Why are petcock covers so hard to find?

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correct.
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Because little gnomes come and steal them at night and sell them on ebay.
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ill tell you what, that isn't a bad idea.
think about it. if you go out of town. to a place were theres allot of sprees. take 4 or so. when you get back to your home town sell them on ebay for 25$ each. thats 100 right there.
im not a theif or anything but thats 100$ real quick.
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Dac wrote:ill tell you what, that isn't a bad idea.
think about it. if you go out of town. to a place were theres allot of sprees. take 4 or so. when you get back to your home town sell them on ebay for 25$ each. thats 100 right there.
im not a theif or anything but thats 100$ real quick.
That's why I think the vacuum forming idea will work. If MySpree doesn't do it, I will!
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im getting to it, ill try and make a mold this weekend. see what happens.
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So what's the latest with this endeavor?
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i made a vacume form, then made a hard plastic mold. im just waiting for my work to order the plastic. which they do all in bulk...
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MySpree wrote:i made a vacume form, then made a hard plastic mold. im just waiting for my work to order the plastic. which they do all in bulk...
Cool, can you form them in any color or just white?
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If it is just white then they could be dyed.
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white and black...
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MySpree wrote:white and black...
Black? How much $?
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MySpree wrote:i made a vacume form, then made a hard plastic mold. im just waiting for my work to order the plastic. which they do all in bulk...
Any news on this?
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GIJoeBob wrote:
MySpree wrote:i made a vacume form, then made a hard plastic mold. im just waiting for my work to order the plastic. which they do all in bulk...
Any news on this?
seriously, i'm up for it too. let me know how much
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i=sorry this was put on hold for a little bit. i ended up having problems with the material. i cant find a good durable one.
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MySpree wrote:i=sorry this was put on hold for a little bit. i ended up having problems with the material. i cant find a good durable one.
ABS?
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