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Online Hank in WV

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Re: What size drill bit?
« Reply #15 on: December 20, 2011, 05:09:35 PM »
Did you oil the insides of the holes? One time I got lazy and didn't. Well after a couple of hours the block sucked all the lube off the patches and I got a ball stuck half way down the barrel. Didn't get to finish the trail walk that day.
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Offline jtwodogs

Re: What size drill bit?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2011, 08:37:02 PM »
Yep, laid the 1:1:1 mix to the insides of the holes, wanted that part specailly sealed. They have been hangin in there so far.
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