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Originally Posted by Palf70Step
I like it! Good rake to it.  |
I think it's good right there too.
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Originally Posted by Dieselwrencher
Nice work. I love your band saw and the new stance looks great!
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Thanks. I got that saw at a farm auction for about $75.
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Originally Posted by mcbassin
Bummer about the loose belt, glad it was a simple fix. Pain having to change the water pump though. I dig the funnel idea
Very nice work on the lowering blocks too. You have a nice "machine shop" there.
Your truck looks great! I will be doing the same soon. If you don't mind, what did that place charge for the bolts? did you just have them add 1.5" to the stock length? thanks |
I really didn't mind the water pump swap. Something I was sorta planning to do anyway. I have had the chance to buy real machine shop tools, like a lathe and milling machine, but declined because I just don't have the room for it yet. My next place will have a shop or room for me to build the shop I want and then I can accept the deals when I come across them. I had some training in high school (back when the schools still supported such things) and had more when I was in the navy. I think I would have been a good machinist if I had gone that route.
They charged plenty for the U-bolts. $60 because I got the full 3/4" diameter ones. I think the kits use 5/8". I told them the dimensions I needed and thats what they made me. I can't remember if they were 1-1/2" or 2" longer. I think 1-1/2" because there was still some threads showing through so if I used 2" blocks the bolts should still be long enough. They were about 10" long.