Date:         Sun, 10 Dec 2023 15:12:04 -0800
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM>
Subject:      Re: Door handles and pedal pads
Comments: To: Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <A1FB8BE6-EAF0-4B75-934C-76863F7A951A@comcast.net>
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Ok let’s try…!

Yeah you’d think a metal pedal pad would be slippery.  But they have surface features to give grip and are powder coated.

And… I’ve been using a pair for four months or so. Un painted aluminum. This pair had holes drilled in them for a certain amount of grip.

No slippage issue at all ( except) , wet or dry.
Had some slipperiness the other week after I had been standing in some spilled cutting fluid/coolant on the shop floor.  I got a leak in one of my cnc machines during certain conditions. It’s the tramp oil seperator. Yeah tramp oil :-)

But that fluid is slippery.

Cheers

Alistair 

> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:06 PM, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Alistair,
> 
>    Let’s find out if this went to full list!
> 
> Anyone that receives this please send an interesting message to list, possibly for Alistair!
> And Merry Christmas and winter season to all.
> 
> Hey, products sound great but wouldn’t a metal break peddle be slippery?
> 
> I love the sound of the door handles.
> 
> And you messages go to junk but many good list member messages go to junk.

> 
> Eric Caron
> 
> 
>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 3:15 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@ICLOUD.COM> wrote:
>> 
>> And merry Xmas to you too Jim!
>> 
>> I’m using advanced oxidation method to lighten my van.  Works with little effort on my part.  
>> 
>> :-)
>> 
>> Btw I’m still having mail issues.  I bet this reply won’t go full list.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Ab
>> 
>>>> On Dec 10, 2023, at 6:41 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> To Bell from Felder: As always, exquisite work, we don’t argue that. But we save more weight by drilling out speaker magnets than brake pedals (snork, snigger). And one more thing: Merry Christmas!
>>> 
>>> Jim
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 6:26 PM, Alistair Bell <ragnarhairybreeks@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> More shots across the bow of the wallowing scow that is Felder industries….
>>>> 
>>>> :-)
>>>> 
>>>> Front door handles, interior, aluminum.  I say in my blog, I’m not a fan of aluminum handles but machined some. And I’ve changed my tune, the power coated ones look good and more importantly feel ok
>>>> 
>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-aluminum-door-handles/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> And aluminum pads for brake and clutch pedals. I think they look good especially painted.  Yes it’s decoration to a degree, but they work. Won’t wear out like the stock ones anyway!
>>>> 
>>>> https://shufti.blog/2023/12/09/vanagon-brake-pedal-pads/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>