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Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:25 pm
by Airbear
I have revised the tool. It is narrower and will fit more easily in the tool roll.
I have also added a notch to assist in gauging the insertion depth (no, I'm not talking dirty)
I also put a 20 second video on YouTube. Should help with knowing how to use the tool.
https://youtu.be/AeDuO6mhW3M
The Bob Sipp tool probably works beautifully but I think Mr Sipp is of the "if it is too simple it can be made more complicated" school of thought.
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:05 am
by ME 109
Airbear wrote: I dunno. When I was playing with this one I rotated the box in different directions and each time it was inverted heard the click that meant the pawl had moved into operational position.
Well, that proves we're not upside down as far as I'm concerned.
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:07 pm
by Rob
ME 109 wrote:Airbear wrote: I dunno. When I was playing with this one I rotated the box in different directions and each time it was inverted heard the click that meant the pawl had moved into operational position.
Well, that proves we're not upside down as far as I'm concerned.
Scientific journal time!
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:26 am
by Airbear
O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
You see, we've got
this ...
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 2:52 am
by Rob
Airbear wrote:O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
I meant YOU could finally publish - you have proof!
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2015 7:49 pm
by Airbear
Rob wrote:Airbear wrote:O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
I meant YOU could finally publish - you have proof!
Ah, goodo. Apology attached.
Good to have a poor inverted northerner rootin' for the truth of the matter.
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:04 am
by SteveD
My grubby efforts! The width of the 4th tool from the left is 40-45mm and the notch (unseen) is exactly 65mm from the tip.
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 2:42 pm
by Major Softie
Airbear wrote:O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
You see, we've got
this ...
You know, if compasses had pointed south, that's what all our maps would look like (although they'd still have put Europe in the middle, left-to-right).
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 3:33 pm
by melville
Major Softie wrote:Airbear wrote:O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
You see, we've got
this ...
You know, if compasses had pointed south, that's what all our maps would look like (although they'd still have put Europe in the middle, left-to-right).
The scale correction for the northern latitudes is good to see. Clearly not a Mercator projection.
Re: Bob Sipp emergency gear change tool.
Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:38 pm
by Rob
melville wrote:Major Softie wrote:Airbear wrote:O, come on Rob. You'll have to come up with something better than that.
You see, we've got
this ...
You know, if compasses had pointed south, that's what all our maps would look like (although they'd still have put Europe in the middle, left-to-right).
The scale correction for the northern latitudes is good to see. Clearly not a Mercator projection.
One would think, with all that extra weight, the northern hemisphere would be on the bottom!
