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How to adjust the rear derailer with an index shifter

Published in November 21st, 2022
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I’m just putting this up here because I have not seen this trick elsewhere. The problem here is mainly in getting the cable tension correct so the shifter can pull the derailer over all the cogs in the rear cassette. Too loose and you won’t be able to reach the low gears. Too high, vice […]

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Buying used precision tools

Published in November 20th, 2022
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I would like to get into hobby metal working and precision maching, building small engines, replacement parts for the RV, restoring old clocks or sewing machines, etc. I prefer to buy things used because it is cheaper, wastes less resources, and I don’t take the “driving it off the lot”-depreciation hit, should I ever want […]

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