mechanics training class for 6 young people. At last night's session, we continued our conversations about rotational systems, finishing up bottom brackets and moving on to the front hub. We had a lot of fun, and a few tips and concepts were brought up that you might find helpful.
The first has to do with keeping your workspace organized: Fixing bikes requires a lot of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling -- in a hectic shop, it can be a headache when parts get lost. Try keeping all your parts on a rag -- it'll keep those bearings from rolling around, and it's helpful for remembering how a part goes back together.
No parts lost here!
Secondly, never recycle a part before you find a replacement, even if it's not working properly -- often a worn-out part is better than no part at all.
Thirdly, use the appropriate tool, in the appropriate way. There are lots of tools in the shop, and lots of If you have a question, just ask! We staff are here to help you.
Fourthly, and lastly (for now) , think about where the tool is going to go if it slips. Injuries may occur if a tool accidentally strikes you or another person.
What other tips have helped you work more efficiently and safety in the shop?
The first has to do with keeping your workspace organized: Fixing bikes requires a lot of disassembling, cleaning, and reassembling -- in a hectic shop, it can be a headache when parts get lost. Try keeping all your parts on a rag -- it'll keep those bearings from rolling around, and it's helpful for remembering how a part goes back together.
No parts lost here!Secondly, never recycle a part before you find a replacement, even if it's not working properly -- often a worn-out part is better than no part at all.
This cup and spindle are really worn out, but do we have the parts to replace them?
Thirdly, use the appropriate tool, in the appropriate way. There are lots of tools in the shop, and lots of If you have a question, just ask! We staff are here to help you.
Fourthly, and lastly (for now) , think about where the tool is going to go if it slips. Injuries may occur if a tool accidentally strikes you or another person.
What other tips have helped you work more efficiently and safety in the shop?
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Featured Tool -- Freewheel Grease Injector
A couple months back we received a donated tool
that none of us had ever seen -- one that injects grease into a freewheel without requiring you to take it apart. It fits on most freewheels, and is great for those bikes that are old or have been left out in the elements -- really handy in a shop like ours.
Here's how it works --
1. Remove the freewheel from the hub, and clean it with simple green and a rag or brush
2. Thread the injector onto the freewheel
3. Load the grease gun with grease (using a tube rather than a tub really makes this step easier!)
4. Attach the grease gun to the injector, and push the plunger down
5. When grease starts coming out the other side, you're done!
6. Rethread onto your hub, and enjoy the awe-inspiring silence of your freshly greased freewheel!
that none of us had ever seen -- one that injects grease into a freewheel without requiring you to take it apart. It fits on most freewheels, and is great for those bikes that are old or have been left out in the elements -- really handy in a shop like ours.
Here's how it works --
1. Remove the freewheel from the hub, and clean it with simple green and a rag or brush
2. Thread the injector onto the freewheel
3. Load the grease gun with grease (using a tube rather than a tub really makes this step easier!)
4. Attach the grease gun to the injector, and push the plunger down
5. When grease starts coming out the other side, you're done!
6. Rethread onto your hub, and enjoy the awe-inspiring silence of your freshly greased freewheel!
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