Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-24 Thread MG via Mercedes
Only if you like and appreciate good knives, and have a lot of money to spend, especially if you want an original from the war years. BIL gave me the one his dad carried. Manfred Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Never heard of a Randall knife. Should I want one?

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I love good knives although my expensive Henkel knives aren't as sharp as the cheaper Chinese ones with the thinner blades that cut like a razor. On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 9:57 AM, MG via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Only if you like and appreciate good knives, and have a lot of money to

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-24 Thread MG via Mercedes
Yeah but I wouldn't want to carry one in combat. Manfred Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 11:35:58 -0500 From: Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com I love good knives although my expensive Henkel knives aren't as sharp as the cheaper Chinese ones with the thinner blades that cut like a razor.

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-24 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
If you are looking for very sharp knives that hold an edge well, you should be looking at Japanese knives, or the copies now made by Henkels and Wustoff. You will have to use waterstones to sharpen them though, a knife steel isn't a good choice for touching them up -- they are usually

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-24 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
To reply to my own post, Shuns are not a great value in that you can easily get a better knife for less money, not that there is something wrong with them. They do have a reputation for being chippy, partially because they are quite brittle at least until the steel at the edge is removed

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-23 Thread MG via Mercedes
Except it's much more useful. More like using a Randall knife to peel potatoes. Manfred Andrew Strasfogel wrote: That's like those fake security cameras for $19.95. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:37 PM, MG via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I did just that a few months ago. Put the wheel

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-23 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Never heard of a Randall knife. Should I want one? On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:54 PM, MG via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Except it's much more useful. More like using a Randall knife to peel potatoes. Manfred Andrew Strasfogel wrote: That's like those fake security cameras for

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-23 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
You and Max should send them to Kaleb. He could put one under each wheel, fire them together, and that truck should come 'way out of the ruts. Gerry Manfred wrote: I did just that a few months ago. Put the wheel on my 83 TD. It is about an inch smaller in dia. but it feels and looks a

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-22 Thread MG via Mercedes
I did just that a few months ago. Put the wheel on my 83 TD. It is about an inch smaller in dia. but it feels and looks a lot better then the old one. Also looks like I have an air bag. Though I did take that out of there. Manfred Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:11:48 -0500 From: Meade Dillon

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's like those fake security cameras for $19.95. On Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 1:37 PM, MG via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I did just that a few months ago. Put the wheel on my 83 TD. It is about an inch smaller in dia. but it feels and looks a lot better then the old one. Also looks

Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels

2015-02-21 Thread wiltonw--- via Mercedes
ATTABOY! Wilt Meade Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: After I installed the blower regulator, went back to the knackers armed with the tools to remove the steering wheel from the 124 coupe. It is a nice black leather-wrapped wheel. My '87 300TD has a blue plastic thing,