This place is a real hack job. I took a threaded aluminum bung to be welded to another piece of aluminum. The bung had a plug in it so no slag would get into the threads. Not only did they take the plug out. They welded directly into the threads. Then they tried to grind out the threads and ended up grinding directly on the threads that were left over. This was a very simple weld. Also there wasn't a bead of weld, it was a complete mountain. It looked like it was someones first attempt at welding aluminum. Normally this isn't a huge deal and I am pretty laid back ,ie blah whatever. But I was under a time constraint, The part was even next day aired. Now I lost the $ in shipping, the $ in the two parts and my time. Will I ever go back NO. So my fix... I ended up buying a piece of aluminum block, a 3/8 NPT tap, a 37/64 drill bit, had another place weld the block into place after I drilled out and ground down the mess that Cordeiros made then I drilled and tapped it myself. Yes its a square piece of metal, it doesnt look good, doesnt have a beveled edge and I will eventually buy all new parts and do it right, but I needed it working! tap cost 12$ bit cost 12$ new aluminium piece 13 $
so now I am into this little project for: 99$ total.
which should have cost me a total of 21$ and ALOT less time. I am at the point where time is money, and this hurt. read more