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This would have been=C2=A0 a good one for April Fool's Day. When has a 29 c=
ent piece of plastic generated this much mail?=F0=9F=98=9C I'll admit also,=
the original posting had me thinking of engine valves and of some rare and=
exotic tool used by old English mechanics.
In a message dated 1/5/2019 5:06:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, tigers@autox.=
team.net writes:
Since I seem to be the point of many comments (not just this one), YES, I h=
ave heard of and know what a Schrader valve is. HOWEVER, neither in the ori=
ginal post nor in the Ebay item (I found) that was worded IDENTICALLY as th=
e post was the word TIRE (or tube) ever used. So, there was NO inclination =
that the tool was used in conjunction with a tire. And from the Ebay ad the=
re was nothing to compare the items size. So, there was no knowing how larg=
e or small it was. I do not have a tool kit to compare, and TBON was alread=
y stated as not providing what the original poster was looking for.
Thus was my thinking going to known =E2=80=9Cvalves=E2=80=9D in a Tiger. An=
d the only other valves I though of were; the engine valves, heater control=
valve and possible a radio=C2=A0 vacuum tube using a British term =E2=80=
=9Cvalve=E2=80=9D (Reference Tim Hunkin =E2=80=9DSecret Life of Machines=E2=
=80=9D) and the tool was used for some type of electronic adjustment. Also,=
a third of my working life I was a TV Studio technician and we often used =
very similar looking tools to adjust cameras, hence the mental connection f=
or radio adjustment.
BTW, these were merely suggestions (=E2=80=9Ccould=E2=80=9D), I admitted to=
the term (sans the word tire) was =E2=80=9Ccofounding=E2=80=9D because I c=
ould not think of ANY reason (with the exception of a radio adjustment) a p=
lastic tool would be used for those other stated purposes. In essence I was=
ruling out most of those things I mentioned.
So, yea, I get it. The simplicity of the tool once revealed makes even me g=
rin at myself a little bit. But, please, have a little mercy. Had the word =
TIRE or, yes, even Schrader valve been used I would not have overthought my=
reply.=C2=A0 Which by the way was (I believe) the first one some 17 hours =
after the initial question was posed =E2=80=93 and others could have had am=
ply opportunity =E2=80=93 but didn=E2=80=99t.
From: Tom Hall via TigersSent: Thursday, January 03, 2019 9:47 PMTo: tigers=
@autox.team.netSubject: Re: [Tigers] valve extractor for tool kit
On 1/3/2019 8:06 AM, Tom Witt via Tigers wrote:
You must be talking about this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger-Alpi=
ne-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?hash=3Ditem4d876f=
ad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0 as an item of the exact name is on Ebay n=
ow.
The term itself seems confounding. I can only think of two types of valves =
in a Tiger. The 16 valves in the engine and the heater control valve. Given=
the engine valve stem and head are one you would not be =E2=80=9Cextractin=
g=E2=80=9D one from the other and surely not with plastic.=C2=A0 I=E2=80=99=
ve never had the heater valve apart but from its appearance this device see=
ms to have little or no purpose.=C2=A0 Could it be that the word =E2=80=9Cv=
alve=E2=80=9D has an expanded British meaning?=C2=A0 I know they often call=
vacuum tubes =E2=80=9Cvalves.=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 Frankly it looks like a shaft=
for a radio knob..., or a tool for adjusting old style potentiometers , ca=
pacitors etc..
I'm dumbfounded.=C2=A0 Have none of you ever heard of a Schrader valve?=C2=
=A0 It's what holds the air in your tires!
--
Tom Hall
ModTiger Engineering LLC
5712 San Luis Court
Pleasanton, CA 94566
modtiger@comcast.net
(925)462-3876
www.tigerengineering.net=20
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<div><span style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 1=
2pt; color: #000000;">This would have been a good one for April Fool'=
s Day. When has a 29 cent piece of plastic generated this much mail?=F0=9F=
=98=9C I'll admit also, the original posting had me thinking of engine valv=
es and of some rare and exotic tool used by old English mechanics.</span></=
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2pt; color: #000000;"><br></span></div>
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In a message dated 1/5/2019 5:06:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, tigers@autox.=
team.net writes:
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<div>Since I seem to be the point of many comments (not just this one), YES=
, I have heard of and know what a Schrader valve is. HOWEVER, neither in th=
e original post nor in the Ebay item (I found) that was worded IDENTICALLY =
as the post was the word TIRE (or tube) ever used. So, there was NO inclina=
tion that the tool was used in conjunction with a tire. And from the Ebay a=
d there was nothing to compare the items size. So, there was no knowing how=
large or small it was. I do not have a tool kit to compare, and TBON was a=
lready stated as not providing what the original poster was looking for.</d=
iv>
<div><br></div>
<div>Thus was my thinking going to known “valves” in a Tiger. A=
nd the only other valves I though of were; the engine valves, heater contro=
l valve and possible a radio vacuum tube using a British term “=
valve” (Reference Tim Hunkin ”Secret Life of Machines”) a=
nd the tool was used for some type of electronic adjustment. Also, a third =
of my working life I was a TV Studio technician and we often used very simi=
lar looking tools to adjust cameras, hence the mental connection for radio =
adjustment.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>BTW, these were merely suggestions (“could”), I admitted t=
o the term (sans the word tire) was “cofounding” because I coul=
d not think of ANY reason (with the exception of a radio adjustment) a plas=
tic tool would be used for those other stated purposes. In essence I was ru=
ling out most of those things I mentioned.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>So, yea, I get it. The simplicity of the tool once revealed makes even=
me grin at myself a little bit. But, please, have a little mercy. Had the =
word TIRE or, yes, even Schrader valve been used I would not have overthoug=
ht my reply. Which by the way was (I believe) the first one some 17 h=
ours after the initial question was posed – and others could have had=
amply opportunity – but didn’t.</div>
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<div><strong>From:</strong> <a title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" href=3D"mail=
to:tigers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" sha=
pe=3D"rect">Tom Hall via Tigers</a></div>
<div><strong>Sent:</strong> Thursday, January 03, 2019 9:47 PM</div>
<div><strong>To:</strong> <a title=3D"tigers@autox.team.net" href=3D"mailto=
:tigers@autox.team.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" shape=
=3D"rect">tigers@autox.team.net</a></div>
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iv>
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<div class=3D"yiv6794223160moz-cite-prefix">On 1/3/2019 8:06 AM, Tom Witt v=
ia Tigers wrote:</div>
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<div style=3D"font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Calibri'; color: #000000;">
<div>You must be talking about this: <a title=3D"https://www.ebay.com/itm/S=
unbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?=
hash=3Ditem4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0" href=3D"https://www.eba=
y.com/itm/Sunbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/33=
2984724770?hash=3Ditem4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0" target=3D"_b=
lank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect">https://www.ebay.com/itm/S=
unbeam-Tiger-Alpine-Plastic-Valve-Stem-Extractor-for-tool-kit/332984724770?=
hash=3Ditem4d876fad22:g:r9wAAOSwFSxZ~Mb5:rk:1:pf:0</a> as an item of the ex=
act name is on Ebay now.</div>
<div><br></div>
<div>The term itself seems confounding. I can only think of two types of va=
lves in a Tiger. The 16 valves in the engine and the heater control valve. =
Given the engine valve stem and head are one you would not be “extrac=
ting” one from the other and surely not with plastic. I’v=
e never had the heater valve apart but from its appearance this device seem=
s to have little or no purpose. Could it be that the word “valv=
e” has an expanded British meaning? I know they often call vacu=
um tubes “valves.” Frankly it looks like a shaft for a ra=
dio knob..., or a tool for adjusting old style potentiometers , capacitors =
etc..</div>
<div><br></div>
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<p>I'm dumbfounded. Have none of you ever heard of a Schrader valve?&=
nbsp; It's what holds the air in your tires!</p>
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Tom Hall
ModTiger Engineering LLC
5712 San Luis Court
Pleasanton, CA 94566
<a class=3D"yiv6794223160moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"mailto:modtiger@=
comcast.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rect">m=
odtiger@comcast.net</a>
(925)462-3876
<a class=3D"yiv6794223160moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D"http://www.tiger=
engineering.net" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" shape=3D"rec=
t">www.tigerengineering.net</a> </pre>
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