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Skateboarding => Skate Questions => Topic started by: rocklobster on November 17, 2019, 12:29:58 AM
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I was using the Silver Skate Tool and the 5/16" side of the tool broke off. The axle nuts I was working, despite being very new, were not cooperating with me to get screwed in.
Apparently the tool is made from a combination of plastic and metal which is disappointing. The plastic threads holding the metal bit of the 5/16" socket has snapped off within the tool, so the socket doesn't have anything to catch onto.
Try not to throw away this tool since the ratchet function is really great. Would a hard glue or Loctite do the job?
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They are like 18 bucks on eBay dude...
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They are like 18 bucks on eBay dude...
Trying to make my stuff last longer without having to buy new stuff.
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JB Weld is a good bet but sounds like you’ll need to clear out whatever bits that broke off so the epoxy has something to key into.
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lol, this happened to my Silver tool as well. I tried using heavy duty glue to get it back in but it was no use. I still keep it around cuz it's way nicer to use it to change boards but if I have to take my wheels off I just use a civilian tool instead.
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lol, this happened to my Silver tool as well. I tried using heavy duty glue to get it back in but it was no use. I still keep it around cuz it's way nicer to use it to change boards but if I have to take my wheels off I just use a civilian tool instead.
Think I'm going to have the same problem. Either using Flex Seal or Loctite, provided both don't cost more than the tool itself. The all metal Spitfire tool looks way better built, I think I've broken 3 of the crappy plastic Unit tools.
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Spitfire tool rules
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As much as I admire your desire to not let shit go to waste,
due to the torque and high traffic required, short of welding you aren't gonna make that thing right
I hope I'm wrong tho, if you do fix, please share!!
Can I ask? What are you doing to go thru so many skate tools?
Fuck the BS and go to the tool store and grab that
3/8in socket
1/2in socket
9/16in socket
If they break, the store will replace em, that's something spitfire or unit or any other "skate company" wont do.
I run around with this stuff in a crown royal bag, along with a leatherman I use for my Phillips hardware, sand paper, and gulf wax.
Or hit this bitch off The 'Zon, $6.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOEYYZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vAE1DbW4G83YV
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As much as I admire your desire to not let shit go to waste,
due to the torque and high traffic required, short of welding you aren't gonna make that thing right
I hope I'm wrong tho, if you do fix, please share!!
Can I ask? What are you doing to go thru so many skate tools?
Fuck the BS and go to the tool store and grab that
3/8in socket
1/2in socket
9/16in socket
If they break, the store will replace em, that's something spitfire or unit or any other "skate company" wont do.
I run around with this stuff in a crown royal bag, along with a leatherman I use for my Phillips hardware, sand paper, and gulf wax.
Or hit this bitch off The 'Zon, $6.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IOEYYZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_vAE1DbW4G83YV
I think the treads on my axles were ground to shit and I couldn't get the the nuts out. Tried to muscle them out with brute force and ended up snapping the bits of plastic that held the metal bits together. I'll see if my father in law has any loctite or some strong glue. And I've lose a few of them over the years from moving.
The Silver tool was pretty good but the file at the top of the tool wasn't rough enough to get a good file on grip tape. Didn't help that the blade on my pocket knife was pretty dull too.
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you need a brand new skate tool to repair a broken one, just sayin'
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Spitfire tool rules
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you need a brand new skate tool to repair a broken one, just sayin'
Repairing.
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They are like 18 bucks on eBay dude...
Trying to make my stuff last longer without having to buy new stuff.
I don’t know if anyone else has suggested this yet but JB Weld would probably work for that.
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They are like 18 bucks on eBay dude...
Trying to make my stuff last longer without having to buy new stuff.
I don’t know if anyone else has suggested this yet but JB Weld would probably work for that.
Third reply on this one page thread suggested it
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Got some contact epoxy from my father in law but that didn't do the trick, the gum was too soft to bond the metal and plastic bits. Guess I'll keep using it for the ratchet function, other than that I'm pretty bummed with it; partially my fault for overestimating the strength of the tool.
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Get the Spitfire or Bronson one and give away the old one.