October 2, 2008 Review: Pricepoint Headset Press Over on mtbr.com people have been talking about the inexpensive Park Headset Press. Which appears to just be a threaded rod with some washers…
September 22, 2008 Cheaper Jethro Tule I read a post on the iBOB list about the Jethro Tule from Surly. I’m just not down with it. For $25 you get…
September 19, 2008 Cool Tool: GMP Cable Presser I had the idea a few weeks ago to make a passive network tap. On campus the ECE college has a parts store called…
September 8, 2008 The search has come to an end I worked in a shop in the 90s that had this cool stainless steel (think Sigg) bottle that had a schrader valve on it,…
August 10, 2008 Cool Tool: Topeak 8/10mm Ratcheting Wrench I have not used this tool in years, really since V-Brakes brought an end to 8mm nuts on canti’s and 10mm nuts on straddle…
July 10, 2008 Review: Weller WES51 When I first got in to electronics again as an adult I was using a $4 radioshack soldering iron. It worked well enough. But…
July 9, 2008 The most used tool in my electronics toolbox: T-stripper This is probably the most used tool in my electronics tool box. It cuts and strips wires, only one job, and it does it…
July 9, 2008 Basic Stamp Logic Analyzer I know I have strayed from bikes on the blog recently, but in the summer I ride more road, and that makes for boring…
July 7, 2008 project box tools My go-to tool for working on project boxes is the stepped drill bit. They work great for making holes for switches or plugs. These…
July 3, 2008 Sockets for your torque wrench I am a torque wrench believer! My bikes have a bit of carbon on them, and it scares me to think how much I…