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bdstone914
post Sep 30 2023, 11:51 AM
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A customer sent me this.
Powder coated a badly rusted pedal set that he powder coated assembled.
Melted the plastic bushings and siezed every part together. He is not on this board.
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post Sep 30 2023, 11:59 AM
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post Sep 30 2023, 12:16 PM
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I can’t quite figure out what goes in in people’s heads. I chalk it up to drugs, both pharmaceutical and recreational.
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post Sep 30 2023, 12:17 PM
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Plastic melts at 420. Who would have thought….

Bruce - I need two pedal sets. One for a 67-912, one for a 914. Both are getting 915 transmissions. Let me know what you need to build them and I’ll get it out to you. Thanks mark

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post Sep 30 2023, 12:18 PM
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post Sep 30 2023, 12:22 PM
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QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 30 2023, 12:51 PM) *

A customer sent me this.
Powder coated a badly rusted pedal set that he powder coated assembled.
Melted theplastic bushings a d siezed every oart together. He is not on this board.


Probably cheaper to scrap it and buy another core than go through the labor of disassembling and stripping that mess. I hate removing powdercoat.
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post Sep 30 2023, 01:54 PM
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post Sep 30 2023, 02:27 PM
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If anyone can bring a peddle set back to life it’s! Dr Bruce Stone. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)


Not going to even try with that one. I would not use the part as rusty as they were without the powder coat.
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post Sep 30 2023, 02:29 PM
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QUOTE(PatMc @ Sep 30 2023, 11:22 AM) *

QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 30 2023, 12:51 PM) *

A customer sent me this.
Powder coated a badly rusted pedal set that he powder coated assembled.
Melted theplastic bushings a d siezed every oart together. He is not on this board.


Probably cheaper to scrap it and buy another core than go through the labor of disassembling and stripping that mess. I hate removing powdercoat.


Yup.
Did not even try. Told him he had to pay full core price. Not one savable part.
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post Sep 30 2023, 02:31 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I’m laughing on the outside for Shivers

I can’t quite figure out what goes in in people’s heads. I chalk it up to drugs, both pharmaceutical and recreational.



This guy is a dentist.
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post Sep 30 2023, 02:35 PM
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And to top it off this was sent for parts. I saved the upper clutch pedal.


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post Sep 30 2023, 04:19 PM
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post Sep 30 2023, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 30 2023, 04:31 PM) *

QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 30 2023, 11:16 AM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I’m laughing on the outside for Shivers

I can’t quite figure out what goes in in people’s heads. I chalk it up to drugs, both pharmaceutical and recreational.



This guy is a dentist.


And to think this guys working on someone’s teeth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)

Maybe best case is to assume that he didn’t do that himself and was simply trying to pull a fast one on you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) But that would imply he’s not too ethical (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

I’m not seeing a good outcome here . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post Sep 30 2023, 08:02 PM
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And to top it off this was sent for parts. I saved the upper clutch pedal.

Something in the water (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

Anytime I contemplate a side hustle doing some variation of what you, 914Sixer, or 914Werke, Spoke do, I’m left wondering how you guys deal with this sort of stuff.

You’re rockstars in my book (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Sep 30 2023, 08:14 PM
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QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 30 2023, 06:58 PM) *

QUOTE(bdstone914 @ Sep 30 2023, 04:31 PM) *

QUOTE(Superhawk996 @ Sep 30 2023, 11:16 AM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) I’m laughing on the outside for Shivers

I can’t quite figure out what goes in in people’s heads. I chalk it up to drugs, both pharmaceutical and recreational.



This guy is a dentist.


And to think this guys working on someone’s teeth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif)


He said he powder coated it. I cant imahine anyone in the powder coat business that would powder coat and assembly with nany moving parts.
Maybe best case is to assume that he didn’t do that himself and was simply trying to pull a fast one on you? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) But that would imply he’s not too ethical (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

I’m not seeing a good outcome here . . . (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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Something in the water (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)


Apparently, meth...

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post Oct 1 2023, 06:13 AM
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post Oct 1 2023, 07:49 AM
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Easy to pile on...but we all have our area of expertise and fund of knowledge. Don't ask me to fix your teeth, or your pedal set, but do ask me to fix your broken wrist. Bruce is the acknowledged expert here on rebuilding these, and his work looks fantastic. I've yet to send a set for rebuilding, but I expect I will at some point. Sending your parts to the expert for their evaluation seems like a reasonable thing to do. If you don't have the expertise to make a decision, let the expert do it. Making a mistake is just part of the process of learning and we have all been there. I'm just glad there is someone else out there trying to put their 914 back on the road.

Thanks for all your hard work Bruce. It is a great service you provide.
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post Oct 1 2023, 09:38 AM
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Easy to pile on...but we all have our area of expertise and fund of knowledge. Don't ask me to fix your teeth, or your pedal set, but do ask me to fix your broken wrist. Bruce is the acknowledged expert here on rebuilding these, and his work looks fantastic. I've yet to send a set for rebuilding, but I expect I will at some point. Sending your parts to the expert for their evaluation seems like a reasonable thing to do. If you don't have the expertise to make a decision, let the expert do it. Making a mistake is just part of the process of learning and we have all been there. I'm just glad there is someone else out there trying to put their 914 back on the road.

Thanks for all your hard work Bruce. It is a great service you provide.

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Just goes to show, you can screw up anything. I once knew of a guy who broke his bowling ball.

Last year I had an "implant specialist" drill and set an implant, only to find out from another "implant specialist" it was incorrect (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif)

Kinda glad I am 70 y/o and will not need to deal with this crap for another 50 years.

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