outdoor tool stations
some more info to add to the conversation...
a few stations are now around Missoula. i think they are working well. all the different companies have improved the air pump, to be more durable. air might be the most valuable asset of a fix it station.
for a few years, we locked a few pumps up around town to bike racks. they'd last up to a year. we're a big fan of manual pumps instead of compressors.
---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: RE: lube on fixit? From: "Andy Lageson" andy@dero.com Date: Tue, September 20, 2011 11:20 am To: "'Bob Giordano'" mist@strans.org
Hi Bob, we will only be able to fasten a cable to something that has a handle or loop on it. The Triflow bottle won't work.
Andy Kennedy Lageson Sales Manager andy@dero.com Dero Bike Rack Co 504 Malcolm Ave SE Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55414 Tel: 612-359-0689 Ext. 105 Fax: 612-331-2731 www.dero.com Please consider the environment before printing this email.
-----Original Message----- From: Bob Giordano [mailto:mist@strans.org] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:19 AM To: Andy Lageson Subject: RE: lube on fixit?
Perhaps there is a better way: those little triflow bottles are ideal, as they can be squeezed to dispense, and can be easily refilled. Have you ever done lube before on a fixit? What do you think would be the best way to have lube available? (I'm going to offer our free cycle program service to people in missoula that get these fixits- we can go around and refill/replace lube weekly I believe).
-Bob Giordano, MIST
Andy Lageson wrote:
You could braid old cables into a stainless steel mesh "Chinese Finger" like what is used used to prevent an electrical cable from being bent at the box or when a cable is suspended from an overhead. You would need to make the bottle sit upright so it wouldn't leak out if left uncapped.
I'd use a couple of hog rings to close the end of the mesh. A thief will get what they want, but the hog rings will prevent casual pilfering and can be easily cut to replace the bottle.
Or just get a real strain relief like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Woodhead-36552-Safeway-Galvanized-Diameter/dp/B0027119...
Ron
On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Bob Giordano mist@strans.org wrote:
This one would probably do the trick as it will hold up to a 1-1/4" diameter cable. My experience is when you push on them to pull the cable through they enlarge to 3 - 4 times the cable diameter they are designed for:
http://www.amazon.com/Woodhead-35975-Flexible-Approximate-1-00-1-24/dp/B002E...
Ron
On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Ron Kellis ron.kellis@velocitycoop.orgwrote:
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