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He used A Time-Sert Thread Repair Tool To Fix A Stripped Spark Plug Hole
Brian Oelhafer, Allenton, Wis.: “I used a Time-Sert thread repair tool to fix a stripped spark plug hole (available at amazon.com). It’s a great product, made to last. Works lots better than cheap heli-coil inserts.
  “One simple idea I use in my shop is to put paper towel dispensers everywhere – in machine sheds, shop, barn and garage. Then I buy rolls of shop towels at Costco to put in the holders. Handy to have a towel whenever you need one.
  “One repair we made that really saved money was when the tine bars on our old New Holland Super Hayliner baler wore out. New ones would have been $200 apiece. In 2 hrs. on a lathe we made ‘plugs’ and welded them in as good as new.”



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2018 - Volume #42, Issue #6