Underdog Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 The day before thanksgiving and normally sweet Polly Purebred flatly refused to let me use her kitchen oven. I told her this is the recommended method for changing bearing cups in an aluminum hub, to heat said hub in a suitable oven. While she was flattered to hear that I considered her oven to be a suitable device, Polly was concerned about the smell of gear oil throughout the house. To this I countered the point that I had taken great strides to assure the cleanliness of my hub, and no oil was present, the worst may be a faint odor of cleaning solvent. Polly again refused, fearing that the subsequent holiday pies would be tainted with noxious odors. Stymied with this latest argument, and the thought of a holiday pie sanction against me, I retreated to my shop with my thinking cap on my still intact skull. It was then I realized that I had my own oven in the shop! I put the hub on top of my pellet stove and covered it with an overturned metal drum to bake for about 8 hours. No set time, I just got busy with other things in the meantime. The bearings came out with ease, new bearings in, and I can't wait to taste those pies!Gregg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 The day before thanksgiving and normally sweet Polly Purebred flatly refused to let me use her kitchen oven. I told her this is the recommended method for changing bearing cups in an aluminum hub, to heat said hub in a suitable oven. While she was flattered to hear that I considered her oven to be a suitable device, Polly was concerned about the smell of gear oil throughout the house. To this I countered the point that I had taken great strides to assure the cleanliness of my hub, and no oil was present, the worst may be a faint odor of cleaning solvent. Polly again refused, fearing that the subsequent holiday pies would be tainted with noxious odors. Stymied with this latest argument, and the thought of a holiday pie sanction against me, I retreated to my shop with my thinking cap on my still intact skull. It was then I realized that I had my own oven in the shop! I put the hub on top of my pellet stove and covered it with an overturned metal drum to bake for about 8 hours. No set time, I just got busy with other things in the meantime. The bearings came out with ease, new bearings in, and I can't wait to taste those pies!Greggsounds like sweet Polly Purebred is pretty smart! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted November 26, 2010 Author Share Posted November 26, 2010 She always reminds me of that when I try to take too much credit... She really is the brains of the operation. Another blessing I can be thankful for.Gregg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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