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@Bikeops2021
5 жыл бұрын
Once again a good useful video . I like the idea of using the JB Weld , I made some extension keys last year for a job I was doing & had them welded in the sockets , they all snapped off at the weld under pressure , obviously the heat made them brittle!
@christidmas3995
5 жыл бұрын
So good and straightforward. Good audio and no ubiquitous music in background!
@lucianonarno1408
5 жыл бұрын
The end product looks amazing too, and you can still use that stubby remaining part with the t handle!!!
@billjohnson3418
5 жыл бұрын
I'm always amazed at your homemade tools. That is something I need to to make. Thanks for the info!
@ARES1658
5 жыл бұрын
On Sunday, I made a 1/2 23 mm die tool, I did not find 15/16 to remove the spring thread from the sr suntour bar and I was guided by one of your videos and now I'm wanting to do the others. One can buy them or other people maybe not, but if you have tools, material and good creative videos like this one, you can modify them and you save and it's more, it's gratifying to know you've done it yourself. Greetings from Peru!!! RJ The Bike Guy .
@dumpatrumprapist9302
4 жыл бұрын
Why I didn't think of that...I had it in my mind..but just couldn't make sense of it until I watched your video..and I keep watching your videos..thank you
@raduborbiro7395
5 жыл бұрын
The man, the legend! I'm having the same problem and this is a life saver.
@tomcatt1824
5 жыл бұрын
Just wondering Y didn't U just use the red T handle instead of cutting it down ?..🚲..
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
That T-handle wasn't long enough. I have a longer t-handle that would reach, but not enough power. The bolt can be really tight, and also needs to be torqued down on assembly.
@tomcatt1824
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy i knew there hadda B A good reason !! Thanks..
@BRICEN18
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice! I just made up two today. I needed an extended 12mm and 14mm. My work has Allen wrenches in the bolt bins so I silver soldered them into some spare sockets. I’ve been wanting to try silver soldering for a while. Now I have new tools b and a skill!
@johnnyrussul1278
5 жыл бұрын
That’s so neet how you can hack and make tools that works for project. I really like watching your channel 👍😊
@Piggy-0145
5 жыл бұрын
You’re the best! I don’t need this yet but I want to start a rebuild involving a 3 speed sturmey archer and you’ve always been there when I needed ya that I don’t regret watching this video because I know ima need ya again! Lol Thank you for the knowledge
@wtfiswiththosehandles
5 жыл бұрын
2 months later "Ah, a 6mm nut! Now, where the heck did I put my 6mm socket..."
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have other 6mm sockets, but I will have to replace this 3/8" drive one. :D
@PhotoStrider
3 жыл бұрын
Great job 👍👏😃
@kettaowire2810
5 жыл бұрын
I like the way u make that tool am your big fun from Kenya bring more videos dude
@glennoc8585
5 жыл бұрын
My nlbench grinder us the best tool i ever bought hands down.
@dondavis769
2 ай бұрын
I want to find a socket like that with those set screw holding the ‘bit’ in. Where do you recommend I go?
@GGorman177
5 жыл бұрын
Surprisingly this tool is also necessary for tightening the stem on the new 2019 Cervelo S3
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting.
@that70sschwinn
5 жыл бұрын
Nice DIY demonstration...👍🔧 let us know how the adhesive holds up🚲
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
I used it just a little while ago to remove the bolts in the fork, and it worked perfectly.
@that70sschwinn
5 жыл бұрын
Nice...
@andygilbert1877
4 жыл бұрын
Never seem to have JB weld around when I need it, I’ve used Loctite retainer to do this before, but it doesn’t seem to last forever.
@hectorperu28lima17
5 жыл бұрын
Gracias por tus videos amigo RJ !!
@Алек-д7щ
3 жыл бұрын
Buena idea, simple y funcional.
@jorgeb6284
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, your channel is amazing I have a question What is the measurement of the socket 3/8, 1/2? you're the best
@j4k3z
3 жыл бұрын
Maybe I missed it but why did you jb weld it to the socket? Why not just use it the way it fits together and then you can still have your 6mm socket afterward..
@RJTheBikeGuy
3 жыл бұрын
Because otherwise the hex shaft would just fall out.
@j4k3z
3 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy Ooh ok. I either use the little socket thing made for bits that holds onto em pretty snug, or just put a piece of paper towel around the part of the bit going into the socket.
@kristapsvoronovs9994
5 жыл бұрын
Love selfmade tool videos
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Homemade Bike Tools: bit.ly/DIYBikeTools
@robt6695
4 жыл бұрын
Ooh RJ, you destroyed that nice Bondhus T-handle hex wrench. No 6mm hex shaft stock available?
@RJTheBikeGuy
4 жыл бұрын
Not that long. Not that I could find. I spent a bunch of time looking.
@robt6695
4 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy I had to work on a similarly constructed set of basic forks on the weekend. When the forks reached full extension when you lifted the front wheel up, I got quite a loud metallic clunk. I'm selling the bike so I didn't like this loud noise. I took the forks apart and put an extra rubber washer on the inside end of the long hex bolt. Made a big difference. Still hear a sound on extension, but much reduced. Keep up the good work mate.
@Racing_club777
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy.
@vaynomblenner
5 жыл бұрын
Would be interesting to see if you could reproduce the replaceable shaft socket instead of using JB Weld. Drill then tap (M2.5 or M3), and hold the shaft using some grub screws. Wonder if a drill press would be needed to align properly.
@vaynomblenner
5 жыл бұрын
Probably you could drill all the way through and use one grub screw on each side.
@vaynomblenner
5 жыл бұрын
Also, instead of bolt cutters a hacksaw would probably work...
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
The other socket had thicker walls for threads. Cutting hardened steel with a hacksaw sucks.
@vaynomblenner
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy I wonder if a socket would break when drilled like that. It's supposed to be hardened tool steel. I'd test it myself but I don't have a drill press. And yeah, using a hacksaw would suck. Probably a sawsall with a bimetallic blade would suck a fair bit less.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
@@vaynomblenner Not the issue. The walls are thin on the socket, that there would not be many threads for the screw.
@florascent9ts
5 жыл бұрын
very practical, just curious as to why you'd limit the length of the tool when it might be convenient to use the full length in case you need a longer one in the future. great video!
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
The longer the bit, the more it will twist under torque, and the greater the of breaking.
@nicklowe536
5 жыл бұрын
Great hack thank you sharing
@griffon3275
3 жыл бұрын
waiting for part 2 of the video where he notices hes missing a 6mm socket from his set and decides to make his own forge and cast a new one and have it sent out to be tempered .. He made a tool that will most likely ever be used once in his lifetime he should have simply installed the long shaft on his current long hex socket and when done put the original one back on and left the long shat in his tool box in case he ever needs to do it again. takes all over about 35 seconds to swap the shafts so not an inconvenience in any way he actually spent more time wasting a socket and bonding it. found this because I need an extra long 6 mm hex bit and curiosity got me here .. Im simply going to go to harbor freight and buy a cheap set of T handle hex bits and chop one up and put it on my short 6mm hex socket and use it and then store it in case I ever need it.. and I will have a set of long T handle bit in case I need another size. For what Im doing do not need snap on grade tool to remove an intake bolt that is tightened by inch pds and sure as hell not chopping up my snap on T wrench set to make one.
@ryanbaircraftmechanicandsm7524
5 жыл бұрын
Tekton has a 6”in long set both SAE and metric
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
I have the metric set. I show one in the video. The overall length is 6". The bit is only about 5" and not long enough.
@bob-ny6kn
5 жыл бұрын
Nice maker video. Would you consider a thread-chaser made from a harvested BB (for chasing threads on the fixed side of a sealed spindle) a useful tool?
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
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@lebro6253
5 жыл бұрын
How about socker exentions
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
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@manolispapadimitropoulos3334
5 жыл бұрын
Nice video! I 've done the same with a long 6mm L-key. I used a thin angle grinder disc to cut it and I think it gave a cleaner cut, although I also had to do a little grinding. Why didn't you use the full length-8 inches of the t-wrench?
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
The longer the shaft, the more twisting under torque, and maybe the possibility of snapping.
@MrLuigi-oi7gm
5 жыл бұрын
RJ The Bike Guy Also, by leaving that 1 inch on the T-handle, RJ now has a nice, stubby T-handle wrench. Could come in handy in certain situations. RJ knows.
@strhunter666
5 жыл бұрын
why not just use a socket extension?
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
The bolt is in a narrow recessed hole. It wouldn't fit.
Just use a socket extension. Dirt cheap and stronger than long allen keys.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
My answer is here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/t2dsu3abpYmAiZw
@eliasdiosojr9287
5 жыл бұрын
It's cool
@paullego9399
4 жыл бұрын
need a SOCKET , not plus its hard to find a long t-handle,
@Freightlinerbob
5 жыл бұрын
Have you ever crimped chainstays for more tire clearance and did you improvise any tools for that? Video?
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Nope. Never done that. Not sure about that.
@brodiehaward
5 жыл бұрын
I cant imagine crimping the chainstays is a good idea, i think it would dramatically weaken the structure of the frame.
@Freightlinerbob
5 жыл бұрын
They come crimped on practically every bike in production and people do it all the time. I had mine done by a frame builder but lots of people DIY this procedure. I was just curious if RJ had done it.
@jasonjayalap
5 жыл бұрын
What tool was used in the factory?
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
I don't know. But the Rock Shox service doc says to use a Long (6" minimum) 6mm hex 3/8" drive socket (6" + of hex wrench protruding from socket) www.neebu.net/~khuon/cycling/bikes/GT/1999-Ricochet_Anatomica/jett99.pdf
@llewjphillips
3 жыл бұрын
It's been a couple years, did the epoxy hold up?
@RJTheBikeGuy
3 жыл бұрын
Perfect.
@a.v.k.2852
5 жыл бұрын
You should have left that notsch at the end, then you would have had a larger adhesive surface, and you only had to cut it once.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
That ball end is to allow to the wrench to be used at angles. Not going to use this at angles. But less wrench surface area making contact, makes it more likely to slip under torque.
@dandyer8351
3 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy i think he means glue the ball end in the socket so the void can fill with epoxy.
@braddo1972
2 жыл бұрын
I still can't see how it longer if you cut it it would shorten it
@PedrinkMx
Ай бұрын
Why don't use the T wrench?
@braddo1972
2 жыл бұрын
im confused how it was lengthened
@Carlos-the-cyclist
5 жыл бұрын
Nice idea. Just wondering can I just use the Hex on the socket without welding it or epoxy it? That way I still have the socket
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
Not really. The bit would just fall off as you put it into the fork. kzitem.info/news/bejne/0nh8uK2ebp6UbG0
@mqqnmypops
5 жыл бұрын
Actually u can jam a small amount of paper toweling in the end of the socket and allen bit so that it can be removed at a later time.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
@@mqqnmypops I wouldn't trust it.
@Yoyo-ug7wt
2 жыл бұрын
Great Idea!
@damntuff62
5 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't use a cut off wheel instead of bolt cutters would have saved you grinding
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
I think it would have done more damage to the hardening of the shaft.
@polaroidandvans
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy A quality cutoff wheel won't generate the immediate heat that 8650 steel is tempered to. By cutting and then backing off between cuts to cool, you won't risk loss of temper in that hex key. I work in a lab that researches material hardness. We cut lower temp metals to use in reactors,and we have yet to ruin temper on any steel with a cutoff wheel. . Do not use a grinding wheel. Just fyi.
@paullego9399
4 жыл бұрын
or...should a made a 5mm.oops
@RJTheBikeGuy
4 жыл бұрын
I made exactly what I needed, thanks.
@zumbazumba1
5 жыл бұрын
Thats too complicated ,you can make it long as much as you want if you take all threaded rod and screw 2 nuts at one end.Then you cut your regular el cheapo ikea hex/torx or whatever key to be I instead of L.Use angle iron to make it centerd and weld it(or give it to someone that can its 2min job,shouldnt cost more than a beer).You can make it as long as you need to.
@dl8704
5 жыл бұрын
Hey RJ, enjoyed your channel. You get to the point & not wasting unnecessary time explaining.
@delreal1977
5 жыл бұрын
And this is why I love this channel. Keep up the great videos RJ !!!
@gnexus01
5 жыл бұрын
someone likes Diet Pepsi.
@sahilmesa2914
5 жыл бұрын
Your great youtuber guy
@dominikk.3706
5 жыл бұрын
Good job RJ!
@ansh_thepro
5 жыл бұрын
I want to make that tool, but I don't have that T wrench! I also don't know what is my bike fork's bolt diameter.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
You can buy sets of extra long hex sockets. This is what I normally use: www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NT2LK4/ref=nosim/youtube25-20 But the bits are only 5" long, which is usually fine. But for this particualar fork, I needed a 6"+ hex socket. So I made one. I bought the t-wrench used at a flea market.
@ansh_thepro
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy ok!😊
@Alex-mb5ww
5 жыл бұрын
Nice 👍👍
@christo930
5 жыл бұрын
Do you have a playlist of all of your homemade tools videos?
Brilliant. I bought a set of these long hex pieces to pull apart a fork but the attachment part was quite tight and could barely fit in. I managed to get in one side and loosen that bolt but for some reason, I can't slot it into the other side. Also, the bolt I managed to get loose, I can't tighten it back up without losing my hex bit inside the fork. Do these hex extensions come in smaller sizes at the attachment end? The set I got are all 3/8 I think.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
I use 3/8" drive hex sockets no problem. And I use extensions that lock on the sockets, so they don't fall off.
@myscreen2urs
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy yes, I have that. The problem is that the shaft is tight to the point that I can just barely get my 3/8 but in one side and not at all on the other side. And when I tighten up that one side again, I can't for the life of me get my hex tool back out again. Ever encountered this? I've been looking for 1/4" hex extensions but they're all too short and only come in torx at best.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
@@myscreen2urs Sorry, no idea. Sounds like something else is going on.
@myscreen2urs
5 жыл бұрын
@@RJTheBikeGuy Just updating on my fork situation should anyone else with a similar struggle be searching. I ended up using a Dremel to sand the entry points. I think that the way this fork was manufactured had made a a bit of a lip that made it difficult to insert the extension hex tool. The other thing is the head of the bolts are slightly looser than the hex bit (and yet still too tight for a size up to for it) and so, when I tighten it, my tool gets jammed in the bolt which is damn hard to free when it's in the fork. The extension keeps slipping out and I can't exactly pull it by hand. I might have to replace those bolts or make try a torx bit.
@RJTheBikeGuy
5 жыл бұрын
@@myscreen2urs I don't know what you mean by "extension keeps slipping out".
@lucianonarno1408
5 жыл бұрын
Now this is smart as hell! Great vid, RJ. For anyone trying, do make sure to keep the Allen key cool with water while grinding it like RJ did because you don’t wanna soften the steel with the heat. Also don’t use an angle grinder to cut it, for the same reason.
@neri4fuck
5 жыл бұрын
Hey RJ! Nico from Spain! I have a question. The other day I overhauled my Shimano rsx brifters, following your instructions on your video. When I mounted them back on I noticed the right one has a little bit of play. just a bit, but enough to vibrate and make some noise when I ride on a rough road. While the left is stiff the right one can moved a little bit around, although it works perfectly in each case. Do you have any suggestions?
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