Proving once again, that necessity is the mother of invention. I have had a similiar experience with Fastenal. I had a need for a solid piece of 3/4 or 1" square polycarbonate, PVC, or nylon. (didn't matter to me which--any of them would have worked) I could not get the guy to understand that I did NOT want square tubing--it had to be solid. He got pvc in his head and just kept saying "we don't sell plumbing stuff". :bang: :bang:
BTW, I have one of those type bushing removers, with the threads in one end and the fingers on the other end--dunno what it's for, or it's id/od size, but if you want it, I'll send it to you. A pity you aren't closer--I'm fixing to get rid of a lot of my old mechanic tools, including some big pullers that I'll never again use--but they are too heavy to cheaply ship. I'll post a picture of that puller later today. My fabrication days are pretty much over for good. Got any use for a set of adjustable precision reamers--the kind that were used to ream out bronze kingpin, piston pin and cam bushings to correct size?? Would rather thm go to someone that can use them than just stuck in a yard sale.