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17-11-13, 13:40

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Originally Posted by RHClarke

Easy outs. Never, ever use them when there is the slightest chance that they will snap off when under load.

its not the end of the world... i had to extract two easy-outs out of my block. the trick is to get them glowing hot, then keep them hot for as long as you can (and cool as slow as you can)...... it makes them soft as claggy toffee, then a drill makes short work of them

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