Smoking Steel Garage

Smoking Steel Garage

Smoking Steel Garage is a channel dedicated to DIY fabrication, Sim racing, and general motoring shenanigans. I'm no expert in any of the above, But with a "can do" attitude I can usually get it done! My aim is to motivate you to have a go.

10 Tips, RACE LIKE A PRO.

10 Tips, RACE LIKE A PRO.

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  • @YDe888
    @YDe8888 күн бұрын

    Піздец 😂

  • @mentalhealthracing
    @mentalhealthracing8 күн бұрын

    So you moved the spacer that was behind the top washer to in front? And use the long nut touching the top washer? More preload? I’m going to try this but wanted to check. I just can’t get 100% comfortable with the VRS pedals :(. Left knee cartilage and strength issues I’m battling constantly. The pedals are amazing, but I just can’t get balance right for endurance races. Hot lap pace is good.

  • @savindamunasingha8001
    @savindamunasingha800118 күн бұрын

    can i please know how to get the blueprint

  • @w201carb2
    @w201carb219 күн бұрын

    Genius! Thank you🙏

  • @Bondy0068
    @Bondy006826 күн бұрын

    Thanks mate 👍just what I need all the best 👌👍

  • @webnplay
    @webnplay29 күн бұрын

    Nice thanks for this. You can also use simple rings instead of the custom tool, same principle works well too.

  • @allanfranco4464
    @allanfranco4464Ай бұрын

    TALK TO MUCH JUST SHOW HOW IT WORKS AND BASIC EXPLAINATION

  • @borri68
    @borri68Ай бұрын

    You can also use it without the homemade tool. Just use a flat washer the same diameter as the nut head. This way you can easily see if it's seated flush all around as you're tightening it down. Plus this way you don't need to try to hold 3 things at once.

  • @user-gg2hh6qt8j
    @user-gg2hh6qt8jАй бұрын

    Thank you so much! You have made that so easy for, Topman! I’ve just subscribed 😊

  • @talasdaveable
    @talasdaveableАй бұрын

    Thanks, great explanation, I just shaved off 0.6 seconds in the first session right after watching this video. It seems like I wasn’t pushing my tyres enough. I was always scared of this “scrubbing” noise and thought it meant my tyres were sliding so I’d lost time. Now it’s much better. Thank you!

  • @esteregg6061
    @esteregg6061Ай бұрын

    I do oven cleaning and repairs. Have found rivet nuts useful where some of the screw mount holes for the back panels or element have corroded. One of the original videos I saw for seating rivet nuts was using a nut, bolt and washers to set the rivet nuts. Only problem I was having was that the rivet nut was sometimes rotating when trying to tighten. They have a grip profile on the side but rivet nuts but they dont always stop the nut rotating. Love this shaped piece of metal with the hole which will stop the nut rotating. Unfortunately I failed trying to seat 2 rivet nuts yesterday wasting over 1 hour, and spent out on a tool. Will make up a couple of these metal profiles at the weekend. Thanks for this brilliant tip Smoking Steel Garage.

  • @freakunit
    @freakunitАй бұрын

    What do you suggest if its a larger item thats to big to fit in a jug ?

  • @geovannips2
    @geovannips2Ай бұрын

    Oua 👏👏👏👏 ✌️😎 Obrigado!!!

  • @jessmatthewson7775
    @jessmatthewson7775Ай бұрын

    Thank you Sir😅

  • @donbrowse7980
    @donbrowse79802 ай бұрын

    Thanks great tip, i use harpic 10 X toilet cleaner and its good, but that drain cleaner works faster, good video and great tip. Cheers. Don..

  • @Jursaw
    @Jursaw2 ай бұрын

    I like this idea!

  • @sparkywalton
    @sparkywalton2 ай бұрын

    I noticed your braking is always around the 60-70% marker. Is this down to you and your feel of the brake, or have you set something in the software to be at max pressure 80% for instance? Cheers

  • @jasonbailey5311
    @jasonbailey53112 ай бұрын

    Awesome, best video, I was trying to work if I needed to push them in, pull up, push down, etc. I didn’t know about the 2 hex screws, legend. A++

  • @HeatherNeilson-Clayton
    @HeatherNeilson-Clayton2 ай бұрын

    Does paint adhere after it is cleaned?

  • @CodyKlimaszewski
    @CodyKlimaszewski3 ай бұрын

    The first time I used these I pulled out the Fred’s several times, I finally switched to fine Fred

  • @Ewecnt
    @Ewecnt3 ай бұрын

    A thrust bearing would reduce the work required better than a brass washer as so many people suggest. Even better, spend a few quid and buy the tool for the job 😂

  • @povlfalk-jensen4499
    @povlfalk-jensen44993 ай бұрын

    Definitely going to try this. Thanks for sharing.

  • @audisportcarrasco
    @audisportcarrasco3 ай бұрын

    Nice

  • @Danittoman
    @Danittoman3 ай бұрын

    How can i calibrate with diview software? I can´t. Help!!!!

  • @viking_237
    @viking_2373 ай бұрын

    This video was really helpful, as someone who is just starting his journey trying to DIY some things, I thank you :D

  • @tradward
    @tradward3 ай бұрын

    I'll use this trick at work at least once a week from now on. Tired of downtime due to crappy, unreliable communal nutsert guns.

  • @user-fq5lx1hp7e
    @user-fq5lx1hp7e4 ай бұрын

    This is noted. Very helpful. Thanks.

  • @LarryMcDonald08
    @LarryMcDonald084 ай бұрын

    What spotter is that?

  • @Strat.1
    @Strat.14 ай бұрын

    Lowe’s has a little set up that you can use your drill for maybe less than $5 bucks. This is to much trouble. I picked up a Wetols nut tool several years ago for $ 26 still working great and a lot less hassle. Have faith in America.

  • @tobytoxd
    @tobytoxd4 ай бұрын

    Great review and observations! Thank you very much!

  • @njdigitalagency8619
    @njdigitalagency86195 ай бұрын

    Too much talking but thank you

  • @garychaiken808
    @garychaiken8085 ай бұрын

    Great job. Thank you 😊

  • @NickCooper3
    @NickCooper36 ай бұрын

    Very late to the party but how have you got so much travel with the red spring, mine feel like they barely move, what do I need to do to get it to have that much travel? Thanks

  • @MasterCamus
    @MasterCamus6 ай бұрын

    Interested in this as well

  • @SmokingSteelGarage
    @SmokingSteelGarage6 ай бұрын

    Hi. Sorry for late reply. You need to adjust the adjuster I can't check the length I had as the pedals and all my gear are currently in a 40ft container 😞 If memory serves correct it might be 32mm from the locknut to locknut. But I can't be sure. However have a play with the adjuster bar, it makes a lot of difference. Take note of the length before you adjust and then try it set longer and shorter until you find a sweet spot you like. Hope that helps. Thanks for the message. And we will be back soon. Just moving country!

  • @MasterCamus
    @MasterCamus6 ай бұрын

    @@SmokingSteelGarage thanks mate

  • @NickCooper3
    @NickCooper36 ай бұрын

    @SmokingSteelGarage appreciate it, not sure on the length I went with but it's where I want it. Appreciate the reply 🙏

  • @briancolstock4844
    @briancolstock48446 ай бұрын

    Need a setup for the stud rivets...

  • @josfielden8622
    @josfielden86227 ай бұрын

    Am building a kit plane. Thanks for this info plus comment about brass washers. Rivnuts very useful items where you can't get a spanner behind to do up or undo the nut that holds the bolt. Thus you can secure a piece of equipment such as an instrument to a sheet of metal and it is then very easy to take it off and put back when required for servicing etc.

  • @TheDoctor46vr
    @TheDoctor46vr7 ай бұрын

    Did you redo the test?

  • @goingforagander1882
    @goingforagander18827 ай бұрын

    Saved me $100-$200aud thanks legend

  • @thomas6063
    @thomas60637 ай бұрын

    Im currently in the process of upgrading my headphones. I previously had the wireless USB/bluetooth "Stealth 600 Gen2's" (Turtle Beach). Just last week I purchased the DT770 Pro's (80ohm). According to my research, these are the best sounding studio quality headphones one can purchase in the $150-$200 price range. I had to buy an AMP to get adequate volume from them so I bought the EK10 DAC/AMP combo by FiiO to power them which made a huge difference. However, I swear that I'm hearing a decent amount of noise/distortion in iracing. Dialing down the engine sound in iracing does help but I'm still bothered by the but of distortion I can hear. My question is - Is this little bit of poppy distortion normal in iracing or should I choose a different pair of headphones rather than the Beyerdynamic DT770's? What are you running? I would greatly appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

  • @chanpeter6944
    @chanpeter69447 ай бұрын

    Take to much time just to revert one hole?

  • @John_again_John
    @John_again_John7 ай бұрын

    Man this thing is such a fast car. It even set multiple records for being the fastest production car around multiple tracks. How’d it handle from your experience?

  • @malgrif091
    @malgrif0917 ай бұрын

    it looks like you were experiencing the limitations of elastomers, where you see the peak and then the drop off. Great to see the data that the VRS eliminates this, will definitely be getting the VRS pedals since i'm a bit fed up the same way you are about the annoying brake drop off.

  • @3Slippers
    @3Slippers8 ай бұрын

    Subscribed when you described the differences coming off the VRS brake to the Sprints. Really helpful stuff, thanks.

  • @tobytoxd
    @tobytoxd4 ай бұрын

    Keep in mind, that the VRS software has much more improved in those 3 years, as from what i've heard in the Boosted Media revisit of their wheel base and read on Reddit.

  • @monkeyboy2297
    @monkeyboy22978 ай бұрын

    who's fred?

  • @melvis2017
    @melvis20178 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the great job very simple and easy appreciations and thanks once again for saving me time 🙏👍🇩🇰

  • @christopherknowles
    @christopherknowles8 ай бұрын

    Bro please blow your nose

  • @Gristourdille
    @Gristourdille8 ай бұрын

    It should work with a rachet wrench

  • @sketchy2740
    @sketchy27409 ай бұрын

    Awesome, just saved me buying a tool. Cheers

  • @josevalmonte747
    @josevalmonte7479 ай бұрын

    Where to buy ruvnut please

  • @JustinWoodTV
    @JustinWoodTV9 ай бұрын

    your discription says "basic tools" a welder is not a basic tool LOL just saying lol. great looking cockpit tho. I am gonna be rebuilding mine soon and your series here has given me a few good ideas.

  • @masterphil156
    @masterphil1569 ай бұрын

    If you want to drive an older 997 911gt3 cup Porsche, you need to have a degressiv brakepedal like known in your normal car an a clutch 4 downshifting with "zwischengas" like we say in 🇩🇪. In a current Gt3 car like the r8 or AMG GT3 you need a progressive brake with a short travel and a pressure of 70kilo. To simulate that, your brake has to be extreme good. The GT3 Cup Porsche Pedals could be HE Sprints and for the Hard Brake I use the Asetek invicta. But to have fun with racing, just buy a pedalset that is fitting to your style. The fanatec v1 were a long time my choice 20years ago. Now I have v3 and invicta and HE are ordered. 😊 I will give the v3 bpk away. They are new but squeeky. Don't buy fanatec. Quality is worse.