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  1. TheLocalDrunk

    Engine case seperator

    KEB said “www.bitsofpieces.com you have to call him. He had 30 ish and 25 ish inch long. I got the longer one for around 250 to my door”
  2. TheLocalDrunk

    Engine case seperator

    Yes thats correct So the thread is fully in the dowel. And the dowel is JB'd in the block.
  3. TheLocalDrunk

    Engine case seperator

    KEB bought a long stick of it for one of his projects and I purchased some off him. Expensive stuff though. Around 8$ an inch. I will ask him and get back to you.
  4. TheLocalDrunk

    Looking for Tonneau cover

    Yeah, I had the big single fiberglass one on my last truck. Found it too limiting when your trying to fit big things in the box. Want to try a tri-fold one. Thanks anyhow
  5. TheLocalDrunk

    Engine case seperator

    Thanks! When I first saw it and saw the damage. I kind of laughed at it and thought "Throw it away, buy a new one". But now I am thinking "Damn this is going to work". He is lucky though. The amount of hours that went into this so far would have cost him an arm and a leg. He was going to try...
  6. TheLocalDrunk

    Engine case seperator

    Update for those interested. The next step was to repair the threaded hole that got blown out. So, I set it up in the mill and opened up that threaded hole to about .375 with my 3/8 end mill to a depth of 0.7" Then we made a new dowel that was 0.6" long, .344 in diameter and then threaded...
  7. TheLocalDrunk

    Looking for Tonneau cover

    I would like a hard Tonneau that is a tri-fold, that will fold up against the window allowing access to the whole box. My Truck is a 2018 GMC 1500 Short box (5'8" i think)
  8. TheLocalDrunk

    Looking for Tonneau cover

    Hey all Figured I would network a little bit here. I need to get a tonneau for my truck. Can anyone here get better deals then retail?
  9. TheLocalDrunk

    Bandsaw out feed table.

    What a simple solution. With the blacksmith, I have spent way too much time in front of one of those bandsaws and that would be a great little improvement. Cheers
  10. TheLocalDrunk

    Induction heater / forge

    oh, do you have a link? I searched "Kiln" and it didnt come up with anything. Yeah, on the high side of things I could build a 2000w unit for just under 300$. So A kiln for the same price could be better. doesnt seem like anyone else has played around much with induction though. Still might be...
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