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Additional Items

This page shows you the part numbers and pictures of additional items to make you a successful crack repair craftsman.

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Our MAGCHECK™ was designed to be fast and easy to use.  Two separate magnets make it simple to inspect around corners and in hard-to-reach places such as the main line area of an engine block.  Inspecting cylinder heads with these powerful permanent magnets is quicker and less complicated than using a yoke-type magnet.  MAGCHECK™ magnets can be moved individually with one hand while you are shaking the powder with the other hand.
LMC  MAGCHECK™
Set of two separate permanent magnets, pre-filled powder bulb, storage case

Quick Air is an inline blowgun.  It installs between your air hose and coupler.  Install a Quick Air and you'll never again waste the time to disconnect the power tool from the hose just to attach a blowgun.  It is one of those small tools you can find in life that once you use it, it makes the job easier and nicer and you don't know how you did without it before!  This blowgun is OSHA compliant.
LQA  Quick Air

LNS' drill stops are used to control the depth of the lock hole patterns and for controlling the depth of the drill hole when installing the stitching pins in blind holes.  By allowing the drill bit to only penetrate to a predetermined depth, many common drilling errors can be avoided.  Drill stops will help you drill precision holes and break fewer drill bits.

The Pin Spacing Drill Jigs are used to create the best spacing for the pins.  These jigs are most often used on cracks longer than one inch.  When repairing cracks in cylinder heads or any other short crack, pins are usually installed one at a time starting at the bottom, or one end of the crack, and working toward the other end, drilling, tapping, and installing pins.  A Pin Spacing Drill Jig will help you drill holes on semi-flat to flat surfaces using the three step method.  Drill the first hole free hand, place the locating pin of the jig into the drilled hole and drill the second hole.  Next, move the locating pin to the second hole and drill a third hole on the crack.  This is repeated throughout the entire length of the crack.  Tap and install the pins into the first series of holes.  This same procedure is repeated three times or until the entire crack is repaired leaving no spaces remaining between the pins.  This method is much faster than one at a time primarily because of the time saved in changing tools.  Some of the other benefits include using fewer pins, more precise placement of the pins, straighter holes, less grabbing of the bit as it breaks through and no spaces left between the pins.
L4500  Pin Spacing Drill Jig for L4 and C1 pins
L6500  Pin Spacing Drill Jig for L6 and C2F pins
L8500  Pin Spacing Drill Jig for L8 pins
L3500  Pin Spacing Drill Jig for C3 pins

Broken taps can be very difficult to remove.  A tap extractor will work about 25% of the time.  It is important to remove any loose pieces before attempting to use a tap extractor.  If you have drilled the hole all the way through the casting, it is often possible to drive the broken tap piece through the casting wall with a punch.  Sometimes it is helpful to drill another hole on the crack next to the broken tap, and drive the broken piece out.  You can then drill and tap again and install pins to fill the holes.  The best solution is to not break taps.  For further information see Tapping Tips and Technical Support.
L0040  Tap extractor with 4 fingers for L4 and C1 taps
        L0045  Set of 4 replacement fingers for L0040

L0060  Tap extractor with 4 fingers for L6 and C2F taps
        L0065  Set of 4 replacement fingers for L0060

L0080  Tap extractor with 4 fingers for L8 taps
        L0085  Set of 4 replacement fingers for L0080

Trim-Kut® 3" grinding discs really come in handy in finishing your work.  They have a fast-cutting alumina abrasive grit for quick metal removal.  The disc and the backing pad are all in one.  The disc can easily be trimmed down to expose a new sharp edge.  Your grinding accuracy and control will improve.  Each package of discs come with a 1/4" mandrel.
LTK-5  Package of 5 discs with a mandrel
LTK-10  Package of 10 discs with a mandrel
LTK-25  Package of 25 discs with a mandrel

If you have the Sioux® power tapper and you use C3 pins, you will need this larger collet to accommodate the C3 taps.
L9751  Replacement collet for use with tap shanks 5/16" to 3/8"

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