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Not to steal anyone's ideas, but I thought...... Hey - I can do that!

So I bought a piece of 1 1/4" x 1/2" x 12" steel bar, a 1/2"-13NC tap, and went to town.

The bar fits beautifully in the bracket. All I need to do to finish the project is to cut the piece off the bar with a chop saw.

Did I come in under the IPSCO price (for just the block and pulley mount)? NO

Did I spend 10-20 times as long as what it would take me to call IPSCO and buy one? YES

Did I get the cool pulley mount (pedestal) that comes with the IPSCO piece? NO (but that's OK, as I am using the stock pedestal).

Did I make it myself? YES

Will it give me all the functionality of the IPSCO piece, and allow me to retain the majority of my stock hardware? YES

Would I recommend you buy the IPSCO parts? YES

Rocky

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