New Park Tool tool. WH-1
04-13-19, 12:53 PM
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New Park Tool tool. WH-1
Park tool released a new tool, WH-1.
https://www.parktool.com/product/wheel-holder-wh-1
its really cool but at $99? I thought that was too much. I would love to have something like this. Is there any other such product like this that isn't $99?
https://www.parktool.com/product/wheel-holder-wh-1
its really cool but at $99? I thought that was too much. I would love to have something like this. Is there any other such product like this that isn't $99?
04-13-19, 01:02 PM
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Hit the steel supplier and start on a DIY challenge ..
dead fork in the bench vice?
Hit the steel supplier and start on a DIY challenge ..
dead fork in the bench vice?
04-13-19, 02:03 PM
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It really doesn't look that hard I guess.
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Depends on how much you value $100 of your time. Park Tools always have a Blue Tax.
04-13-19, 02:29 PM
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Park Tool reminds me a lot of Stew-Mac, if any of you also fix guitars: lots of cool and specialized tools that you don't really *need*, but make some tasks a lot nicer to do if you have the budget. 
04-14-19, 09:02 AM
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Many of the tasks that the Park tool seems to try and make easier for you... I don't really consider needing a specialty tool for. I guess if you're a shop and doing multiple wheels everyday it might make things more comfortable, I don't really see a need for it myself. A bench vice and a axle attachment would be all I would need.
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04-14-19, 11:07 AM
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The comparison between Snap-on and Park is spot on. Park produces tools that perform basic tasks but also specialized tools intended to make a repair shop more efficient and profitable.
Most have little value for the average garage mechanic. Unless you have money to burn there are other less elegant ways to perform a similar function.
Back to your question, is $100 for that tool too much? It will probably pay for itself in a commercial setting fairly quick so it just might be a bargain for a shop owner.
Most have little value for the average garage mechanic. Unless you have money to burn there are other less elegant ways to perform a similar function.
Back to your question, is $100 for that tool too much? It will probably pay for itself in a commercial setting fairly quick so it just might be a bargain for a shop owner.
04-14-19, 03:41 PM
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well as handy as I think that tool is I am not giving up $100. I have lived without for my life so far I guess I can manage a bit longer
04-14-19, 03:59 PM
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Certain tools I buy for minor maintenance tasks but that’s a little overkill for me.
04-18-19, 05:04 PM
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You can use a 90º angle bracket clamped into a repair stand and an old skewer that's been threaded all the way to the QR lever. You can secure the skewer to the angle bracket with a washer and nut. For a thru-axle, just get a larger angle bracket. Saves $100 and does basically the same thing. Don't see the need to spend $100 on a tool unless you're a LBS and work on wheels all the time.
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04-19-19, 05:58 AM
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I watched the video on that tool and thought if I ever owned a dedicated spot to fix my bike ie with a work bench I would get that tool. Yes, it is expensive for what it does, but I figure over a lifetime, it would pay for itself.
