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Do you have a test light and a basic understanding of electrics? I've mapped my way through a few burnt harnesses and just rewired them.
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84GS850
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For what it's worth I have been turning wrenches full time since 07, I have had 7 jobs since then, due to shops shutting down, moving, Saturn closing, and a number of other issues, however when **** starts to hit the fan I print off a bunch of resumes and go door to door at any place that I would work at, if possible I fill out the application there. I have not been without a job since I started in this field. Just my .02 I work with so many idiots, hate to see someone who seems to be worth a damn give up now.
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rlong74
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That's crazy. I went into an O'Reilly's a short while back and asked the lady standing by the door if they had a vernier caliper. She walks behind the counter, stands in front of her computer and looks at me and says very earnestly "what make and model car sir?"
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Flaming Chainsaws
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Haha! Speaking of calipers, I need one of those. Wonder if those eBay ones are any good?
I know about the Mitutoyo and Starrett calipers but not in my budget.
What you think?
http://cgi.ebay.com/6-inch-LCD-Digi...398?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4156fcb5ae
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Just bought that one, I'll let you know.
I can't imagine that there's any measurements you'll do that require the type of accuracy that comes with the $200 Mitutoyos. I've used these cheapies for gen and motor brushes in wind towers, and they're "close enough"
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rlong74
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I think once you get out of the high dollar ones it's a crap shoot. And for that price if you get some use out of it it's worth it.
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Flaming Chainsaws
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Just now? Let us know if it's good or not
.Got the bike started today. Low on gas
. Fuel tap seems to be clogged as well. Fuel flows slowly on prime. But the gas tank is super clean inside 
. I'll check it out. I may have to buy a new fuel tap though.
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cal_look_zero
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Just now? Let us know if it's good or not
Got the bike started today. Low on gas
Will do. I bought it mostly to measure out steering tubes and bearings for fork swaps.
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JEEPRUSTY
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I have the ubiquitous digital caliper that I bought at Canadian Tire.
It is great for checking to see if things are widely out of spec but if you are machining of need to verify measurements in which cumulative inaccuracy will lead to disaster then you need good tools.
You also need to know how to use them and take proper care of them.
I cannot measure well and recall the day in machine shop when the teacher embarrassed the class by having them measure parts. No one did it well or in a professional way.
CT has 1 inch micrometers for15 bucks stay away form these unless you want a throw away tool. Torque wrenches are another item that has a market flooded with dubious quality equipment. No one here is making spaceships but I refuse to believe a 40 dollar wrench can be accurate or durable.
It is great for checking to see if things are widely out of spec but if you are machining of need to verify measurements in which cumulative inaccuracy will lead to disaster then you need good tools.
You also need to know how to use them and take proper care of them.
I cannot measure well and recall the day in machine shop when the teacher embarrassed the class by having them measure parts. No one did it well or in a professional way.
CT has 1 inch micrometers for15 bucks stay away form these unless you want a throw away tool. Torque wrenches are another item that has a market flooded with dubious quality equipment. No one here is making spaceships but I refuse to believe a 40 dollar wrench can be accurate or durable.
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Adler
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I have a Mitutoyo. Didn't realize it was a good name, I got it from my brother.
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JEEPRUSTY
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Is his name Ned Flanders? And how did you "get it"?
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Truth
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I've been in the automotive business wrenching for 20 years and am down to 7 ASE's right now. (2 expired)
It's not an easy field to be in, good benefits are hard to come by and since pay is productivity based it's easy to work yourself to death. It's always long, hard, dirty hours, but if you're fast you can make good money.
Problem is most guys can only be fast so long before they get burned out, or injured. I ruptured 2 discs in my back a few years ago that I'm not recovered from. I was out of work for over a month, and my employer did next to nothing for me. When I finally got back, and they saw I could no longer make the production numbers I used to they quickly transferred me to a location that did mostly tires (that I can't do) so I couldn't make any money and was forced to quit.
If you decide to continue down this path I highly recommend you take extremely good care of yourself physically. You're young now, and may not think it's important, but try asking all the guys I know with bum knees, hands, backs, elbows, and whatever else that find it hard to earn a living now.
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I've always referred to those as a micrometer (I pronounce it ... My-crom-mih-ter) and/or "micrometer gauge". I didn't know the correct term is Vernier Caliper. Learn something new every day.
As far as being an automotive tech in this day and age ... Good Luck finding employment! My best friend is a Master ASE certified tech, along with a couple other certs and when he got laid off from a shop, (it ended up closing). It took him 11 months to find a decent paying shop. When he was let go he was making $35/hr. During the search he was offered $15 maybe $18. Finally found a place that offered him $25. AND after being employed again for 1.5yrs he is moving to another shop that offered him $35/hr plus bonuses. (All this is in the state of Connecticut. So taking for what its worth.)Originally Posted by Flaming Chainsaws
Yeah... I wish I picked a different career path. I'll look around.
Since the economy has taken a direct path to the crapper, lots of shop owners are trying to get by paying good qualified techs half of what they are worth and those just beginning (like you) even less. IF they decide to hire you. You will have to do lots of foot work to find employment. Once you are employed, even more to find a good shop. Unless you luck out. I wish you the best!
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Curly
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It's not, vernier caliper is actually a specific type of caliper, not a micrometer. It's kind of like the difference between a digital caliper and a dial caliper, although it's a step "below" dial calipers. Slightly difficult to read, most likely why dial calipers are so popular, not sure why OP wants one, but to each their own.
There are however vernier micrometers, which along with reading down to the thousands, read down to the tenths, or .0001".
this mic, for example (assuming this is a 0-1" mic), is reading .2558"
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Flaming Chainsaws
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Hey guess what! I let some ******* work on my bike yesterday and it is now completely dead. Well... Electrically. Wiring harness melted, battery toast, blah blah blah.
It will be expensive to fix and I'm ****ed. I'm going to stop working on the bike for a while.
It will be expensive to fix and I'm ****ed. I'm going to stop working on the bike for a while.
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JEEPRUSTY
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Curly
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Hey guess what! I let some ******* work on my bike yesterday and it is now completely dead. Well... Electrically. Wiring harness melted, battery toast, blah blah blah.
It will be expensive to fix and I'm ****ed. I'm going to stop working on the bike for a while.
That's a shame. Any chance a 700 harness is usable? I have one in workable condition you could have for dirt cheap.
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Flaming Chainsaws
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The part numbers are different. I bet that I would have to change some connections to make it work. But I would rather not hack up a harness from a different bike to make it work on mine. Thanks for the offer.
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mike-s
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Oh damn, so what did the one armed monkey manage to do? i mean how do you manage to catastrophically cock it up like that?
Read his other post in Off-Topic Mike. I sure would like to strangle that guy that's for sure.
