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  • bobs77vet
    bobs77vet replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    I bought it for this project $169, free shipping and ten. Weldon shaft cutters, those (19) 5/8 holes took 25 mins to drill, self...
  • BBShark
    I started out as a Draftsman where the rule was never to use the end of the scale for a measurement, always use the 1" mark. It's a...
  • BBShark
    BBShark replied to the thread Steel crankshaft.
    My guess is that forging for a part like a crankshaft has gone to China long ago, when we purged our capability to make basic, heavy...
  • IronJen
    IronJen replied to the thread Steel crankshaft.
    I think Callais is still US forged but not sure. I'm hoping a factory GM is at least NA manufacture even if not US. We'll be lucky if...
  • BBShark
    BBShark replied to the thread Meme links.
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  • rtj
    rtj replied to the thread Some interesting metal working tools.
    Same brand as the mag drill for which bob77vet just posted photos.
  • rtj
    rtj replied to the thread Some interesting metal working tools.
    This vevor high lift table was a Black Friday sale on Amazon with free shipping. I ordered it a couple of days ago. I will probably...
  • rtj
    Isn’t there an old saying about a man with one clock always knows the right time, or something like that? So, one good tape measure is...
  • rtj
    rtj replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    How do you like your vevor mag drill? They seem to be priced better than most.
  • bobs77vet
    bobs77vet replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    And dressing the bolts , they don’t walk at all now almost a lathe
  • bobs77vet
    bobs77vet replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    Now we weld the nuts in place, put them on a bolt to grind the sides to shiny metal, hold them in place on a bolt and weld the flats...
  • bobs77vet
    bobs77vet replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    I grill , bake (pizza) and smoke on my pellet grill Ok let’s keep going. My grade 8 5/8 dia bolts came the other day and the vevor mag...
  • bobs77vet
    bobs77vet replied to the thread 1958 MGA Coupe.
    Pellet grills are great this is what you want An ash bin easily accessible, a hopper easy to empty, the flame guard easy to move from...
  • rtj
    rtj reacted to BBShark's post in the thread Don’t see these much anymore with Like Like.
    I have been trying to lighten the load in my old age. Large/heavy things first. I can't believe the crap I have accumulated.
  • BBShark
    BBShark replied to the thread Don’t see these much anymore.
    I have been trying to lighten the load in my old age. Large/heavy things first. I can't believe the crap I have accumulated.
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