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31 minutes ago, Cwhite138 said:

What do you think of the quality? 

Nicer than rock auto cheap junk? 

Had an issue with the wires not locking in the coils, the are sending me a new set I should have tomorrow, coils are good, everything is sealed well. Definitely notice the whole "tune up" being done. Truck running great. Getting a tranny flush tomorrow. Our BG rep is doing it on the house

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Getting very close to moving into this!!  Gonna be GRRRRRRREAT!!!!  Thats a 40' wide door on that gable end.  2 20'x18 oh doors on each side.  Breakroom bathroom office in that grey box.  With a HUGE mezzanine above it for storage.  Been a long time coming!!!

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14 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

Picked up another ultrasonic cleaner today. 

She's a hefty lady. 

Like 20" x 12" x 10" or something like that and heated for the carb's pleasure.

No worky worky, so let the troubleshooting begin.  

Those do number on aluminum.

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On 10/6/2023 at 9:37 PM, racinfarmer said:

I guess if I get it up and running and heating, I'll pitch it on Marketplace.  If not, the scrap pile.  

Oh no I would keep it.  I have a cheap one and it does a beautiful job on certain kinds of parts. it does a great job on Brass, steel, stainless steel, and anything with scale on it. 

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Picked up a $5 Comet 102C clutch a couple years back because it had the Yamaha spacer on it.

It was sticky, never did anything with it.

Stripped the cover and weights off it, hucked it in the Ultrasonic.

Damn does that thing move nice now.

I figured I was going to be into it for a full spider rebuild.  

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On 10/19/2023 at 8:37 PM, racinfarmer said:

Picked up a $5 Comet 102C clutch a couple years back because it had the Yamaha spacer on it.

It was sticky, never did anything with it.

Stripped the cover and weights off it, hucked it in the Ultrasonic.

Damn does that thing move nice now.

I figured I was going to be into it for a full spider rebuild.  

keep that thing. we use ours for all kinds of things. you can buy abrasive liquids to etch deeper , or just some la's , or whatever. we get old bikes with the slide seized in the bore. i get the throttle off and throw it in . 2 cycles they pull right out. that may be a cable i can't get so cutting is last resort . very useful . ours was 2500.00

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Helping my brother and his fiancé put a suspended ceiling in their basement, which meant a Homeless Despot trip and another the usual scumbags.

Picked myself up a Ryobi clamp bluetooth speaker. 

Worth it.

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Finally put a tool box together for my garage last year.  Tired of hauling stuff back and forth to my shop.

Just picked up the Wera stubby and long screwdrivers and Craftsman Overdrive wrenches.  The Craftsmen overdrive is similar to the Mac RBRT wrenches that are about $400 on the tool truck.  These were $75 and I had a $20 off coupon.

Sockets are all DeWalt.  Paid like $150 for a set of 6 point sockets.

Had this Craftsman box since college!

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On 1/5/2024 at 1:59 PM, Fireball 440 said:

The annual organizing of the toolbox.  I added 2 sets of deep well sockets, a brake tool, 3/8 torque wrench, and a needle nose vice grip this year.

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Have enough 4" 3/8 extensions?

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1 hour ago, teamgreen02 said:

Have enough 4" 3/8 extensions?

Probably like me. I get those cheapo hobo freight combo packs and for some reason lose the same one over and over so before you know it you got 10 of each one but the one you constantly lose 😂 

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7 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said:

I got a new toy for Machine shop under the stairs....     a CNC lathe.

 

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Sweet! I've been dreaming of a smallish cnc mill for the garage

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1 minute ago, Sled_Hed said:

Sweet! I've been dreaming of a smallish cnc mill for the garage

Yea so now my shop will consist of a manual bridgeport a CNC large frame bridgeport a manual Lathe and a CNC lathe and a surface grinder.   I think that might be terms for divorce.

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40 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said:

Yea so now my shop will consist of a manual bridgeport a CNC large frame bridgeport a manual Lathe and a CNC lathe and a surface grinder.   I think that might be terms for divorce.

Sounds awesome to me.

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1 hour ago, Sled_Hed said:

Sweet! I've been dreaming of a smallish cnc mill for the garage

This is a 14 inch swing and 10 inch chuck. It really not worth getting to much smaller really. As far as CNC mills go a converted Bridgeport is best for home use as it is much more flexible than some of the shiny box mills.

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1 hour ago, Carlos Danger said:

This is a 14 inch swing and 10 inch chuck. It really not worth getting to much smaller really. As far as CNC mills go a converted Bridgeport is best for home use as it is much more flexible than some of the shiny box mills.

Yep. I used Bridgeport Easy Trac in school (20 years ago). I think something similar to that would work fine.

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