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Unread 11-07-2016, 22:07
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Re: Chain vs. Belts?!?

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Originally Posted by GeeTwo View Post
Ditto here. I've bought two from DDM. (Get a spare set of pins when you do; I'm not sure how long they last after you know how to use them, but we had one break under first time handling by a student on Saturday.)

A similar tool for #35 is available here. As it happens, I'll be ordering a couple this evening, so I can't make a recommendation.
We bought that exact chain tool from Amazon for this build season. It works, and it does the job, but the quality is not the best. One of the bolts had a hex socket that was ever so slightly too small, and I had to widen it by pounding the 3/8" hex key in and shaving off a thin layer of metal off the bolt. No other hex key, in mm or inches, was as close to fitting as the 3/8" - which works perfectly fine for the other bolt. I was probably just unlucky, but that's still bad quality.
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