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francophile

07-09-17 07:05 PM

Bottom bracket storage tip

Found a new use for the fat bands used for binding broccoli, asparagus etc.

Does a great job of holding all those goodies together, just wrap around one side of spindle, half twist, wrap around the other.

http://i.imgur.com/61aCMZwh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/5nnCdHeh.jpg

arex	07-09-17 07:21 PM

Nice!

juvela

07-09-17 07:22 PM

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Nice idea! :thumb:

One downside - if you have been at this as long as I you may discover upon opening the box/drawer where you have stored the BB assemblies that all of the rubber bands have failed due to ye olde O3 molecule, leaving a sea of loose fittings in need of remating. :(

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Spaghetti Legs

07-09-17 07:23 PM

Hmmm, got any good uses for hamburger wrappers?

francophile

07-09-17 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Spaghetti Legs (Post 19707013)

Hmmm, got any good uses for hamburger wrappers?

Have you tried wrapping hamburgers with them? :lol:

francophile

07-09-17 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juvela (Post 19707010)

One downside - if you have been at this as long as I you may discover upon opening the box/drawer where you have stored the BB assemblies that all of the rubber bands have failed due to ye olde O3 molecule, leaving a sea of loose fittings in need of remating. :(

Anything going into long storage I also drop inside a zip-top baggie. It'll hold exponentially longer.

juvela

07-09-17 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francophile (Post 19707051)

Anything going into long storage I also drop inside a zip-top baggie. It'll hold exponentially longer.

Fine tip! ;)

Given me holdin's would prolly need to order them by the pallet... :p

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Charles Wahl

07-09-17 07:53 PM

Sorry to rain on your parade, but check back on that BB in about 6-9 months, and you'll find the band has broken (presuming it's latex rather than silicone). Been there. Now natural twine, that won't rot.

3speedslow

07-09-17 08:16 PM

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Big medicine bottles. Perfect.

Narhay

07-09-17 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by 3speedslow (Post 19707161)

Big medicine bottles. Perfect.

Those pills must have been the size of corncobs.

miamijim

07-10-17 06:16 AM

Long term storage? I vacuum seal.

oddjob2

07-10-17 06:52 AM

NJ Style

nlerner

07-10-17 08:51 AM

Shouldn't this thread be in the C & V hoarders' subforum?

juvela

07-10-17 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3speedslow (Post 19707161)

Big medicine bottles. Perfect.

"Just gimme that BIG MEDICINE!" :beer:

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3speedslow

07-10-17 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Narhay (Post 19707502)

Those pills must have been the size of corncobs.

Forget the 60's , my drug use was more recent!

JohnDThompson

07-10-17 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juvela (Post 19707010)

Zip-ties don't degrade like rubber bands. Only works with hollow spindles, though:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/zip-ties.jpg

juvela

07-10-17 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnDThompson (Post 19708313)

Zip-ties don't degrade like rubber bands. Only works with hollow spindles, though:

http://www.os2.dhs.org/~john/zip-ties.jpg

:thumb:

zukahn1

07-10-17 10:39 AM

If there in good shape I like to keep nicer vintage cranks and BB's together as matching assembles.

tyler_fred

07-10-17 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juvela (Post 19708172)

"Just gimme that BIG MEDICINE!" :beer:

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francophile

07-10-17 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nlerner (Post 19708099)

Shouldn't this thread be in the C & V hoarders' subforum?

I thought C&V was the hoarders forum? :lol:

nlerner

07-10-17 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by francophile (Post 19709406)

I thought C&V was the hoarders forum? :lol:

Hah! Good point!

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