Stoffregen Motorsports
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I wonder why the Toyota guys covered up half of the lower opening. Would it gain you anything by opening the thing up to the full size of the hole?
I wonder why the Toyota guys covered up half of the lower opening. Would it gain you anything by opening the thing up to the full size of the hole?
Or just get a micrometer depth control countersink tool. You can countersink by hand perfectly all day long. I am surprised craftsman as you dont have one...
I bought two Harbor Freight die grinders last year. Both of them were junk inside a minute. I didn't even waste my time to return them, I just chucked them in the trash.
When I started my shop, almost everything was either Chinese or used-high-quality. Over the past couple of years I have been making the switch to good quality tools and sometimes they do make a difference, but usually it's just the tool life that is extended. I have replaced all of my pneumatic tools with IR or better and the job remains the same, but the tools definitely last longer. For the record, one of those belt sanders from a good quality source is about $500 or more! Hence, I have yet to purchase one...
Brennan, your work is incredible.
Thanks Matt.
Pretty much all my tools are HF, Home Depot, or Amazon cheapies......yet everything works almost flawless. I'm not using them all day, but I wouldn't say I am easy on anything. I'd love to buy better tools, but honestly I would buy a few more cheapies before I would pony up big dough. I've more than got my money out of everything generally. The only thing that I can really remember failing was the HF shrinker/stretcher, but that was my own fault for trying to do 16 gauge honestly. It still did it, but the die surrounds are stretched out bad....
Grinding it out and getting all the little (and big) details done is the part of building trucks that most never see or hear about. Keep the faith!! Besides, we all want to see this build when complete, but hey, no pressure
Keep up the good work!