(quoted from post at 12:40:30 10/11/17)
(quoted from post at 09:02:41 10/11/17)
(quoted from post at 22:46:00 10/10/17) Well I just drove out out all 4 of my sleeves and didn't even scratch it and I don't believe that you need to waist metal on something as simple as this and if you want to pay for two pucks one for a .040 sleeve and one for .090 sleeve then please be my guest that's why the only one company I have found that sells them can sell them for $280.00. that price is crazy and let's be extremely honest how often are we pulling sleeves that we need 1/2 plate steel pucks made if that's the case then there would be a machine doing it. The tool I have made worked amazing for me just offering it to everyone else for not even half the price.... But thanks for the input.
I am not a machine or a machinist, they cost $59 not $280, and they are not steel plate. These are ~1" thick slabs of cold rolled 1020 steel round bar and includes a nice handle and wooden storage case. The steps that engage the sleeves are machined to +.001/-.001 tolerance which you will need for reliable performance on .040 wall sleeves. They also ship cheap - $7.50 USPS flat rate priority mail ;-)
TOH
PS> At that price I don't make any money on them.....
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Here is a set of sleeve bangers, that I bought from TOH.
Tinman says...:" let's be extremely honest how often are we pulling sleeves that we need 1/2 plate steel pucks made if that's the case then there would be a machine doing it."
That's what I was kinda thinking, just prior to asking TOH to make these.
Even with the added 'Install Mandrel' the set did not come close to costing me $280.00
AND....BTW....this set has done 7 sets of sleeves, (3 sets of .090, and 4 sets of .040 since I bought them.( bought in 2010 ??)
They did the job, and not a scratch on them. The mandrel, takes all the work out of sleeve install!!
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