Old Park Tool truing stand finally let go on me

Had my Park Tool TS-2 truing stand from like 2008 finally give up. The little plastic centering cone just cracked clean through last Wednesday while I was truing a customer's carbon wheel. Had to finish the job using my old tire lever trick to center the wheel, but it made me realize how much I missed the old all-metal parts they used to make. Anyone else running into plastic bits failing on older shop tools?

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daniel51124d agoTop Commenter

Did you happen to catch if the new replacement cones they're selling are the same cheap plastic or did they finally switch back to metal? I've got a TS-2 from around 2010 and I've been babying that centering cone like it's made of glass ever since a buddy told me his cracked on a deep section rim. Makes you wonder how much longer they'll even support these old stands with spare parts.

camerona7924d ago

I mean... people have been saying that plastic cone is gonna crack for like fifteen years now and I've never actually seen one break in person. Had a buddy who tightened his down with channel locks and it still didn't crack. I think if you're not cranking on it like a gorilla you're probably fine. The whole metal vs plastic debate feels like one of those things that gets blown way out of proportion on forums honestly.