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Old 11-04-2018, 03:59 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by Big hammer View Post
Heating the stud to cherry red and quenching shrinks the metal ! I've done this when working sheet metal, nice trick Synchro, Thanks for the tip!
The main reason I do it is to harden the stud so it works better for longer.
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