NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Dated myself didn't I. Who is king of the hill these day, Rheeder?

 

Yup, and Nogatkin. Rheeder won Rotarua

 

Alright question for you tool guys.
I have to create a offset PO through Snap-on since my other coworker fucked up my tool isle.
On your chrome sockets, do you prefer 6 or 12PT? 6Pt always seems to sell better IMO, but the manager wants me to only order in 12PT.
thoughts?

 

I generally want to buy 6 point sockets since I feel they are stronger and less likely to round off a bolt than 12pt. And for sockets, I don't see the benefit of 12pt like you would with a box wrench and needing to adjust the throw in a tight space. Just rotate the socket a bit on the ratchet to line up.

But I could see a full time mechanic wanting 12pt sockets for tight spaces, since time=money, and a 12pt is likely to fit faster than having to adjust a 6pt to fit.

 

I’ll always grab a 6pt first, more contact on the bolt or nut, probably not enough to make a serious difference, just a psychological thing, with 12pts I’m always imagining rounding bolts off or splitting a side of a socket because the sides of a 12pt socket have less material than a 6pt

 

Do you see 6 point fasetners or 12 point fasteners at work? Betting the vast majority is 6 point

I would get 6 point sockets. Unless you work in a field that has a lot of 12 point stuff.

It is nice to have a set of 12 points around for the times you do run into 12 point stuff (like some flywheel bolts)

 

Damn deer. Barely tagged him and ripped my bumper.

Guess it’s time for the low profile winch to be gone.

Any recommendations for aftermarket bumpers?

 

https://cbioffroadfab.com/product/moab-2-0/

I think this is beautiful

 

I like Relentless. If you barely tagged the deer maybe there is good meat on it. Did it run off or die?

 

Worst part about it, he rolled twice and then hopped off. The least he could do was give me some meat in the freezer

 

Got it stitched back together for now. The tab that holds the flare on popped off and is stuck in the fender, hopefully it didn’t break the part on the actual flare because I don’t want to have to buy a new one

 

Question! Who out there has a portable welding setup and wants to make some monies? Im going to be tearing the front end of my truck apart to do some maintenance and I desperately need some cam tab gussets welded on. I would drop it off somewhere but I don't want to pay a ship to do the rest of the work as I am perfectly capable of that myself. Anyone have any recommendations?

 

If i had to chose one? Chrome 12 pt and 6 pt impacts. Generally speaking it’ll get you through 90% of what an at home mechanic will need to do.

I have a great Mac tool guy if you need his number.

 

I love my CBI bumper, but most of their stuff is overpriced, which is why I went a different route for my rear.

Almost done painting the swing arm which is why I was stopping by Johnsons today @Sparky.. Was that you with the best top?

 

Are you talking about the Dry Hills NW Cup race?

 

I have an inverter powered 220 mig setup you can use. Not gas powered if that's what you need

 

Yup

 

Yeah I’m that was me drooling when I drove by

 

Thanks! I have no welding skillz though

 

I'm very happy with my Bruteforce bumpers. The lead time can be a little frustrating since he is a one man show but I love the design and at ~$2600 shipped for both bumpers the price was hard to beat.