cherokee
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I had seen these things for years, we all know the meme.
In getting the blades off my little zero turn I went from #1 to #3 in one step. Started to round off the bolt. Oh no not good. Mower is still on the ground so Step #4 is out, and step 5, well there is lots of old grass under there, and while some folk like burning grass for some of the effects it gives you I am not one of them.
Then it hits me I have one of those little induction heater things, wonder if that will work.
A few years ago I bought one for use on some leaf spring bolts, note to future self, even if there is no fire, the rubber on the leaf spring eyes will still smoke like a MF and stink your shop for days. Yes I am a special kind of stupit.
I get this thing out to use for like the 4th time, put it on there, little smoke, stop socket and nothing, not going. Put the heater back on it again, starts to really smoke, I wonder about the grease in the spindles, don't worry there is a grease fitting on there that looks like it has been plugged up when Carter was in office. Wonder if that will come out. Really smoking now, starting to turn color. Ratchet #1 and it comes right off, no drama at all. Well hell this thing is really slick. Middle spindle is also no drama, then the spindle on the left side. Hit the heater, try it nothing. Now it will not turn back on. Between thinking well cheap chinese **** off amazon, then I feel the thing, (Had gloves on at the time) wow hot. It has a fan, but I wonder if it thermal shutdown. Let it sit for a few minutes, fool with other things, yup works again, put it on there again. Nothing. Why is it always the last bolt. One more time. This time on there for a good 3:38min, how do I know? I put it on there for this entire song.
Ratchet #1 still nothing. Ok back to bar #3. Remember next time that the socket will be a bit warm (never put gloves back on) push button on Ratchet #1, use screw driver to turn socket over, then push bar #3 onto socket, one last check of righty tighty leftie loosie, and SQUEEK, and it turned. Yeppie, no grinding, no drilling, no taping, the sucker is out, and I can even re use the bolt, oh happy days.
Now if you waded through all that, a question.
Cheapo amazon induction heater, the "coils" have like this insulation on them. It is starting to come off the one I use the most, the insulation. Is this a bad thing, if the only reason for the insulation is to keep me from burning myself, I will not worry about it, that does not work at all. So why the insulation, and should I toss this "winding".
In getting the blades off my little zero turn I went from #1 to #3 in one step. Started to round off the bolt. Oh no not good. Mower is still on the ground so Step #4 is out, and step 5, well there is lots of old grass under there, and while some folk like burning grass for some of the effects it gives you I am not one of them.
Then it hits me I have one of those little induction heater things, wonder if that will work.
A few years ago I bought one for use on some leaf spring bolts, note to future self, even if there is no fire, the rubber on the leaf spring eyes will still smoke like a MF and stink your shop for days. Yes I am a special kind of stupit.
I get this thing out to use for like the 4th time, put it on there, little smoke, stop socket and nothing, not going. Put the heater back on it again, starts to really smoke, I wonder about the grease in the spindles, don't worry there is a grease fitting on there that looks like it has been plugged up when Carter was in office. Wonder if that will come out. Really smoking now, starting to turn color. Ratchet #1 and it comes right off, no drama at all. Well hell this thing is really slick. Middle spindle is also no drama, then the spindle on the left side. Hit the heater, try it nothing. Now it will not turn back on. Between thinking well cheap chinese **** off amazon, then I feel the thing, (Had gloves on at the time) wow hot. It has a fan, but I wonder if it thermal shutdown. Let it sit for a few minutes, fool with other things, yup works again, put it on there again. Nothing. Why is it always the last bolt. One more time. This time on there for a good 3:38min, how do I know? I put it on there for this entire song.
Ratchet #1 still nothing. Ok back to bar #3. Remember next time that the socket will be a bit warm (never put gloves back on) push button on Ratchet #1, use screw driver to turn socket over, then push bar #3 onto socket, one last check of righty tighty leftie loosie, and SQUEEK, and it turned. Yeppie, no grinding, no drilling, no taping, the sucker is out, and I can even re use the bolt, oh happy days.
Now if you waded through all that, a question.
Cheapo amazon induction heater, the "coils" have like this insulation on them. It is starting to come off the one I use the most, the insulation. Is this a bad thing, if the only reason for the insulation is to keep me from burning myself, I will not worry about it, that does not work at all. So why the insulation, and should I toss this "winding".
