At 04:59 AM 10/3/2009, Max Wellhouse wrote: >the removing of the speedometer needle. Just don't wanna break it I want to stress that unless you have finger control way beyond most of us, it's vital to use a twin-ended tool or two opposed tools to remove the hand(s) from any dial, clock or otherwise. Absent a fancy clock-hand remover, the best way is with two opposed tools having strong lever action, like the spoons mentioned earlier. This keeps everything under control and avoids putting bending stress on the socket and on the spindle (which is usually hardened, and hence very brittle). I learned this lesson in blood in my youth, getting IC chips embedded in my thumb or first finger, depending which end lifted out of the socket easier -- dial pointers are a much less forgiving environment than ICs. Yrs, d |
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