Who did I loan my CycleWorks timing-chain tools too a few years ago?

[Craig Barnhart]

Hopefully Airheads are better than our neighbors.
Craig

On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 6:58 PM Jim Wilson <vinceotter49 at gmail.com> wrote:

> yep
> eyons ago bill    a neighbor asked to borrow my wheel barrow
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> it came back with 15-20 lbs of concrete stuck to the bottom
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> On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 2:57 PM William Lambert via MDAirheads <
> mdairheads at casano.com> wrote:
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>>    Mike,
>>
>>    Very true.  Seldom am I one to be the Devil’s advocate. I recently
>> (last week) experienced similar circumstance.  My neighbor asked to borrow
>> my 4’ drywall square.  To which I was happy to oblige.  A week went by, I
>> had to prompt him for the return of the tool.  In the cover of darkness, he
>> dropped it off.  Bent, chipped, scratched.  It has a workbook tread pattern
>> stamped on.   Still functional but not as pleasant to work with as before.
>> It happens.  While grinding through a workday, some guys are capable of
>> destroying a forged steel cannonball.
>>
>>    A minor issue with the prospect of passing around special tools would
>> be their proper identification.  Tools of all sorts are routinely referred
>> to by different names by many people.  Based on verbal description, it
>> might be difficult to be certain the proper tool for a specific task is
>> being forwarded.  Do BMW special tools all carry a part number ?  If so, to
>> include this number as data on the spreadsheet might be helpful.  In other
>> cases, we often craft our own shop made special tool.  These could also be
>> identified by part number and just as easily be passed around.
>>
>>   Bill Lambert.
>>
>> On Jan 16, 2021, at 12:40 PM, Michael Cecchini via MDAirheads <
>> mdairheads at casano.com> wrote:
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>> Sadly, such is the very common problem with loaning tools.....or a tool
>> loan program.
>>
>> Even when returned with all the bits, the tools usually take quite a
>> beating because most times the user is a novice and doesn't know much about
>> tool care & attention.
>>
>> The only way it really works is for one experienced person to take charge
>> and everyone chips in $10--$20 per year to keep tools in good condition &
>> buy new ones as needed.
>>
>> Then you need to consider what happens when a special tool is no longer
>> being reproduced and it needs replacing?  Bummer.
>>
>> Hope they guy is still around and can find the missing bits.
>>
>> My best........ Mike
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Zwicky, Eric
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I hope it's OK to post this here.    A few years ago I sent my
>> CycleWorks engine tool set to a guy in Athens GA.    He had it for
>> about a year (no problem because I was done with it for the time being),
>> and when he sent it back I just put the bag in my tool drawers and
>> didn't look at them again.
>>
>> Recently I gave the bag to a local guy who's rebuilding his /5 and he is
>> getting around to the timing chain now, and the tool kit is missing a
>> few key pieces.
>>
>> I've looked through all my folders and sub-folders and can't find the
>> email with the guy in Athens.  I think I remember his name but can't
>> find the thread that way either, so maybe I am not remembering his name
>> correctly.
>>
>> So if you're reading this, and you're the guy in Athens, would you mind
>> getting in touch with me and I can let you know what I am missing?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Eric Zwicky
>> Richmond VA
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>>
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