I have seen several departments in my area that still use hydraulic extrication tools. I thought e draulics would replace hydraulics completely but it seems people still like the old school hydraulics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_rescue_tools
I was unable to think of an instance where these were used in film to kill somebody. If anybody can think of any I'd love to have a look. Jamming the spreaders in someone and opening them up would be pretty horrific, seems like something SAW would have done.
There is a scene in Final Destination 2 where a fireman activates an elaborate death with the spreaders but that doesn't count.
Crushing the guys head in a bench-vice in Casino is thematically close, but uses the wrong equipment.
The film The Driller Killer is the closest I can think of, or Nail Gun Massacre, maybe also The Toolbox Murders. It's not like these movies don't get made, but it seems they stop short of using said equipment.
Anyway, curious.
I just bought a 12-speed Dura Ace groupset and I'd like to install it myself. I've watched a couple of full build videos on YouTube and it seems like I could probably do most of it myself except for a couple of tools that I might be lacking. My current bike is a 2021 Pinarello Prince Disc Di2 (11-speed Ultegra).
I already have torque wrenches (small and big), bottom bracket tool, cassette tool, pedal wrench, brake bleed kit, all sizes of hex and torx bits, polylube and anti-seize compound.
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Do I really need one of those internal routing kits like the Park Tool IR-1.2? I would think so for the old 11-speed that has Di2 wires going to the shifters but for the new "semi-wireless" Di2 where cables only go from the rear and front derailleurs to the battery on the seatpost, can I make do without the kit?
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Is the Park Tool HBT-1 Hydraulic Barb Tool a must when plugging the ends of the hydraulic lines? What would be the alternative?
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Do I need carbon paste or is the anti-seize enough?
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Anything else I'm missing?
Thanks in advance!
I bought the Tektro tool ($17) because I was too cheap to buy the Shimano TL-BH62 ($85). The Tektro cuts fine, although it's easy enough even with the tool to not get PERFEECTLY square cuts. The issue is using the tool to press the barb in. There isn't enough holding power with the dinky little lever and clamp on the Tektro to hold the cable while pressing in the barb. I ended up using a small pair of vise grips very gently in addition to the Tektro tool and it worked but the risk of damaging the outside of the hose where the olive compresses seems very high. What is everyone's preferred method of installing the barb other than using the TL-BH62?
Hey everyone! So when I finally got my XR, I've pretty much instantly stipped my threads while installing floatplates under the front footpad and been riding like that for almost three months.
I've been looking at different fixes and, the badgerwheel kit looks like the most reliable/permanent solution to me. But the price seems a bit steep, especially when you add international shipping and import tariffs.
So the genius idea is to buy the necessary tools locally and only get the inserts. But for the life of me, I can't find the proper hydraulic tool. There are a bunch of similar-looking ones for cutting stuff up, but nothing that matches the one in the kit.
So maybe somebody here knows what the heck is this tool? Or could confirm that it's a proprietary tool and that I'm SOL haha
PS: Please don't recommend helicoils and other similar solutions. I'm aware of them and not interested
