Some days you're the hammer, some days you're the nail...

[zank]

And some days you end up with a big pile of Max scrap after an accident in the shop.





I salvaged the lugs since they don't exist in excess anymore. That was Friday morning. Started the new tubeset that afternoon. Needed a beer at dinner.

Today was a better day. Hey, just wanted to commiserate a bit. Hope you don't mind.

[bellman]

Uggh, you hate to hear it.

Vise handle?

[zank]

Seat tube reamer came out of the holder as I was pulling it out of the frame.

[steve garro]

Been there, if that helps..........
- Garro.

[zank]

It does. Thanks, dude.

[Rody]

The good...nice having the dogs in the shop on lonely days


The bad...when they silently lay down at your feet, behind you, as you are stepping back with a finished Ti frame ready for paint.
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Been there brother, I'm empathetic :)

rody

[zank]

Oh sh*t.

[Jonathan]

I've refinished a frame or two that had original paint and a ding filled with putty. I wonder how common it is and builders or painters fix them?

[EricKeller]

I wonder how common it is and builders or painters fix them?

in production, really common. Along similar lines, a few years back Gibson ran an ad for their custom shop talking about the fine craftsmanship, but showing one of their workers repairing a new guitar. I laughed and laughed.

[Clockwork]

After a dent incident (luckily on a personal bike) I cut up an mtb grip and covered the ends of my vise handle. You can kind of see it here: 100_8167 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

[Kumo Cycles]

After a dent incident (luckily on a personal bike) I cut up an mtb grip and covered the ends of my vise handle. You can kind of see it here: 100_8167 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

That is a mighty fine idea, doing that to my vice right now

[bellman]

After a dent incident (luckily on a personal bike) I cut up an mtb grip and covered the ends of my vise handle. You can kind of see it here: 100_8167 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Thats super! I'm getting a crew right on it.

[Clockwork]

Use hair spray.

[steve garro]

I gotta say that I would have likely filled it with silver and made it a pit bike or sold it at full disclosure.........
- Garro.

[EricKeller]

For some strange reason I have a Max seat lug if the need ever arises

[e.Gellie]

Bummer ... I welded a handle onto my reamer ... one less thing to worry about...