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Offline WiebeLC

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What's it?
« on: January 12, 2013, 11:11:32 PM »
I haven't been able to figure out what this is. Any ideas?

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Re: What's it?
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2013, 11:16:15 PM »
Bit for a valve lapper?
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Re: What's it?
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2013, 11:49:45 PM »
yes it is, for your own home brew valve jobs.   The valves in many pre-1950 engines had two slots cut in the head of the valve,  some lapping paste, a brace drill, and no more burned valve.   For awhile. 
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Re: What's it?
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2013, 01:24:54 AM »
I want one of those. Now if I could just figure out why.