Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 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? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 harder than the steel. Tojiro DP or Fujiwara FKM knives are about the least expensive, and are great values. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 by sharpening a couple times and because all Rockwell C 62 and harder knives are significantly more brittle than the usual run of stainless steel or carbon steel knives, which are usually around RC 56. Use great care with them not to rock chop while walking the blade, if you twist it in contact with a cutting board they are VERY likely to chip out along the edge. This is true of most Japanese knives. You may need to pay attention to your knife handling for a bit to adapt -- they are better at push cutting than rocking, and have a flatter profile, too. As far as ceramic knives go, they will stay sharp for a long time, but are brittle and can shatter if you drop them on hard flooring, and home sharpening isn't really possible, in general wet diamond power tools are necessary to avoid crumbling the edge. I know people who love them and people who won't have them in the house, suit yourself. Chicago Cutlery with the style numbers stamped in the handles are US made, probably 440 Stainless if not carbon steel, and pretty decent knives. I have been having to sharpen them more than I would like, but that may be due to their condition when I got them used -- the edge was beaten pretty flat. Might hold an edge better with the battered steel ground off after a few more times on the stones. Another knife to keep an eye out for is Forgecraft, long out of manufacture. These are unremarkable looking carbon steel -- watch out for rust! -- but run quite hard, RC 60 or 61 isn't uncommon. They take and hold an incredible edge with minimal work. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 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 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 $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 like I have an air bag. Though I did take that out of there. Manfred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 lot better then the old one. Also looks like I have an air bag. Though I did take that out of there. Manfred ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 dillonm...@gmail.com 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, and the outer layer of the rim has come loose from the core at the top of the wheel, so you can twist it a bit. Really feels cheesy and cheap. Tools required: Torx 30 driver, with a bit of a long neck to be able to reach the two screws that hold the airbag in place. 10mm hex driver, on a breaker bar or wrench with a cheater bar. I had the counter guy check to see if the steering wheel from the '91 300CE was compatible, and his 'puter said that almost all 124 models up through '93 were compatible, so I pulled the wheel and airbag (and a few other bits) and the wheel was $10, the airbag $40. I just checked the EPC, and according to MB, the CE model steering wheel is only compatible through the end of model year 1991. Going to install that now. -- - Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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 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 dillonm...@gmail.com 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, and the outer layer of the rim has come loose from the core at the top of the wheel, so you can twist it a bit. Really feels cheesy and cheap. Tools required: Torx 30 driver, with a bit of a long neck to be able to reach the two screws that hold the airbag in place. 10mm hex driver, on a breaker bar or wrench with a cheater bar. I had the counter guy check to see if the steering wheel from the '91 300CE was compatible, and his 'puter said that almost all 124 models up through '93 were compatible, so I pulled the wheel and airbag (and a few other bits) and the wheel was $10, the airbag $40. I just checked the EPC, and according to MB, the CE model steering wheel is only compatible through the end of model year 1991. Going to install that now. -- - Max ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] 124 Steering Wheels
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, and the outer layer of the rim has come loose from the core at the top of the wheel, so you can twist it a bit. Really feels cheesy and cheap. Tools required: Torx 30 driver, with a bit of a long neck to be able to reach the two screws that hold the airbag in place. 10mm hex driver, on a breaker bar or wrench with a cheater bar. I had the counter guy check to see if the steering wheel from the '91 300CE was compatible, and his 'puter said that almost all 124 models up through '93 were compatible, so I pulled the wheel and airbag (and a few other bits) and the wheel was $10, the airbag $40. I just checked the EPC, and according to MB, the CE model steering wheel is only compatible through the end of model year 1991. Going to install that now. -- - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
