yeah its hardcore, and i dont know why. im guessing its something to do with keeping it from curing in the tube....or something.....
Whew, potential epic derailment avoided. My dad always insisted on shoving a screw down the cut end of the tube, and wrapping a piece of duct tape around the bit... Kept good for years...... Of course, where my folks live, humidity is super high for 7 months of the year....
i like a good de-rail as much as the next guy. i usually just cap the "nozzle" you get with the rtv tube. i dont care what ya do the stuff in the nozzle will harden, so i just screw it off, de-turd thy nozzle, re-install and carry on.
You know what it the big mistake that the peoples who want to repair a saw using dirko or something else do ? all theese gasket makers , rtvs, etc,etc for give you the best results they need to DRY FOR 12 to 24 hours , so the most of them they put the silicone they screw the screws and they start the saw imidiately after , the silicone is still wet and the fuel and temperature can damage it more easy, then we have threads wich is the best gasket maker. Yes DIRKO is the best , but and the others are very good , just leave them to DRY.
Not only is etc suppose to dry directions say apply finger tighten screw till it oozes out then let dry for 2 hours then give final torque and then wait 24 hours!
bogydave, great idea on the sandpaper cutter. I use a palm and block sander a lot. I could mark the different widths on the board for each size.
Shop tip. I built a platform about 4x7 or 8ish with 5" casters and bolted my welder/genset, trash pump, a charge tank for commercial truck tire rescue, and room for torches/tool chest. Makes it easy to move around the shop and I can fork lift it into service truck/trailer for remote or roadside service work,, AND no one asks to borrow it !
Yeah,,,,,'cept I got a 9 YO that tends to borrow without asking . This has been a recent occurrence . We've had to have a few serious " Lil-Manversations" about whats in MY shop stays in MY shop !!!
Yeah I lost more ratchets and sockets when boys figured out how to work on their bikes I went to sears and got them their own kits... Snap on ratchets left out side with sockets
My little one since he was like 18 months old share been raiding my toolbox for things. He loves ratchets. Also likes the thing that tightens my grinder and hammers!! He is now two!
I found that if I trimmed the tip (circumcised? ) big enough to be able to push in a nail, it was easy to unscrew the funnel tip and push the solidified stuff out the back. Then back to business.
