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Finally broke down and grabbed a bullseye pick. Unfortunately it needs a tweek or 2. There’s a bit to much side play to stay centered. I think some nylon washers or brass bushings will fix that though. @Meursault74 yeah the truing stand was a quick cobble. I’ll toss it there sometime. It’s...

Craigslist new to me: Looks like someone dumped it at one point in its life and was missing a 2” finger, but 4’ and able to do a full sheet of 16 gauge for $300 I didn’t mind straightening the leg and making a finger. Any ideas what brand it may be? Was green originally and at some point...

Swag has a sale going: https://www.swagoffroad.com/?_kx=tOeyBu_DPYt2BF2PFX5HE9g76KE3S2MJGtakOz9OlFoAsaa_xq7i6Qyha7Ls7ueO.YdWpUb

With clamps where the body bolts go and one in the flat between the bends it’ll go back to its original shape, just under way to much tension. About to split and weld the test piece from the inside. Hopefully that goes well. 🤞

Not for a bench but 1/4” tempered hardboard with oil based Varathane for floors: Holds up pretty damn well. It will darken things a bit but negligible for my use.

@badmatt thanks for the suggestion. I’ve got enough short drops I can do a test or 2. @Jacko264 the rear section that’s notched? That actually sits flush and is just excess since I’ll be adding a cross brace over the gas tank to mount the rear valance/ quarters when the body is on. I tried...

I’ve got one of the pro shaper discs. Works well just make sure you have a grinder with enough rpms. Tried it with my Dewalt polisher when I first got it and it just didn’t spin fast enough to create the heat. It’s a great tool for when you get a bit carried away with planishing you welds and...

So I’m making some subrails for my 31 Chevy and having a bit of an issue with getting my bends on the rear kick up of the frame. Normally I’d sand the tubing and screw a wood buck to my bench(think big tubing bender made of wood) and use leverage to get my bends but I’ve moved so room isn’t...

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Saw that it’s STAMPED 8/16 BUT, 1/2” is a 1/2” no matter how you slice it.

I’m sure I’m not the only person here that has a few. They’re called 1/2”.

Fine. Here’s an abortion I keep above my welding bench to remind me don’t get stoned when laying **** out. Didn’t notice I’d screwed up when clamping and didn’t catch it until I was getting ready to box and ship them.🥴

I’m probably going to get flamed for this(pun intended) but if it were me I’d get an O/A setup. You can do thick or thin by tip and flow rate changes, cut, shrink, bend, free stuck things all with one rig. Yeah I know tig is fine but think of it as tig with a slower puddle and no peddle. I say...

This dipshit is trying to pawn off some Harbor Freight **** as Snap On: https://chico.craigslist.org/tls/d/palermo-snap-on/7859049735.html He even cut the actual S/O case to fit that🥴 I make sure to post this every time it pops up to keep some from unknowingly buying that hunk of ****:

Yeah, the one in Sacramento was like that around 2000. Got a 60 gal. Ingersol Rand compressor from them as well as I/R da, line sander, die grinders, air ratchets, and some Black & Decker corded stuff. Sorry can’t add anything to the US general discussion. Back to the topic now.

I’d go with 3/4 plywood take some dap latex caulk (the clear that starts white dries clear) fill any voids, then mix some with water until it’s brushable, coat all you edges and anything that’s exposed to the elements, let it dry and paint. I personally use oil based paint but use whatever you...

Jiggler. That’s to release the trim clips that hold old stainless trim that’s around the windshield/rear glass on cars from before everything became plastic.

Not sure about anything in the last 10ish years but all my Park spoke wrenches have the size stamped on the bottom:

No idea where you’re at but here’s some the size you want: https://sacramento.craigslist.org/tls/d/antelope-metal-shelving/7837682112.html

Got a bolt you need to finagle into a weird place and can’t hold it? Masking paper/paper towel over the head. It holds great and comes off easily once you get it started. Screws use a tiny bit of dum dum(strip caulk) holds as well for the same purpose. Just make sure to clean you screw driver...