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Ridge Runner

Missing my 1935 Ford pick up .

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My stainless strips made it in today ,I cut them for length and drilled the holes ...stainless is really fun to drill! 

I used just bolts through the holes for now but they will be stainless button heads. I also want stainless button head bolts for mounting the bed ,along with stainless washers ,this should look great with Gulf Stream Aqua !20250131-130845.jpg
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I have had this 36 grill for a long time ,every time I walk by it I think I should do somthing with it. The main shell is actually pretty straight but it sat on the ground so long it rusted the bottom ,it needs some grill bars replaced and just happens I make them . 

I trimmed the bottom off the really bad side ,made a paper template off a good grill I have and hammered out the piece got the new piece welded in am I am real happy with the turn out. I have to make two more pieces to finish out the nose and a patch for the other side ,it will make a great wall decoration when I am finished. 20250226-155441.jpg
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Looks like I was able to save one more passenger side running board , out of the 6 I just picked up it is the only one savable .both the passenger side and driver side had stacks up from the bottom at one time ,I had to hole saw them out and hole saw a junk board that was good in that spot . Fixing somthing inside the ribs isn't easy because the taper as they go forward . Not real pretty right now but it will blast out. I have enough boards ,minus a driver side for all three of my trucks ,but I will find another driver side some where .20250303-162700.jpg
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I tried out my bower metal surfacer from harbor freight ,there was a pretty heavy surface rust on this running board ,I was afraid it would burn down the ribs in the board but it doesn't! It's not even really pitted but I think I will blast it first then run over it with the surfacer after ,should clean this really nice!20250306-143147.jpg
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Hmm, the Bauer version is $59.99 in store only, but the Hercules version (looks like the same tool but in blue) is $139.99.

What grit did you use there Ridge?

I couldn't help but notice that among your weapons on the table there is what looks to be a Bauer bandfile belt sander $54.99 

 

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5 hours ago, Mach1 Driver said:

I couldn't help but notice that among your weapons on the table there is what looks to be a Bauer bandfile belt sander $54.99 

 

That small belt sander doesn't get used by me a lot, but when you need it it's priceless. Very useful in hard to get to spots.

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10 hours ago, Mach1 Driver said:

Hmm, the Bauer version is $59.99 in store only, but the Hercules version (looks like the same tool but in blue) is $139.99.

What grit did you use there Ridge?

I couldn't help but notice that among your weapons on the table there is what looks to be a Bauer bandfile belt sander $54.99 

 

Yep and pep ! I have the course grit on it now to get the scale off ,not sure the grit but it doesn't leave heavy scratches, I also have two more finer grit wheels , 250 and 180 I think . That belt sander is the best harbor freight tool I have bought yet ,just buy the 3M belts for it 

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FYI, the Bauer surfacer was on closeout, and my local store doesn't stock the 4" diameter drums anymore. They have switched to 4-1/2" for their Hercules brand, which won't fit the Bauer. So you may have trouble getting the drums in the future.

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14 hours ago, Ridge Runner said:

It looks like the reason you can no longer buy the bower metal finisher is because Eastwoods sued them for infringement ! Supposedly the drums are the same for both but I am not sure .

I'm not so sure of that- they still sell the Hercules brand and 4.5" drums, so I bought that. The store manager claimed Hercules is a higher quality than Bauer, but who knows, they have 9 brands.

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