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100 Skills Every Man Should Know
Popular Mechanics ^ | October 2008 | The Editors

Posted on 11/16/2009 11:19:58 AM PST by Vigilanteman

Automotive

1 | Handle a blowout

“Instead of hitting the brakes, maintain your speed,” says Eric Espinosa, executive director of the Maryland-based National Institute of Vehicle Dynamics. Sudden changes of speed can compromise what structural integrity the tire may still have. Steer gently for the same reason. With things fully under control, slow gradually and pull over to the shoulder.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; The Guild
KEYWORDS: adulthood; males; manhood; mechanics; men; skills
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To: Billthedrill

Wouldn’t your Ma-Deuce render all other caliber holes indistinguishable?


61 posted on 11/16/2009 3:19:00 PM PST by AFreeBird
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To: Vigilanteman

bttt


62 posted on 11/16/2009 3:21:05 PM PST by petercooper (GOP: Big Tent Party??? Not if you are a CONSERVATIVE.)
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To: KarlInOhio
4. Replace fan belt.

Last time I replaced a fan belt, I pulled back on the idler pulley as far as it would go, but still couldn't slip the new belt on. Finally used a screwdriver as a wedge to pop it over the top of the pulley, but this seemed like a bad idea at the time. Any suggestions to get that new, tight belt installed?

63 posted on 11/16/2009 3:25:41 PM PST by scan59 (Markets regulate better than government can.)
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To: AFreeBird
Wouldn’t your Ma-Deuce render all other caliber holes indistinguishable?

LOL! You'd have to know this guy. If he could afford one, he'd have one. And probably try to hunt with it. "Uh, Terry? Buddy, that there bullet weighs more than the antelope you're trying to...oh, man. That's messy."

64 posted on 11/16/2009 3:26:20 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: Vigilanteman

It takes a lot to truly overwrite data on a disk and that trick requires random overwriting each individual bit multiple times to prevent someone with the time, know-how and right equipment from breaking through and reading the data on a HDD. If you don’t have the time, stick with physical destruction.


65 posted on 11/16/2009 3:29:52 PM PST by Flying Circus
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To: Daffynition

66 posted on 11/16/2009 3:40:53 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
Ya know, I'm not sure If we have determined if you can sharpen a knife .... it's really important that I know.


67 posted on 11/16/2009 3:50:28 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Daffynition
sharpen a knife?

Hell, who needs a knife when he has a sharp pistol

68 posted on 11/16/2009 4:11:32 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
ROFLOL


69 posted on 11/16/2009 4:38:10 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Daffynition
I get the point


70 posted on 11/16/2009 4:47:57 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono

71 posted on 11/16/2009 4:54:11 PM PST by Daffynition (What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
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To: Vigilanteman

bump PM 100


72 posted on 11/16/2009 4:54:16 PM PST by jokar (The Church age is the only age man will be able to glorify Christ, http://www.gbible.org)
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To: Vigilanteman

Ping for later.

I hate articles that make you click “next” a million times to get though them.


73 posted on 11/16/2009 5:01:17 PM PST by Cymbaline (Bipartisan consensus - that's like when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.)
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To: Vigilanteman

Kind of a pansey list IMO.

#50 might be a little tougher now than it used to be, and I’ve never had to deal with a tornado, but is it that tough? (someone from Oklahoma want to answer that?)

There are plenty more things that belong on that list.


74 posted on 11/16/2009 5:06:20 PM PST by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bomb-a administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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To: WayneS
"Handle a blowout... of the FRONT tire on a motorcycle traveling at 125 mph."

At 125, probably tuck and roll!

At 75 ride the rear wheel as much as possible without losing your grip on the bars.

75 posted on 11/16/2009 5:49:43 PM PST by editor-surveyor (The beginning of the O'Bomb-a administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
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To: Joe 6-pack

4c. If your car doesn’t have a sticker with the belt path, you can usually download a diagram.

Beware! Some cars make you remove the motor mount on one side to change the serpentine belt. Found that out the hard way recently.


76 posted on 11/16/2009 6:02:50 PM PST by Cymbaline (Bipartisan consensus - that's like when my doctor and my lawyer agree with my wife that I need help.)
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To: MarkL

KillDisk looks like it would work okay, but RugerVaquero is so much more fun!


77 posted on 11/17/2009 6:51:56 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: WayneS
KillDisk looks like it would work okay, but RugerVaquero is so much more fun!

Yes, but the people in the neighboring cubicles might get a little bit squeemish when I start firing off .45LC 250gr rounds... KillDisk may not be as much fun or as fast, but it is quieter...

Mark

78 posted on 11/17/2009 7:33:24 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: scan59

“Last time I replaced a fan belt, I pulled back on the idler pulley as far as it would go, but still couldn’t slip the new belt on. Finally used a screwdriver as a wedge to pop it over the top of the pulley, but this seemed like a bad idea at the time. Any suggestions to get that new, tight belt installed?”

It’s always kind of difficult to install the serpentine belts. Use a long box end wrench or appropriate tool to engage the center of the idler pulley. Position yourself to leverage wrench to swing without hitting obstructions. Wear leather gloves to protect your hand from getting cut if the tool slips. It sometimes helps to have an assistant.


79 posted on 11/17/2009 7:47:44 PM PST by Edgewood Pilot
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To: MarkL

By coincidence, I typically use 250 gr slugs when I reload for my .45 Vaquero. A Hornady XTP with 18.5 grains of Alliant powder and a magnum primer behind it has close to 2 times the muzzle velocity of a typical “Cowboy Action” load. They act more like a .44 Magnum; and they’re FUN. I usually get about 4-5 reloads out of teh cases before they start showing the first signs of head separation (whereupon i dsicard them). I consider that acceptable.

I use 17.5 grains for my “day-today self defense” (and hard-drive destruction) loads so as to save my hand and fingers from excessive wear.

The last batch of slugs I bought, though, are 230 gr (also XTPs). I couldn’t find them in 250 anywhere. I’ve never used a 230 before, so I’ll have to do a little research and study some .45 Colt load tables to plan the powder charge for these slugs. Do you have any recommendations?


80 posted on 11/19/2009 8:09:17 AM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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