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  1. DPittman

    CA-AB It pays to shop around.

    I don't shop Grainger cuz anytime I've tried their prices are extremely inflated. I think some of those places cater to businesses that need something when they need it and are not going to be shopping around so they stick them with the price.
  2. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    You know damn well I don't have a shaper don't you! And you probably have 3 or 4 of them. You big bully.
  3. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Are those just spotting drills? I have some but mine don't have the pretty rainbows.
  4. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    So I've got jaws cut out and drilled but I want to add angled serations to them. I don't have a horizontal mill and I don't have the same style cutter as Keith Rucker in his youtube video shows (I can't seem to link to that video). But I think if I put my milling head at 45° and then use a...
  5. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Do you put the external threads in a nut and chuck on that or do you chuck on the unthreaded shaft of the donor bolt?
  6. DPittman

    SOURCING A VFD - WHERE DO YOU GO ?

    And to never buy it, unless of course you're going to need it.:p Insurance premiums kept rising on my last house that I held a policy on for 35 years and I finally pulled the plug and didn't insure it anymore for the last few years of ownership. It felt GREAT not to have insurance premiums...
  7. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    I'm curious about how the heli coils fail. Do the inserts come out after installation? And if they do would loc-tite at installation solve the problem? I looked into the Time-Serts and they do look like a better product but WOW they are expensive. I remember when heli coil setups were over...
  8. DPittman

    4140 crankshaft modifications - propeller hub build

    Sorry if I missed it but what engine are you working on @phaxtris ?
  9. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Maybe I'll see if I can find hardening compound some day and get the surface of the jaws hardened up a bit.
  10. DPittman

    Used and abused Robin bench vise

    Thank you but I found some mystery 1x6" slab stuff in my pile so that's what I'm going to use.
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