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• #90 by truckinwagen on 04 Feb, 2009 19:21
• I will have a better idea of what the girdles will cost after the machine shop gets back to me, I will let all of you know when they do.
  
  if you haven't PM'd me yet, please do so so I can keep track of who wants what.
  
  thanks,
  -Owen
• #91 by fatmobile on 07 Feb, 2009 00:57
• Do you have a general idea what shipping to the lower 48 would be?
• #92 by truckinwagen on 07 Feb, 2009 20:38
• I think they will fit in the $15 flatrate box, but I will go to the post office and check on monday.
• #93 by fatmobile on 08 Feb, 2009 22:23
• I've shipped some pretty heavy stuff in the straight rate boxes, I hope they fit, $15 is affordable.
   
  Do you have to have the main caps machined smooth to work with the spacers?
• #94 by cyrus #1 on 08 Feb, 2009 22:40
• Quote from: "fatmobile"

  Do you have to have the main caps machined smooth to work with the spacers?

  
  
  I don't think that you do.  What I plan to do is find a set of studs that will be long enough to go through the whole assembly.  That way I will be able to torque down the main caps separately from the girdle.  Torque the main caps, install spacers, install girdle, sandwich assembly together.  
• #95 by truckinwagen on 09 Feb, 2009 09:01
• now that is an interesting idea!
  
  I will have to see if I can find studs of a good enough grade long enough.
  
  more info on the girdles to come, still no word from the machine shop.
• #96 by truckinwagen on 17 Feb, 2009 14:35
• well, the machine shop just fell through, they called me and said that they had an industrial job that went bad and now they are WAY backed up.
  
  they did however give me a good reference to a local auto shop that has a CNC plasma table that might be able to do it.
  
  so I will go talk to the new shop as soon as I get time(probably friday) and see if they are up to the task.
  
  sorry for the delay.
  
  -Owen
• #97 by truckinwagen on 20 Feb, 2009 10:38
• update!
  
  I talked to the new machine shop about pricing for a run of 24(we have 23 orders) or as many as can be cut out of a full sheet of steel.(they said that would be the most economical way to do it)
  
  they will call me back with a quote around noon with a breakdown in prices(material cost, shop time, etc...)
  
  the plasma table they have cant cut the bolt holes as they are too small to make a clean hole, but they will pierce the plate at the center of each making drilling a good centered hole with a drill press or hand drill much easier.
  
  so I will update with cost per and payment instructions later today!
  
  thank you all for making this possible,
  
  -Owen
• #98 by truckinwagen on 20 Feb, 2009 13:33
• ok, just got off the phone with the shop.
  
  they can cut 23 out of a sheet of steel, which is perfect, but means that there will be no more orders on this run of girdles, if there is substantial demand again for them I will see about a second batch, but for now this is it.
  
  the cost per girdle comes to $60, this is roughly half shop time and half material expense.
  
  I think that this is a very reasonable price, and the shop can have them cut within the week.
  
  I will be PM'ing all of the people who I got messages from regarding payment, I cannot afford to pay for the entire order of girdles, so I will be requiring that you pay me for the price of the girdle before I tell the shop to start making them.
  
  it also looks like they are too big to fit in the flat rate boxes, as they are more than 12 inches long, so I will let you guys know what actual shipping to each of you is when I mail them and you can give me money accordingly
  
  I hope that this works for everyone, if not let me know
  
  thanks,
  -Owen
• #99 by saurkraut on 20 Feb, 2009 14:12
• Paypal sent for 2  
• #100 by truckinwagen on 20 Feb, 2009 14:43
• thanks alot to all of you for making this possible.
  
  -Owen
• #101 by Dirtrag2 on 20 Feb, 2009 18:45
• paypal for 1  
• #102 by truckinwagen on 20 Feb, 2009 18:51
• thank you!
• #103 by Dirtrag2 on 20 Feb, 2009 18:59
• by the way, if there is anyone ordering a girdle, living within 1-2 hours of Ottawa, On.
  let me know... maybe we could double on shipping to save $$. I don't mind driving a bit to pick up.
• #104 by 53 willys on 21 Feb, 2009 10:25
• PAYMENT SENT!!!
  let get these babies MADE!!!
  
  thanks Mark