Sorting nuts and bolts

[Bounce]

Use a piece of cardboard or dsplay board. Drawn an outline of the piece that the fasteners came from. "stab" the fastener through the cardboard in the place it was on the fairing panel. When done you have a miniature of each fairing bit with all the fasteners in their original locations.

 

[Shane]

For me, it's kind of like when asked to give directions to somewhere that I've only ever been a passenger whilst getting to. I'll need something in writing to do it properly.

If someone else took it apart, I need notes, charts, or baggies.

If I took it apart, I made efforts to notice for instance: "one of the inner cover bolts was shorter than all the rest and that one was in the upper left corner.........."

I used to "apprentice" in a neighborhood Harley shop, and that guy would just fill boxes with parts and fasteners until they wouldn't hold anymore, then start another. Used to freak me out until I learned that he knew the "route" back to a running machine, so he didn't need a map.

That's not to say that I never separate fasteners by type in a magnetic tray or anything.....

And, I generally don't do major engine rebuilds or the like on my own.

Shane

 

[FJR919]

Use a piece of cardboard or dsplay board. Drawn an outline of the piece that the fasteners came from. "stab" the fastener through the cardboard in the place it was on the fairing panel. When done you have a miniature of each fairing bit with all the fasteners in their original locations.

I have been using this method for years, but not so much for motorcycles. Water pumps and intake manifolds on cars with different length studs and bolts really lend itself to the cardboard method. Motorcycles fortunately don't use so many different types of fasteners to retain any one component.

 

[abarron576]

I've had good luck using plastic see-through lure holders and notes labeling them. Also, +1 on the use of a digital camera. If you have a lap top, you can set it on the bench and find out where that damn yellow wore went.

 

[IndianaTom]

I put the bolt/ screw in the hole it came out of. No note or ziplock bag needed.

 

[double_entendre]

Use a piece of cardboard or dsplay board. Drawn an outline of the piece that the fasteners came from. "stab" the fastener through the cardboard in the place it was on the fairing panel. When done you have a miniature of each fairing bit with all the fasteners in their original locations.

Oh now *that's* a cool idea. I like that. :clapping:

Rancho

 

[Bustanut joker]

O.K., this is starting to get gay.

Thinking to myself, "This guy is a head case. Very entertaining, but a head case." Click on his avatar, poke through his profile. No location, opposed to horking.... Click on the "Friends" tab. "There are no friends to display."

Hmmmmmm...



Rancho

Friends? ha! You want your name anywhere near his??? the only reason he don't want us "horking" the pop corn is he's so damn broke from the high dollar hooch dumped via IV, that he can't afford more that a sack a week, an this place demands two or three a day.

He used to do Cheezy poofs but they were causing problems when he watched **** (pretty much 24/7 for a while) So now it's pop corn an tater tots.

He's no head case though, he's our own Ophra. an we treat him with ALL the disrespect he deservers

:jester: