Toyota Tacoma...I want one!

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For me it's either the Rustoleum hammered finish, or the original Hammerite. Either one covers up a lot of sin, no need to get too fussy with rust pits...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbgZEHlbUkY

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Might also be steel shot from a shot blasting line. That is a common problem with shot or bead blasting, getting the media out of all the nooks and c...

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Old trick, but some may not have seen it done before. So you need to part off some rings from thin walled tubing, in this case 3&4" .065 and...

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Jump for joy, last one I had to have rebuilt, meant sending the male side out for grinding and chrome and honing the female for fit and a seal pack. $3500...

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True, but it's not always so cut and dried, recently a $10,000 bet was settled as a result-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI...

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Clumsy bastard

Auditioning for the Blue Man Group?

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Use a deadblow or brass hammer and tap on the side of the cylinder all around the gland area and it should shock free. Don't put too much force on it...

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I have a few holesaw arbors that I made with 3/4" solid shanks. Instead of threading the arbor, I turned a boss on the end that just fits inside...

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Direct injection helps and didn't I read somewhere that Subaru was playing with turbo compounding??

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If I need a whole bunch of stuff I buy it from one of the supply houses, but if I need 1 or 2 things it isn't worth the extra time to wade through their...

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Exactly, 99% of the time if I have the order in by 5:00 pm, it's onm my desk by 11:00 am the following day....

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Dissolveable shims-

https://www.mcmaster.com/weld-spacers/

Thinnest they offer in McMaster is 1/32, though the mfg might offer...

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I've had good luck with Aliexpress, but I typically do some research and track the items I want back to the source. I did that with my DRO's, I found...

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Iknew they had assortment kits for awhile, but them selling single value items in small packs is new to me anyway. I'm glad to see they also started selling...

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Saw these searching on their site-

https://www.mcmaster.com/resistors/resistors/

https://www.mcmaster.com/capacitors/ down...

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Holy Smokes $279 , not bad given the claimed performance, though my luck I would break the tip off or lose it in a week ...

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How about Cox? Made in USA and England-

https://www.amazon.com/COX-41004-2T-...ef_=ast_sto_dp...

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Thanks, that one is definitely in the running....

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Yes, the piercing pin is a nice feature, don't think I have ever seen one with the cutter, but that would be a nice feature to have....