I had been thinking of a cheap quick and effective means of protecting the ball joints of the new arms from filings etc. The disc over the joints did not seem to offer any real protection.
I came up with the idea of canabalising the fingers off a heavy duty rubber glove.
remove the arms from the WE
remove the arm from the arm bracket
cut the finger off the glove at the base of the finger
snip a small hole in the top of the finger and slide it down the arm so that the top of the finger sits above the arm lock nut
when in place snip a small hole for the micro adjust threaded end
slide the glove over the micro adjust threaded end
I was thinking about protection for the upgrade arms joints. I have some rare earth magnets to catch the steel, but unfortunately they don’t get the stone dust.
Anyone using glove fingers or have other ideas?
I used some 2" squares of bubble wrap. It is the right mix of stiffness and flexibility. But not a very permanent solution. (at least bubble wrap is readily available).
Billibong, I have seen your post with the replacement, sealed joints.
I’m using glove fingers. Mine are 14 mil latex, probably overkill but it’s what I had on hand. I didn’t cut the holes in the side of the finger, as TonyJ did, I just left them a bit too long so they bunch up at the bottom of the arm.
Good idea. Simple. Effective .
Think I’ll use it. Seal it with a little rubber cement. Punch a hole for the micro adjust.
It will look better than my plastic wrap and rubber bands
