{"id":37694,"date":"2021-01-20T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=37694"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T20:29:52","slug":"whats-in-my-bag-david-picciuto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-bag-david-picciuto\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in my bag? \u2014 David Picciuto"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019m a woodworker, metal worker, musician, artist, photographer and kart racing enthusiast. I document all these hobbies on my YouTube channel with the purpose of encouraging others to get out into their shop and Make Something<\/strong><\/a>. \u2014 David Picciuto <\/strong><\/p>\n

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About the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

My bag is my grandfather\u2019s old camera bag from the 80s<\/strong>. It\u2019s not very useful, doesn\u2019t hold many things and is kinda ugly. And that\u2019s exactly why I love it!<\/p>\n

What’s inside the bag<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valve Seat Cutter<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 I really like tools that only have a single purpose. I\u2019m currently building a couple of go-kart racing engines and this valve seat cutter allows me to fine tune the contact between the valve head and the seat. Engine building and kart racing is a new passion of mine and has really reinvigorated my love for tools as I get to try new things and learn new skills.<\/p>\n

Valve Guide Driver<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 In kart racing everyone is looking for that edge to shave off a tenth of a second. Replacing stock valve guides with ones that lubricate better and have tighter tolerances is one way to improve performance. This tool is extremely simple in design but has become a necessary item in my arsenal of engine building tools.<\/p>\n

Piston Ring Installer<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Have you ever started a new hobby and got overwhelmed with all the tools available? Many times I\u2019ll think \u201cwell, I\u2019m not going to perform this task very often so I\u2019ll wait to get the tool that makes this easier.\u201d This is not one of those tools to put off. Installing rings without this tool is hard, messy and can ruin the piston ring that\u2019s incredibly valuable when it comes to horsepower. Maybe you only use this tool for 5 minutes, one time a year but you\u2019ll be glad you spent the money.<\/p>\n

Piston Ring Compression Sleeve<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 Here I am again with a simple tool that only has one purpose. I started out using a cheap piston ring compressor tool that can fit any size by ratcheting around the piston. If you have ever used one you\u2019ll know how much of a pain in the butt it is to use. This sleeve removes the pain of installing pistons by compressing the rings and allowing for the piston to drop in the cylinder. Yeah, it\u2019s kinda of pricey compared to the cheap universal compressor and you\u2019ll need to buy one for every size piston but I guarantee you\u2019ll have far less headaches. and enjoy the process more.<\/p>\n

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What’s in my bag? issue #85<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[2303],"tags":[1553],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37694"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37694"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40342,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37694\/revisions\/40342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tkdev.kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}