headset installation without tool

g.daniels said:

i did that! i was attacked by a prostitute who not only had lupus but
flu!

Hate when that happens.

Bill "you funny" S.

A Muzi said:

I'm reminded of an employee who, a week after learning how
to use BB taps, ran a set backwards (reverse threads on the
left side) through his own frame.

Better than a punters.

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Dan Daniel said:

No, no, no... a machinist's vice...

Please, no postings about the immoral habits of machinists on this group.

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Tom Sherman – Quad City Area

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JP said:

If you can botch the frame without tools you can probably botch it
with tools, since the only thing you're doing is tapping the cups into
it. Most likely scenario is that you drop the hammer or installation
tool onto one of the main tubes.

It's also possible to split the crown race and/or flare or otherwise
damage the head tube when installing without the proper tools. This is
particularly a problem with lugless frames that lack reinforcement on the
head tube ends.

To be perfectly honest, although I have replaced headsets using bike
butcher technique, I would probably not try to do the first
installation on a new frame that way unless I knew that it had been
properly prepped by the builder.

JP

Tom Sherman said:

Dan Daniel said:

No, no, no... a machinist's vice...

Please, no postings about the immoral habits of machinists on this group.

Sorry. I'll keep to the immoral habits of mechanics in the future....