The version I have heard of this is using a bit of parafin wax to retain the bearing and carrying a lighter to melt it when needed. A lighter seems a bit easier to carry than acetone (and easy enough to borrow from a smoker). In practice I have found the removal actually a bit challenging, but that could be a result of using a larger bearing than necessary. YMMV of course. Hope it helps.
Best of luck, Rory Walnut Creek, CA On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 12:58:43 PM UTC-7 Ben Miller wrote: > Tom, > > I heard that from an old bike mechanic in SF who has long since retired, > but with* hot glue*. I really don't think you'd want to use super glue. > Nail polish might work? Dunno. But I'd imagine that the acetone would take > a while to do it's magic. Hot glue on the other hand allows you to pick out > the ball bearing and residual glue pretty much in one go. Again, it's more > along the lines of just enough friction to make would-be thieves not > bother. > > On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 7:53:56 AM UTC-7 Tom Wyland wrote: > >> I remember reading about someone doing a DIY version to secure hex >> bolts. They used superglue or nail polish to secure a ball bearing in the >> hex bolt. They carried a little nail polish remover to pry it out when >> they got a flat. The thought is that thieves would not be able to get a hex >> wrench in the hole and give up. >> >> Tom >> Reston, VA >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9129cce1-50c9-4369-b80d-c306c1f7b908n%40googlegroups.com.
