Got a complicated surface to template? Don't sit and whittle away at a sheet of posterboard for an hour. Get a length of #6 solid copper ground wire (Lowes elect dept) and bend it to the appropriate shape. Then transfer it to your poster board by tracing. Bends really easily, but holds it's shape well (unless you drop it) and you can straighten it out and use it again.
Tried to remove that stuck bolt? Broken off the super hardened EZ out in that sucker? Thinking now I'm really screwed? I have had success using my plasma cutter as a poor mans EDM is some of these situations....blast the center first carefully open it up to get rid of EZ out metal and then attack again with a reverse drill bit. The heat from plasma will usually shock the material enough to remove any galvanic bonds between it and the threads.
As a cheat to gas back your TIG welds lay some fiberglass tape on the back side of the weld and then cover it with metal AC ducting tape. The fiberglass allows the shielding gas to pocket on the back side of the weld and the metal tape holds the gas in the fiberglass.
I'm going to try it on my next TIG project just to see how it works!
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For a cheap, locally available replacement T-56 shift cup bushing / isolator, usually your local Ace hardware sells bronze flanged bushings with 3/4" OD, 5/8" ID and 3/4" length. Give a light sanding to the OD to smooth the surface a little and it will easily press fit.
Tried to remove that stuck bolt? Broken off the super hardened EZ out in that sucker? Thinking now I'm really screwed? I have had success using my plasma cutter as a poor mans EDM is some of these situations....blast the center first carefully open it up to get rid of EZ out metal and then attack again with a reverse drill bit. The heat from plasma will usually shock the material enough to remove any galvanic bonds between it and the threads.
of better yet just START with the reverse drill bit normally the heat of drilling and the Reverse twist will take out the broken bolt.
Got a complicated surface to template? Don't sit and whittle away at a sheet of posterboard for an hour. Get a length of #6 solid copper ground wire (Lowes elect dept) and bend it to the appropriate shape. Then transfer it to your poster board by tracing. Bends really easily, but holds it's shape well (unless you drop it) and you can straighten it out and use it again.
got to give you credit for this, tremendous help on doing my brake lines
got to give you credit for this, tremendous help on doing my brake lines
Actually that is a great idea for laying out brake lines... I keep old junk sections I pull out of cars and straighten them to use as mockups while bending but this is even better.
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Comp Performance Group
Business Development Manager
Got a complicated surface to template? Don't sit and whittle away at a sheet of posterboard for an hour. Get a length of #6 solid copper ground wire (Lowes elect dept) and bend it to the appropriate shape. Then transfer it to your poster board by tracing. Bends really easily, but holds it's shape well (unless you drop it) and you can straighten it out and use it again.
Just dug this back up from the dead (look at your avatar :-) ) And realized how useful this is going to be when I do my firewall!
I found this to be a great little trick. I know everyone, (at one time or another), has tried to drill a hole through carpet. I have tried to take scissors and make a clean hole but I found nothing works.... Until about a year ago. I found a set of hollow hole punches at Harbor Freight. They are fairly sharp on the leading edge. I marked the place I want to drill a hole in the carpet after I cover it with tape and insert the hole punch in a drill. I then back the carpet with a thick piece of cardboard or a thin piece of wood and drill the hole. The hole comes out perfect every time! The hole punches are under $10 and well worth the money. Here is a link to them. https://www.harborfreight.com/catalo...q=hole+punches
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