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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    OK, thanks for the offer . I will keep looking for a bit and then just order off the interwebs if nothing closer comes up.
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    Tool Good quality bearing/gear pullers?

    after 45 yrs as a auto tech I learned that cheap tools cost extra in time, frustration and $$$ . If your going to do your own work get the tools to do it right. Cheaper and more satisfying in the long run. OTC, Snap-on, Proto
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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    yes ,redrill and tap would work. @Arbutus ,do you think the knobs you have would accommodate drilling and tapping to a larger thread?
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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    jwwinco has what I am looking for. Checked online with the other suggestions and 5/16 thread is the biggest I see.
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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    @Arbutus thanks for the offer! I would like to use a 7/16 thread if possible, so 1/4 is a tad small. Thanks for all the responses guys.
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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    Finding / making a wheel seemed more difficult than just using spokes , and should work just as good or better. I was hoping to avoid having to order online.
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    Tool Handle knob supplier

    Just wondering if anyone knows where I might find 3 round knobs for the handles on an arbor press. They would typically be about 1 1/4 inch diameter with a threaded hole to screw onto the end of the handle, like on a drill press. I am finishing my arbor press build and am having a hard time...
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    Casting sand

    @trevj thanks for the info. I had mixed up some greensand years ago to do some casting and I used drillers mud. I did not know there were 2 kinds.
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    Micrometer stand

    That's a major improvement. Cool
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    Micrometer stand

    @DPittman , you did take one for the team, hats off to you. Just wondering, how does the bottom jaw work? is it hinged to the upper jaw or is it basically a flat piece with a threaded hole through it? My idea is to make the moveable jaw on a hinge, possibly with a spring to hold it open when not...
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