[C1] Bubba at his finest
09-09-2018, 10:02 AM
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Better a paper clip than a nail slid thru and then bent so that it’s damn difficult to remove - which I have seen more than once! 
09-09-2018, 03:31 PM
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I think if you check your NCRS Manual, that clip is supposed to be inserted from the opposite direction! 
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Roger Walling (09-09-2018)
09-09-2018, 04:20 PM
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In defense of Bubba, it wasn't until somewhat later in life I put in a supply of cotterpins. Not every possible length variation, as long ones can be trimmed down, but i think i have most normal diameters, in stock. Now.
40 years ago, i didn't, i reused old ones, or made due with something as a trip to town was 7-8 miles one way. If I made due with something, i usually made it right in few days, though i have found some old unorthodox fixes, in out of the way places, over the years.
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40 years ago, i didn't, i reused old ones, or made due with something as a trip to town was 7-8 miles one way. If I made due with something, i usually made it right in few days, though i have found some old unorthodox fixes, in out of the way places, over the years.
Doug
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Roger Walling (09-11-2018)
09-09-2018, 05:26 PM
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Who really cares in an out of sight area like that? Those types of things usually happen when you have an emergency and use what is available. I know I have done it and then forgot until I see that out of the way area again that reminds me to use the correct thing. That particular fix would likely last a lifetime as all it has to do is keep rod from coming off the end and there is no real pressure on it. Many times Bubba gets a bad rap. 
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09-09-2018, 05:33 PM
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In defense of Bubba, it wasn't until somewhat later in life I put in a supply of cotterpins. Not every possible length variation, as long ones can be trimmed down, but i think i have most normal diameters, in stock. Now.
40 years ago, i didn't, i reused old ones, or made due with something as a trip to town was 7-8 miles one way. If I made due with something, i usually made it right in few days, though i have found some old unorthodox fixes, in out of the way places, over the years.
Doug
40 years ago, i didn't, i reused old ones, or made due with something as a trip to town was 7-8 miles one way. If I made due with something, i usually made it right in few days, though i have found some old unorthodox fixes, in out of the way places, over the years.
Doug
Agree with both of you.
Also just got a large supply of cotter pins in stock in the last ten years.
When I used to reuse them, I would take care to bend them over in a different spot than first bent so they wouldn't snap off.
That paper clip could well be stronger than a cotter pin of the same size.
09-10-2018, 11:06 AM
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The hacksaw blade is a good one! I wonder how he drilled that, hacksaw blades are pretty hard. The wiring mess like that is pretty common.
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09-10-2018, 08:20 PM
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09-10-2018, 09:06 PM
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