oven for an hour.
HTH
Greg
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:11 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
Thank you, Thank you
, January 05, 2011 3:11 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
Thank you, Thank you (takes a bow) but I still need the plans. I may
have made a copy but if so, I am not certain what I may have done with
them. May be in a file at home.
In any event, as I
Again, my point is not really one of needing or wanting to own the tool
so much as having a worthwhile machine project to work on.
Randy
On 05/01/2011 7:26 PM, Michael Esh wrote:
I used a ball peen hammer and gently rounded over the ends. It was very easy
and worked very well.
Mike
On
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:11 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
Thank you, Thank you (takes a bow) but I still need the plans. I may
have made
, 2011 8:07 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
I actually located the plans/drawings for the crimping tool last evening
in file folder at home. All needed dimensions are provided. I would love
to see photos of the real thing so that I had it set in my mind
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
I actually located the plans/drawings for the crimping tool last evening
in file folder at home. All needed dimensions are provided. I would love
to see photos of the real thing so that I had it set in my mind. The
basic frame
I'd love to have a copy as well please!
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 11:19 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
I don't know why all of you wimps can't just use an old nail and a
rock to pound it with. Works to fix bike chains at the side of the
road, after all. ;)
Alex
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broken bike chain, was lucky one of the junction boxes side of the road had
a scrap on the ground next to it. :)
Walt
On Jan 7, 2011 12:18 AM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't know why all of you
My recollection, is that once upon a time, someone on here had plans and
dimensions for making the crimping tool. Anyone still got a copy of
that? I have acquired an interest in machine tools and might just take a
stab at making something like that.
Randy
: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
My recollection, is that once upon a time, someone on here had plans and
dimensions for making the crimping tool. Anyone still got a copy of
that? I have acquired an interest in machine tools and might just take a
stab at making something like that.
Randy
of people using a sturdy vise-grips to crimp the timing
chain.
Greg
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:15 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping
Hey!
Maybe there is still hope for the world! A lawyer contemplating
MAKING SOMETHING USEFUL! If that caught on, the US and Canyada might
just replace KIWIs again as the most ingenious people on the planet.
That would be fitting as shyster lawyers have had heavy hands in the
wimpification
Thank you, Thank you (takes a bow) but I still need the plans. I may
have made a copy but if so, I am not certain what I may have done with
them. May be in a file at home.
In any event, as I said, I have been re-kindling an interest that has
been dormant since high school days. I have
Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
Thank you, Thank you (takes a bow) but I still need the plans. I may
have made a copy but if so, I am not certain what I may have done with
them. May be in a file at home.
In any event, as I said, I have been re-kindling an interest
I used a ball peen hammer and gently rounded over the ends. It was very easy
and worked very well.
Mike
On 05/01/2011 4:44 PM, Greg Fiorentino wrote:
I have read accounts of people using a sturdy vise-grips to crimp the timing
chain.
Greg
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got mine for about $12
or so. OK back about 20 years ago. Still works great though.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 14:44:17 -0800
From: Greg Fiorentino gf...@dslnorthwest.net
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List' mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Timing Chain Crimping Tool
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MG wrote:
There is a very nice little chain crimping tool made for chainsaws but
I'm pretty sure that it would work for timing chains just fine. Did a
Motorcycle chain a long time ago and it never came apart.
http://www.mfgsupply.com/m/c/G-605.html?id=bTj8uMAE
I'd be leery of using a
I thought it took quite a bit of peening to smash the ends, I don't see how
vise-grips could begin to do the job. I probably did expand the ends more
than required, but they worked.
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 7:26 PM, Michael Esh michael...@me.com wrote:
I used a ball peen hammer and gently rounded
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