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Kyron said:
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Why are you surprised? That seems pretty reasonable all things considered. Sure they don't have a fancy automated press and a electric heating element to bring it up to the right temp but other than that who cares? It's not like brake pads require serious precision. Frankly I'm kinda impressed with the amount of care they put into painting.

I'm surprised they didn't just throw the pad backers in a tumbler or something to clean them up at the start though. Even if labor is cheap you figure that brushing and grinding supplies cost something. :laughing:
 
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I was weeding a flower bed and decided to do it while squatting like these Indian guys do when they work. It was actually pretty comfortable and I did the whole flower bed like that. I could barely stand up the next day. Do not recommend.
 
[486] said:
See a lot of videos focusing on the copper side of these, never seen the aluminum side of things
also; wax pellet fired furnace, first of those I've seen
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Pretty sure they use the wax as a 'flux' to push the impurities to the surface
 
I saw the welding of an engine block that was cracked in half. there was no way to weld the interior elements, so, I have to figure it would fail pretty quickly. I appreciate the DIY attitude but, I think they must be constantly having lots of failure... and after long, hot hours of work.
 
Ransil said:
My local Indians ( feather) seem to be 0-2 fixing shit.
#1 was the work van from 3 years ago they removed gas tank to change fuel pump ... van still sitting there with gas tank in back of van.
#2 was their suburban , had a big piece of firewood under front bumper and transfer case sitting next to it for a week, now whole suburban has been missing for a week , they have a 1.5 months before they need it to get back to the reservation.
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Years ago I remember seeing a Massey Fergusson Tractor split in half. My guess is they were replacing a clutch. Then it must have been repaired, but still had problems as it was split in half again only 300 feet away. 6-8 months later the ass half was in the ditch and the front half was on its side. It stayed like that for at least 20 years before someone eventually must have sold it for scrap.

In my own adventure I dropped a cummins head and block off at a machine shop, took them 8 months to get it over-bored and decked. Took me another 2 months putting it back together as I only had a few hours in a day to work on it every other weekend. I have an oil drip, which I figured was the rear main seal, which is brand new. Took it apart to put another in, but I still have a leak. The FSM (.pdf) mentions the rear camshaft seal, the Haynes Manual I referenced does not. I look through the parts bag and there it is. So I'll have to take the transmission and transfer case off again, say 'what's up' to the rear main seal, remove the adapter plate and install the camshaft seal. That realization was 2 years ago. I still, start and move the truck 30 feet to get another truck in to do an oil change and disconnect the battery after every move. :shaking:
 
Sceep said:
Living smack dab in the middle of feather Indian reservations, thread title had me all "WTF, they never fix anything!". :laughing:

IYKYK
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Grew up next to a res, and we used to joke, the injuns buy a new truck with their guv check, then it ends up parked, and they sell it to the Mexicans, and they fix it up, then the Indians buy it back. The circle of life…
 
@1:27 what was the purpose of tapping on the vice while he drilled the holes in the plate?
 
zlathim said:
I was weeding a flower bed and decided to do it while squatting like these Indian guys do when they work. It was actually pretty comfortable and I did the whole flower bed like that. I could barely stand up the next day. Do not recommend.
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it's a lot better for your knees
they have generational wisdom to that effect, picking rice and such for about 2000 years
 
D_JEEPER said:
Pretty sure they use the wax as a 'flux' to push the impurities to the surface
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not with a continuous auger feed into the pit that the draft blower is also running down to

also, with aluminum you use salt, as it degasses the metal at the same time
with lead you use wax or sawdust or whatever
 
Sceep said:
@1:27 what was the purpose of tapping on the vice while he drilled the holes in the plate?
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Since the vise isn't secured in place, I assume that he is keeping the drill aligned with his mark.
 
zlathim said:
I was weeding a flower bed and decided to do it while squatting like these Indian guys do when they work. It was actually pretty comfortable and I did the whole flower bed like that. I could barely stand up the next day. Do not recommend.
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They also squat like that to shit, their bodies are use to that position. Us Americans are lazy and need to sit on a chair.
 
Actually.....
Most of these people look Pakistani, but I am not as smart as others, it's just what I think.

It's hard to watch these as we want to give them efficiency and modern tools, but really, they don't need it, they do just fine.
It makes me happy to see ACTUAL recycling happening.
Everyone likes to talk about it, but they actually reuse / rebuild their items. Sure, they could do it better and with less harm to the environment, but that stuff takes time to work out.

Here is one I liked.
 
welndmn said:
It's hard to watch these as we want to give them efficiency and modern tools, but really, they don't need it, they do just fine.
It makes me happy to see ACTUAL recycling happening.
Everyone likes to talk about it, but they actually reuse / rebuild their items. Sure, they could do it better and with less harm to the environment, but that stuff takes time to work out.
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Makes you think about the economics of everything.
Because all capital is created in order to reduce required man hours to get the same result.

and how throwing shit away rather than fixing it is indeed more efficient a lot of the time, unless you've got a population of entirely worthless untouchables shitting in the street; then they're cheaper than conveyor belts, lol
 
Slander said:
I'll take comfort in knowing that my gas stove, my non electric vehicle and me eating beef a few days a week, is causing more environmental destruction than these 3rd world counties. Thank you for letting me know gretta!!
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I just dont understand the working on the ground
my knees hurt, and I have every bench that I can get to work on. I cant imagine going through life that way
 
looks like a poor country, then you see the shadow of the dude filming, and the shadow looks like it is a iPhone of some sort :laughing:
 
[486] said:
Makes you think about the economics of everything.
Because all capital is created in order to reduce required man hours to get the same result.

and how throwing shit away rather than fixing it is indeed more efficient a lot of the time, unless you've got a population of entirely worthless untouchables shitting in the street; then they're cheaper than conveyor belts, lol
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It is more efficient because we give to them to fix and we just buy it back, LOL
 
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