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Old 12-25-2017, 10:18 PM   #1
tubman
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Default Re: Anybody want a new friction tip for their vacuum brake?

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I made a punch to make new leather discs for my various distributors, though I went to a local shoe-repair shop and bought a replacement heel piece. The leather is about a quarter-inch thick and cost me all of a dollar. There was enough material there to cover about 10 vacuum brakes, far more than I'll ever need.
Where were you when I needed you? Having this stuff doesn't do any good unless you let others know. BTW, what did you use to punch out the discs? If you have something better, I'd like to know; it's the hardest part of all this.
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